the GoleopteroiLS Family Erotylidce. (123) 499 

 Brachysphcenus sexsigillatus.* 



Brachysphoemcs 6-sigillatus, Lac. Erot. 390. 

 Brazil. 



Thorax semi circularly emarginate; elytra nearly smooth; iu- 

 termediate coxal linea visible. 



Brachysphcenus eximius.* 



Brachysphcenus eximius, Lac. Erot. 393. 

 Brazil. 



Extremely brilliant and polished ; thorax semicircularly emar- 

 ginate; no coxal lines. 



B. Head deeply foveolate in front in the male, anterior tarsi 

 dilated. 



Brachysphcenus coadunatus, 



Brachysphcenus coadunatus, Lac. Erot. 303. 

 Cayenne, Amazons (Bates). 



Brachysphcenus nubilus. 



Brachysphoenus nubilis, Lac. Erot. 310. 

 Cayenne. 



The head is deeply foveolate in the male; the intermediate 

 coxal line visible. 



Brachysphcenus masculinus, sp. n. 



Ovatus, niger, sat convexus, capite antice, antennis basi, abdo- 

 mine subtus, elytrisqiie fascia sat lata commiini sub basali rufo- 

 testaceis ; capite thoraceque subtilissime punctulatis, an tenuis sat 

 elongatis, elytrorum fascia in medio latiore, usque ad scutellum 

 producta. L. 3^ lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



(J. capite antice profunde foveolato, tarsis 4 anterioribus dila- 

 tatis, brevibus. 



Distinct by the short, rather stout, tarsi and the male characters. 

 No coxal lines. 



Brachysphcenus Isetus, sp. n. 



B. masculino affinis, sed elytris aurantiacis, tertia apicali, 

 puncto geminato basali, humeroque nigris; corpore subtus fulvo, 

 pedibus rufo-piceis. L. 3| lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This species has the red head and dilated tarsi as in B. 

 masculinus. 



