442 I\Ii-. G. J. Arrow on the 



but smaller, more regularly ovate, much more sparinofly 

 punctured and shining. The clothiug is also much less close 

 and the three transverse clytral hands are nearly stiaitrlit and 

 less defined, heing composed of rather long but not numerous 

 wliite hairs. 



Genus HyPOCEUTHES. 



Tliis genus was formed by Gerstaecker for a single African 

 species (//. aUrrimus), but no generic characters of any value 

 are attributed to it. It may be a denuded Anthremis or 

 possibly an Orphinus. 



Genus Cryptorrhopalum. 



C. 7-signatumy Sharp, was figured (but apparently not 

 described) bv Lacordaire as C. Jlavopictum (Genera Cul., 

 Atlas, pi. xxiii. fig. 1). 



Tlie following species of the genus I believe to be new : — 



Cryptorrliopalum e.viniium, sp. n. 



Nigrum, pedibus fusco-rufis, ubique minute punctatum et sericeo- 

 hirlum, cai)ite pronotoque nitidis, elytria dense punctatis et 

 vestitis, opacis, singulo maculis duobus magnis, flavis, rotuudis 

 ornato ; breviter ovatum, parum convexum, clava antennali sat 

 magna, brevi, rufa, articulis subaDqualibus. 



Long. 3 mm. 



Ilab. Brazil : Para. 



A single specimen in the British Museum (from the Fry 

 collection) was found by Mr. H. H. Smith. 



It is a beautifully raaiked species, black, with a large 

 round yellow patch at the base of each elytron, just reaching 

 the anterior margin, and another of the same size and 

 gliape near the extremity, but not reaching the margins. 

 The head and pronotum are shining, very finely but not 

 closely punctured and pubescent, and the elytra are very 

 densely punctured and clothed and entirely opaque. 



Cryptorrhopalum felisj sp. n. 



Fuscura, griseo-vestitum, pedibns rufis : ovale, subglobosum, undique 

 crebre punctatum et sat longe capillatum, pronoto, elytrorumque 

 basi, medio et apicibus capillis longioribus et densioribus vestitis, 

 pronoti lobo postico truncate, bipenicillato, clava antennali sub- 

 orbiculari, articulo ultimo quam primo paulo minori. 



Long. 2-3 mm. 



ITah. S. Bkazil : Rio de Janeiro {A. /Vy), Bahia {Reed). 



