38 , MR. MARTIN JACOBY ON NEW [May 12, 



DORYPHORA HISTRIONICA, Sp. IIOV. 



Greenish black, the head and thorax sparingly punctiired ; 

 elytra regularly punctate-striate, the sutural and lateral^ margins 

 greenish black and accompanied by a flavous, narrow stripe. 



Length 9 millim. 



Head with a few fine punctures ; labrum testaceous ; antennfe 

 black, the basal two joints fulvous below, terminal joints widened ; 

 thorax of usual shape, the sides straight, the anterior angles 

 scarcely pointed, the surface finely and sparingly punctured at 

 the middle, more strongly so at the sides ; scutellum blackish ; 

 elytra evenly convex, finely and regularly punctate-striate, each 

 elytron with ten rows of punctures, a sutural and a more narrow 

 lateral stripe greenish black, the third and the ninth interstice 

 flavous, joined at the apex, the rest of the surface fulvous ; the 

 mesosternal process stout and curved. 



Hah. Bolivia. (A single specimen.) 



A small species, well distinguished by its system of coloration. 



DORYPHORA PRUHSTORFERI, Sp. llOV. 



Head black ; thorax impunctate, black, the sides and a spot at 

 the anterior margin flavous; elytra finely geminate punctate- 

 striate, flavous, the sutural and lateral margins and two rounded 

 spots placed transversely below the middle black; underside 

 black, legs and antennse fulvous. 



Length 10-11 millim. 



Head entirely impvmctate, black, opaque ; labrum flavous ; 

 ftntennse extending to the base of the thorax, fulvous, the terminal 

 joints transversely widened, the last one more elongate ; thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, the sides slightly rounded, the 

 surface entirely impunctate, black, a spot at the middle of the 

 anterior mai-gin and the sides (in shape of a subtriangular large 

 spot) flavous ; elytra very finely and regularly geminate punctate- 

 striate, flavous, the sutural and lateral margins narrowly black, 

 below the middle a black spot is attached to the lateral margins 

 and a larger spot is placed between it and the suture ; the under- 

 side black, the legs fulvovis, with the posterior femora more or 

 less stained with piceous, mesosternal pi'ocess short. 



Hab. Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



Of this very distinct species I received two specimens from 

 Mr. Fruhstorfer. 



DoRYPHORA VIRIDIORNATA, Sp. llOV. 



Dark fulvous; thorax minutely punctured, with two broad 

 metallic green spots or bands ; elytra strongly punctured in double 

 rows, pale fulvous, each with a transverse broad metallic green 

 band at the base and a triangular spot below the middle. 



Length 9 millim. 



Head extremely finely punctured, fulvous ; the vertex with two 

 small greenish spots ; antennfe entirely fulvous, the terminal 



