420 Rev. H. S. Gorham's descriptions of 



Pelonium semirufum, n. sp. 



Elongatum, sub-parallelum, capite thoraceque nigris, ore 

 cum palpis rufis ; elytris rufis, tertia parte apicali nigra, 

 corpore subtus rufo, pedibus nigris femorum basi, tarsorum 

 apice rufis. 



Long. 5 lin. 



Head and thorax a little sbining, sparsely and deeply 

 punctured, sides of the latter lobed in the middle. Elytra 

 wider than thorax, chestnut-red, with the apical third 

 black, less widely so at the suture, with obsolete punctures 

 in series as far as the red portion reaches, subpubescent, 

 shining. Meso-, and metasterna, with the abdomen red. 

 Legs black, base of femora and last two joints of tarsi red. 

 Antenna as long as the head and thorax, black, basal 

 joint red beneath. 



Hab. — Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



Pelonium Badeni, n. sp. 



Rufum, capite thoraceque, crebre sub-rugose punctatis, 

 nigris, semi-opacis, elytris castaneo-rufis, fascia mediana 

 apiceque albido-flavis, inter fasciam et apicem nigris, grosse 

 seriatim punctatis, apice sublasvi. 



Long. 3^ — 6^ lin. 



Elongate, head and thorax coarsely and closely punc- 

 tured, the latter with a smooth line in the centre of the 

 disk, sides tubercularly lobed, base contracted, palpi and 

 antennee red ; in small specimens the latter longer than 

 head and thorax; three terminal joints longer than the funi- 

 culus, 9th and 10th much acuminate internally, 6, 7, 8 

 serrate. Elytra cylindric, sides parallel, their basal halt 

 chestnut-red, the extreme base sometimes paler, an oblique 

 pale fascia, and the apex itself obliquely whitish-yellow, 

 the intermediate space black. Body beneath and legs red. 



Hab. — Brazil, Rio Janeiro (Fry) ; coll. Fry, Gorham 

 and Baden. 



Pelonium difforme, n. sp. 



Elongatum subdepressum, pallide testaceum, anten- 

 narum articulis tribus ultimis nigris ; elytris pallidis, linea 

 humerali punctisque quatuor, una basali, tribus obliquis 

 pone mediam sitis nigris. 



Long. 4^ — 5 lin. 



Mas. ? — Antennis corporis dimidia parte longitudine 

 sequalibus, articulis 9 et 10 apice intus fortius acutis. 



Femina ? — Antennis bvevioribus, clava simplici. 



Head and thorax with large distinct punctures, tes- 



