236 HYPOLAMPSIS. 



antennae extends a medial longitudinal minute fovea, which is ter- 

 minated at its upper extremity by a broader and more obsolete trans- 

 verse depression : eyes tolerably large, not extending laterally as far 

 as the anterior angles of the thorax ; the surface throughout is gra- 

 nulated, impubescent, and fuscous-black. Thorax transverse (almost 

 quadrate), rectangular ; the anterior angles depressed ; the sides sub- 

 marginate ; at the base is a transverse obsolete depression, which is 

 most apparent near the basal angles ; the surface (when viewed 

 under a high power) is very finely flavo-pubescent, and finely granu- 

 lated throughout. Scutellum small, triangular, impunctate. Elytra 

 somewhat broader than the thorax, subparallel, robust, deeply punc- 

 tate-striate ; a transverse antemedial depression extends obliquely 

 upwards towards the humeral angles, giving an appearance of pro- 

 minence to the surface near the scutellum ; at the apex a fine flavous 

 pubescence may be discerned with a high magnifying power. An- 

 tennae fine, slightly incrassated at the apex, the joints one to six being 

 flavous, seven to eleven (which are shorter and subdilated) fuscous. 

 Legs flavous ; the posterior femora being fuscous, and the globular 

 inflation of the posterior claw rufo-fuscous. 



Brazil. In the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



5. Hypolampsis i 



H. oblongo-ovata, subrobusta, subparallela, picea ; capite ad apicem 

 transverse carinato ; thorace transverso, rectangulari, ad apicem 

 et ad basin transverse depresso, ferrugineo-pubescenti ; elytris 

 punctato-striatis, ante medium transverse depressis, ad basin et 

 ad latera ferrugineo-pubescentibus; antennisfiliformibus,flavis, 

 art. 7 et 8 ferrugineis ; pedibus jlavis } femoribus posticis piceis. 



Long. corp. 1J lin., lat. | lin. 



Oblong-ovate, tolerably robust, subparallel, of a piceous colour 

 throughout. Head short, slightly elongated ; immediately above the 

 labrum is a transverse ridge, the ends of which are connected with 

 the base of the antennae by two other obliquely transverse carinations; 

 eyes somewhat prominent, situated at the base of the head ; the sur- 

 face is finely punctate, subpubescent. Thorax transverse, rectangular, 

 rectilinear ; the sides submarginate ; two distinct depressions extend 

 transversely, one antemedially, and the other (which is broader) post- 

 medially ; the surface is clothed with a fine ferrugineous pubescence. 

 Scutellum small and triangular. Elytra broadly punctate-striate, 

 antemedially and transversely depressed ; at the base and (sparingly) 

 at the sides clothed with a ferrugineous pubescence. Antenna; fili- 

 form, attenuate ; of a flavous colour, the seventh and eighth joints 



