lamiidjE. 365 



the basal joint elongated, not much thickened at the tip, dotted 

 with fulvous ; second joint and third joint at the base dotted 

 with fulvous ; the other joints at the base palish ; back of the 

 thorax with three tubercles, the posterior in the middle some- 

 what pointed in front ; the posterior margin punctured ; elytra 

 with a tubercle near the base, which has several small warts on 

 it ; on each elvtron are nine or more lines of small warts, which 

 on the back part are somewhat continuous and ridged. The 

 suture tessellated ; tibiae of hind pair of legs bent. 



Length 5 lines. 

 Hab. Brazil (Ega) (Coll. W. B. Bates). 



15. LAGOCHEIRUS. 



Lagocheirus, Dej. Cat. p. 362. 



Lagochirus, Erichs. Arch.f. Naturg. 1847, p. 144. 



Acanthoderes, p., Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iv. 29. 



Cerambvx, p., Linn. 



Lamia, p., Fabr. 



1. Lagocheirus araneiformis. B.M. 



L. thorace spiuoso, antennis longis ; articulo quinto barbato, 

 elytris porosis. 



Cerambvx araneiformis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 625. 



Drury, III. ii. t. 35. f. 4. 



Olio. Col. iv. p. 64. t. 5. f. 34. 

 Cerambvx Ypsilon, Voet, Col. iii. t. 9. f. 34. 

 Acanthoderes araneiformis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iv. p. 30. 

 Lagocheirus araneiformis, Dej. Cat. p. 362. 

 Var. Lagocheirus parapleurus, Mannerh., Dej. Cat. p. 362. 

 Hah. Brazil ; St. Domingo. 



2. Lagocheirus plantaris. 



L. fuscus, griseo-pubescens, prothorace dorso trituberculato, ely- 

 tris antice asperato-punctatis, subtiliter nigro-fasciculatis, pone 

 medium fascia lata undulata obliqua albida, utrinque nigro- 

 cincta ; tarsis flavis, articulo ultimo apice nigro. 

 Long. 8 lin. 



Lagochirus plantaris, Erichs. Arch.f. Naturg. 1847, p. 144. 

 Hab. Peru. 



