CERAMBYCID^. 115 



more than twice the length of the inner and gradually curved, 

 the curve being directed towards the lateral margin ; spine at the 

 end of the elytra black ; femora of middle and hind legs with a 

 black spine at the tip on the inner side. 



Length 4^ lines. 

 Hub. i 



10. Mallocera virgata. B.M. 



Mallocera \irgata, Chevr. Coll. 

 Hah. Venezuela. 



54. MALACOPTERUS. 



Malacopterus, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii. 565. 

 Cerambj'x (Stenocorus), p., Germ. 



1. Malacopterus pavidus. B.M. 



Cerambyx (Stenocorus) pavidus, Germ. Ins. Spec. Nov. p. 506. 

 Malacoptenis pavadus, Serville, Aim. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii. 565. 

 Malacopterus rotundipennis, Dej. Cat. p. 351. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



2. Malacopterus lixeatus. B.M. 



Malacopterus lineatus, Guer. Icon. R. A. (texte) iii. 222. 

 Malacopterus Lebasii, Buquet. 

 Malacopterus insolitus, Chevr. 

 Hab. Columbia (Coll. Goudot). 



3. Malacopterus Mexicanus. B.M, 



Malacopterus Mexicanus, Dej. Cat. p. 351. Chevr. Coll. 

 Malacopterus scutellaris, Chevr. (ohm). 

 Hab. Mexico. 



4. Malacopterus flavo-signatus, n. s. PI. III. f. 6. B.M, 



M. palhde ochraceus, thorace maculis duabus nigris, una antica 

 alia postica, elytris singulis apice bispinis, maculis linearibus 

 tribus Ifete fla\is, macula postica longissima. 



Pale ochre. Thorax with two black spots, one placed before 

 the other, the anterior close to the front margin, the posterior 

 close to the hind margin. Elyti'a with two spines at the end of 

 each ; behind the shoulder and between it and the middle are 

 two pale yellow spots joined at the base and tapering at the tip, 

 the outermost is close to the lateral margin ; liehind these, but 

 nearer the sutm'e, is a linear pale yellow spot, much longer than 

 either of the other two and somewhat thicker at the tip than at 



