344 Mr. J. S. Ealy on new Genera and Species of Hispidfe. 



thorax, two basal joints sliort, nearly equal, slightly thickened, 

 third scarcely longer than the second, semiovate, its apex 

 truncate; three following joints very short, transverse, nearly 

 equal, the sixth being scarcely shorter than the fifth ; these joints 

 (from the first to the sixth) are all covered with coarse longitu- 

 dinal sulci; seventh nearly equal to the two preceding united, 

 somewhat thickened, and, together with the four terminal joints, 

 forming a distinct, very slightly compressed club, the sutural 

 lines between the last four obsolete. Thorax scarcely broader at 

 the base than long, subconic ; sides nearly straight at their ex- 

 treme base, thence obliquely narrowed to the apex ; basal margin 

 deeply sinuate on either side, medial lobe broadly truncate, its 

 surface oblique, transversely sulcate. Scutellum trigonate, its 

 apex obtusely truncate. Elytra broader than the thorax, nearly 

 parallel in front, slightly dilated towards the hinder angles, the 

 latter armed with a strong acute black spine, the apex of which 

 is produced almost directly backwards ; lateral and apical mar- 

 gins narrowly dilated, coarsely serrate ; each elytron strongly 

 tricostate, the edge of the third costa serrate. 

 In my own cabinet. 



Uroplata miniata, n. sp. 



TJ. anguste cuneiformis, depressa, fulva ; antennis, thorace vitta 

 utrinque, elytrorumque fascia subapicali, margine laterali vittulis- 

 que obliquis duabus sanguineis : elytris singulatim tricostatis, 

 humeris elevatis, apice obtuse truncatis ; angulo postico in spinam 

 acutam purpuream oblique productis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Hab. Venezuela. 



Head strongly produced between the eyes, vertex slightly 

 raised, impressed in the middle with a longitudinal groove ; 

 antennae nearly half the length of the body, robust, subincras- 

 sate; basal joint thickened, second and third each shorter than 

 the first, equal, the second being slightly thickened ; fourth and 

 two following joints very short, transverse, equal, the sixth being 

 scarcely sensibly shorter than the fifth, seventh equal in length 

 to the two preceding, and, together with the four apical joints, 

 thickened and forming an elongate slightly compressed club ; 

 sutural lines between the last four joints nearly obsolete. Tho- 

 rax as long as broad at the base, subconic, the sides obliquely 

 converging from immediately above the base to the apex ; sub- 

 cylindrical above, indistinctly flattened on the hinder disk, closely 

 and deeply impressed with large round punctures ; basal lobe 

 oblique, its surface transversely sulcate. Scutellum large, de- 

 pressed at the base, subpentagonal, the apical angle very obtuse. 

 Elytra broader than the thorax, subparallel, slightly dilated to- 



