with Charactei^s of Six New Genera, 97 



Tauroma"^, Hope. PI. IV. fig. 4. 

 Type of the Genus, Cassida Taurus of Fabricius. 



Antennce articulo V^^ crasso, 2^^ minimo, quatuor sequentibus 

 longioribus aequalibus, metallicfs, quatuor proximis lon- 

 gioribus aequalibus villosis, extimo majori ovato-conico. 



Mandihulce latae cochleahformes, apice edentulae. 



Labrum breve corneum, in medio acute emarginatum. 



Maxillce minutae bilobae et ciliatae. 



Palpi maxillares perbreves, articulo 7"^° minimo^ duobus prox- 

 imis aequalibus^ ultimo conico-ovato. 



Mentum transversura, angulis anticis rotundatis. 



Labium breve conicum et pilosum. 



Lingua magna et membranacea. 



Palpi labiales maxillaribus longitudine aequales, articulo V^^ 

 brevi, duobus aliis longitudine aequalibus, at ultimo ovato- 

 conico. 



Elytra angulis anticis utrinque in spinam crassam truncatam 

 porrectis^ angulis posticis rotundatis dorso baud tuber- 

 culato. 



Thorax antice rotundatus valde emarginatus. 



Prosternum latum planum. 



To the above genus belong C. bicornis, Fab., one of the 

 most splendid of the Cassidoidea. Monsieur Chevrolat has 

 named a third species as inhabiting Mexico : as I am doubtful 

 however of its having been described and published, T am un- 

 willing to mention manuscript or catalogue names ; a fourth 

 I now describe from my cabinet. 



Tauroma punctipennis, Hope. Long. 5 lin., lat. 3^ lin. Atro-vi- 

 ridis elytris fortissime punctatis, dorso convexo cornubus hu- 

 meralibus crassis et truncatis. Corpus subtus atro-cyaneum, pe- 

 dibus concoloribus plantisque ferrugineis. 



Habitat in Brasilia in Museo nostro. 



Desmonota-\, Hope. PI. IV. fig. 5. 

 Type of the Genus, Cassida Platynota of Germar. 

 Antenna: articulo 1^^ crasso, 2^° minimo, octo sequentibus fere 

 aequalibus subdepressis, extimo ovato. 



* Derived from tuv^oi; and J^oj, humerus. 

 t From Sfa^aoV and i/arog, teryuni, notted back. 



