new species of CleridcB. 419 



Pelonium prcBustum, Spin. G. and H. Cat. loc. cit. = 

 seminigrum, Chev. G. and H. sec. Chev. Mem. p. 7, note. 

 If the reference is correct this species is found over the 

 whole South American continent. An example in Mr. 

 Fry's collection is from La Plata. 



Pelonium rufipes, King, G. and H. Cat. p. 1755, is 

 distinct from trifasciatum, Cast. 



Pelonium insigne, Chev. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1874, 

 1875, sine hal)itat. Taken by Mr. Fry at Rio, also from 

 Espirito Santo. 



Pelonium optahile, n. sp. 



Fuscum, subnitidum, antennarum articulo basali et 

 apicali, prothoracis lateribus antice, elytris vitta laterali 

 pone medium latissima, femoribus apice tibiisque pallidi- 

 oribus. 



Long. 8| lin. 



Antennse somewhat longer than head and thorax, joints 

 two to eight about equal to the three apical ; these latter, 

 but especially the eleventh, paler. Thorax with the disk 

 dark in the centre, the anterior angles and sides in front 

 pale ; longer than wide, sides scarcely sinuate, contracted 

 at the base. Elytra twice the width of the latter, Avidened, 

 and the lateral margin somewhat expanded behind the 

 middle ; varied with pale and dark fuscous-yellow, but 

 with a conspicuous pale patch on the sides where most 

 expanded. 



Hab. — Minas Geraes ; coll. Fry. 



Obs. — This species mimics Lampyridce, of the genera 

 Hyas or Cladodes, in colour and pattern. 



Pelonium ruficolle^ n. sp. 



Rufiim, elytris testaceis, sutm'a fasciisque tribus nigris, 

 basi punctatis, thorace parce punctulato, lateribus fortiter 

 lobatis, antennarum clava fusca. 



Long. 5 Hn. 



Allied to rufipes, Klug, but besides the different colour 

 the thorax has the sides very much more strongly lobcd. 

 The scutellum is red, and, the suture being black, it is 

 surrounded with that colour. 



llab. — Rio Janeiro (Fry), Parana ; coll. Gorham. 



