256 HYPOLAMPSIS. 



Oblong-ovate, subparallel, somewliat depressed, punctate-striate, 

 impubescent, shining, darkly rufo-ferrugineous. Head short, not 

 produced in front ; the eyes are large, in form globose, and somewhat 

 prominent, situated at a little distance from the base of the head : 

 the surface between the eyes (immediately adjoining the base of the 

 antenna?) is slightly porrected in front, and coarsely and unevenly 

 granulated ; the rest of the surface is glabrous, with a few very mi- 

 nute spots grouped together medially. Thorax broader than the 

 head, transverse, in front slightly emarginate ; the anterior angles 

 are depressed and subacute ; the sides are broadly marginate, and in 

 outline slightly rounded ; at the base (when viewed laterally) is a 

 transverse thread-like distinct fovea, extending parallel to, and 

 closely adjoining the basal line; the surface (when viewed under a 

 high power) is sparingly and very minutely punctate. Scutellum 

 triangular, impunctate. Elytra broader than the thorax, subparallel, 

 rounded at the apex, punctate-striate throughout (the punctures 

 being most readily apparent near the ' margination, and becoming 

 obsolete as they approach the apex) ; a faint transverse antemedial 

 depression gives a slight appearance of prominence to the scutellary 

 angles ; the surface is of a rich dark rufo-ferrugineous colour, with 

 suffused markings of rufous ; a broad postmedial transverse band is 

 well denned at its anterior margin (which is subcircular in form), 

 but has no clearly-marked boundary towards the apex ; medially, 

 two circular spots (between the first and second strise) closely adjoin 

 (but are separated one from another by) the suture; while near 

 the scutellum, the surface is, on either side of the suture, longi- 

 tudinally marked with the same rufous colour. Antennae robust, 

 filiform ; the first joint (as compared with that of adjoining species) 

 is relatively much elongated; the three basal joints are in colour 

 rufous, the rest are fuscous. Legs sufficiently elongated, rufo-ferru- 

 gineous throughout. 



Brazil (St. Paul's). In the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



Subdivision B. Elytra robustiora, interdum subglobosa, brevia ; late- 

 ribus plus minus rotundatis, haud parallelis. 



32. Hypolampsis robusta. 



H. ovata, lata, robusta, pubescens, pallide rufo-ferruginea ; tliorace 

 quadrato, rectilineari, ad basin transverse depresso, linea longi- 

 tudinali media, suffusa, picea ; elytris latis, amplis, punctato- 

 striatis, transverse subdepressis ; antennis filiformibus, rufo- 

 flavis, ad apicem piceis ; pedibus robustis, rufo-flavis. 



Long. corp. 1-^ lin., lat. f lin. 



