270 Mr. J. S. Baly on new Genera and Species of Hispidse. 



above subcylindrical, transversely depressed near the base, ru- 

 gose-punctate. Scutellum shining black. Elytra broader than 

 the thorax, oblong, sides narrowly margined, their outer edge, 

 together with the apical border, finely but distinctly serrate ; 

 apex rounded; above convex, each elytron with eight regular 

 rows of large deep punctures, alternate interstices subcostate ; 

 an oblique oblong patch before the middle, and a subrotundate 

 spot behind the latter, shining rufous. 



A single specimen in iny own collection ; also in the Rev. H. 

 Clark's cabinet. 



Microrhopala pulchella, n. sp. 



M. elongato-ovata, convexa, nigra, nitida ; thorace elytrisque rubris, 

 his fortiter punctato-striatis, basi fascia lata prope medium macula- 

 que communi apicali cyaneis. 



Long. 1| liu. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Elongate-ovate, convex, shining black ; thorax above and be- 

 low and the elytra bright rufous ; the latter, with their base, a 

 broad transverse band across their middle, together with a large 

 common apical patch, bright metallic blue. Head subrugose 

 on the front ; articulations of the four terminal joints of the 

 antennae visible under a lens, five last joints covered with ad- 

 pressed fulvous hairs. Thorax more than half as broad again 

 at the base as long, sides rounded, sinuate behind, narrowed 

 in front, above subcylindrical, transversely excavated near the 

 base, rugose-punctate ; centre of disk with an indistinct longitu- 

 dinal groove. Scutellum smooth, impunctate. Elytra broader 

 than the thorax, oblong; sides subparallel, narrowly margined, 

 outer edge, together with the apical border, finely serrate ; apex 

 rounded ; above convex ; each elytron with eight rows of deep 

 regular punctures, the first abbreviated ; interstices near the apex, 

 together with the second from the outer border for its whole 

 length, subcostate. Beneath pitchy black ; legs black. 



Collections of M. Salle, A. Ery, and my own cabinet. 



Microrhopala bivitticollis, n. sp. 



M. elongato-ovata, convexa, nigro-chalybea, nitida ; thorace utrinque 



vitta lata rufa ; elytris Isete chalybeis. 

 Long. 2 fin. 



Hab. ? 



Elongate-ovate, convex, nitidous; thorax with a broad vitta 

 on either side shining rufous. Head with the vertex rugose ; 

 terminal joints of antennae covered with adpressed fulvous 

 hairs. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, sides rounded, 

 subsinuate behind, narrowed in front; above subcylindrical, 



