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rather shorter than broad, slightly narrowed in front, with the sides somewhat rounded, 
thickly punctured, with the lateral margin reflexed ; piceous; paler on the sides. Scu- 
tellum transverse, with the apex rounded, punctulate. Elytra a half longer than the 
thorax, faintly striate, with the interstices punctate in rows, subrugulose, with the base 
and suture obsoletely testaceous. Abdomen thickly and faintly punctate, somewhat 
shining; fimbrize with the inner margin much curved, wide behind except on the pygi- 
dium. Legs ferruginous; thighs picescent. 
From St. Thomas’s and other West Indian islands; also from the neighbouring coast 
of Guiana, &e. 
14. BRACHYPEPLUS ANCEPS. 
B. diluticollis (Motsch.). 
Oblongus, depressus, testaceo-fuscus, capite et elytris obscurioribus, subopacus, Fig. 58. 
fusco pubescens, subtiliter ruguloso-punctatus; elytris leviter costatis, in- 
terstitiis subgeminato-punctatis ; pedibus testaceis. Long. 23 lin., lat. $ lin. 
Habitat in Brasilia, Guiana, Columbia, &c. 
Oblong, more than twice as long as broad, depressed, testaceo-fuscous, darkest on head 
and elytra, rather opaque, finely rugulosely punctate, fusco-pubescent. Antenne testa- 
ceous ; club fuscous, except the last article, which is testaceous. Head with two foveæ 
in front; mouth paler. Thorax with margins paler than disk, truncate at the base, some- 
what quadrate but shorter than broad, margined ; sides nearly parallel, not much rounded 
in front; anterior angles obtuse and somewhat rounded, posterior almost right angles, 
very slightly turned back. Scutellum not very large, rugosely punctate, transverse, 
subquadrangular. Elytra longer than thorax, each with eight or nine very narrow raised 
lines running longitudinally, the interstices subrugulosely punctate in double rows. 
Exposed dorsal portion of abdomen about as long as the elytra; the segments rather 
long, slightly shining, finely punctate, and faintly pubescent; fimbriz nearly parallel, 
very little wider behind than in front. Legs testaceous. 
From Trinidad, Guiana, Brazil, Columbia, the Amazons, &c. 
15. BRACHYPEPLUS PROLIXUS (Mus. Berol.). 
11.3 4 
Elongatus, angustus, suby ,longus, dey ,opacus, textura molli,crebre Fig. 59. 
levissime punctatus, pubescens, nigro-fuscus, ore, antennarum basi, pro- 
thoracis lateribus pedibusque ferrugineo-piceis ; thorace subquadrato ; elytris i) 
costatis, interstitiis crebre leviter punctatis. Long. 91-92 lin., lat. 2 lin. | 
Habitat in Caraccas. 
Elongate, narrow, long, depressed, subparallel, opaque, closely and very finely punetate, 
and pubescent, of rather soft texture, blackish brown. The head with two large foveæ 
in front ; the mouth and base of antennze ferrugineo-piceous. Thorax subquadrate, not 
emarginate in front, margined in front except in the middle; the sides ferrugineo- 
piceous, very slightly rounded and margined but scarcely expanded; the anterior angles 
. declinate and slightly rounded, the posterior angles somewhat explanate, reflexed, obtuse, 
