new species of CleridcB. 411 



Ichnea mitella, n. sp. 



Testacea, subopaca, thorace lineis duabus dorsalibus, 

 basi s^epe conflue}itibus, clytris dimidio basali (humeris 

 exceptis) apiceque late iiigris, antennis et pedibus nigris, 

 his femoribus basi, illis articulo idtimo ad apicem testaceis. 



Long. 4| — 5 2 lin. 



F«r.? — Eljtris nigris, vitta humerali, guttaque mar- 

 ginali pone medium flavis, pectoris lateribus abdomineque 

 etiam infuscatis. 



Allied to lycoides, and still more nearly to suhfasciatus ; 

 distinguished from the former by the absence of costns on 

 the elytra and the colouring, and fi'om both by the pale 

 apex of its antennas. Head yellow; thorax yellow, the 

 sides narrowly, and two lines on either side of the centre 

 often joined at the base black, having only a central vitta 

 on the fi-ont margin yellow. Elytra wider at the base 

 than in lycoides, thickly punctured, the punctures sub- 

 seriate, black, with a vitta on the shoulder, a fascia, very 

 variable in width, usually dentate on its basal margin and 

 extending more or less doAvn the margm and suture to- 

 wards the apex, of an orange-yellow. Legs black, the 

 femora yellow, except at the knees, the apical joint of the 

 tarsi and claws also testaceous. Antennse black, with 

 apical half of the last joint pale yellow. 



The variety appears only to differ in having the central 

 fascia indicated upon the margin alone, and the black 

 colour predominating. 



Hab. — Amazon (Bates, by whom many specimens were 

 collected at Ega, S. Paulo and other places). 



Ichnea disjuncta, n. sp. 



Testacea, subopaca, thoracis lateribus et macula basali 

 elytris macula magna basali marginem non attingente, 

 ap-iceque nigris, antennis pedibusque etiam nigris his 

 fcmorum basi testaceis. 



Long. 4 — 4|^ lin. 



Closely allied to mitella, the head with the eyes nar- 

 rower, the thorax has the sides more sinuate, the elytra 

 are more contracted at their base, and have their margins 

 scarcely expanded ; it is also more thickly pubescent, and 

 the yellow pile of the thorax has a silky appearance 

 wanting in mitella. The wholly black antenna? ^vill, 

 however, prevent its being confused with mitella, while 



