24 Mr. H. W. Bates on the 



vittaque angusta lateral! et suturali elytrorum, et metastemo, 

 nigris; thorace antice valde convexo, postice abrupte depresso, rufo, 

 maciilis fuscis. Long. 4 lin. 



Bahia {coll. W. W. Saunders). 



Head with much-elongated muzzle, testaceous yellow, shi- 

 ning; occiput and neck black. Antennse with basal and fifth 

 and sixth joints yellowish, streaked with black exteriorly, 

 second to fourth joints shining black, rest yellowish. Thorax 

 strongly rounded on the sides, disk anteriorly gibbous, base 

 strongly depressed and constricted ; reddish, with four dusky 

 triangular spots on the anterior part, which spots have numerous 

 large circular punctures, the rest of the surface being smooth. 

 Elytra depressed, pale yellow, clothed with long, erect, pale 

 hairs, apex briefly sinuate-truncate, with acute angles to the 

 truncature ; sm'face closely punctured. Body beneath and legs 

 waxy yellow, shining ; metasternum black. 



This species has a close resemblance to a species of Diahro- 

 tica (fam. Galerucidse) . 



Genus Rhinotragus, Germar. 

 Germar, Ins. Sp. Nov. p. 613 ; Lacord. Genera, vol. viii. p. 600. 



1. Rhinotragus dorsiger^ Germar, I. c. 



Var. Rhinotragus marginatus^ Perty, Del. An. Art. Bras, 

 p. 94, t. 19. f. 1. 

 R. anceps, Newm. Ent. Mag. v. p. 495. 



S. Brazil. 



R. marginatus is considered a distinct species by some ento- 

 mologists. 



2. Rhinotragus apicalis, Gudrin-M^neville. 

 Mhinotragus ajncalis, Gut^rin-Menev. Icon. R. A. p. 236. 

 Bolivia. Prov. Parang, Brazil. 



3. Rhinotragus analis, Serville. 

 jRhinotragus analis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1833, p. 550. 

 S. Brazil. 



4. Rhinotragus festivus J Perty. 



Rhinotragus festivtis, Perty, Del. An. Art. p. 94, 1. 19. f. 2. 

 R. suturalis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Fr. 1833, p. 550. 



S. Brazil. 



5. Rhinotragiis trilineatuSj White. 

 Rhinotragus trilineattis, White, Cat. Long. Col. Brit. Mus. p. 

 R. Amazons. 



