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striate, the punctures roundish, the interstices with a faint interrupted line or row of 
light punctures, which are oblong or quadrangular, these interstices appearing as costae 
between the striae. Abdomen above somewhat convex, very faintly punctate (punctures 
shallow and pitted), the fimbriz rather raised. — chestnut-coloured. Legs ferruginous. 
From Bahia. 
** Smooth and very shining. 
31. BRACHYPEPLUS COLASTOIDES. 
Convexus, elongatus, subparallelus, oblongo-ovatus, nitidus, subtiliter punctatus; supra 
capite, prothorace et elytris nigerrimis, ceteris lete rufis, subtus (thoracis lateribus 
exceptis) læte rufus ; elytris subtiliter punctato-striatis, interstitiis subtiliter seriatim 
punctatis, interdum fere punctato-striatis. Long. 2-21 lin., lat. $ lin. 
Habitat in Calabaria antiqua in Africa occidentali. 
Convex, elongate, subparallel, oblong-ovate, finely and not closely punctate; texture 
hard andshining. Above with the head, thorax, and elytra intense (almost blue-) black ; 
the abdomen and underside bright rufous, except the sides of the thorax. Head very 
shining, faintly punctate, the punctures only visible with a strong glass; a deep semi- 
lunate impression behind the epistome, the convex side in front. Labrum short, broad, 
transverse, and slightly emarginate, rufous; mouth rufous. Antenne rufous, except 
the club, which is fuscous. Thorax convex, broader than long, subquadrate, emarginate 
in front, widest a little before the middle, most faintly punctate, a little more perceptibly so 
at the sides, which are rounded, scarcely margined, very narrowly edged; anterior angles 
rounded, posterior obtusely rounded; base sinuate. Scutellum scarcely punctate, pent- 
angular, the angles rounded except at the base, with an impression on each side of the 
apex. Elytra twice as long as the thorax, slightly punctate-striate, with the interstices 
bearing a still finer row of punctures, which are occasionally united into a punctate stria, 
the strive scarcely reaching to the apex; each elytron rounded at the apex ; sides declinate, 
slightly inflexed, and faintly margined. Abdomen rufous, convex, very finely punctate, 
a little more punctate towards the sides; fimbrie not wide nor much curved, nearly 
parallel, depressed at the junction of the segments. Underside rufous, shining, and most 
faintly and partially punctate. Legs ferrugineo-rufous. The female is a little more 
parallel in form than the male. 
From Old Calabar. 
The number of subgenera into which I have divided this genus renders a dichotomous 
Table of the species of less importance ; but, to save the worker as much time as possible, 
I have added one. 
Dichotomous Table of Species of Brachypeplus. 
Abdomen with the first two segments considerably shorter than the rest . . . . 1 
Abdomen with the first two "t very little shorter than the rest . . . . . 29 
Margins of thorax ciliated . . Cove a SS لاا الي‎ ux. 
| Margins of thorax not cilisted -. 20-2 u. u TLS 
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