1918.] 191 



enumerated by myself in 1897.* The present insect was placed with the 

 Halticidae when the collections from these islands were sorted. The 

 Central American S. puUcarius and >S'. suhorhiculatus are allied forms. 



14. — Sch'tes lielvoluSj n. sp. 



Oblong-oval, somewhat depressed, shining, finely pubescent ; testaceous, 

 the eyes black, the elytra sometimes with a faint, common, triangular scutellar 

 p«tch aud a patch on the outer part of the disc at about the middle more or 

 less infuscate ; densely, very finely punctate. Antennae very slender, the 

 thickened joints 1 and 2 excepted, 3 short, not longer than 2, those following 

 moderately elongate. Eyes small. Prothorax rapidl}', arcuately narrowing 

 from the base, feebly hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra with an 

 indication of a sutural groove, otherwise unimpressed, the margins incon- 

 spicuous as seen from above. Posterior coxal plates angular. Posterior legs 

 not very elongate, the tibiae narrow, the spurs rather slender, the upper one 

 barely two-thirds the length of the first tarsal joint. 



Length 2yV-2i, breadth 1^-1^ mm. ( d $ •) 



Hah. Brazil, liio de Janeiro [type], Pernambuco (Fri/). 



Seven specimens from Rio de Janeiro and one from Pernambuco. 

 A small, oblong oval, jDallid form, with extremely slender antennae, small 

 eyes, and feebly margined elytra. It is allied to S. puncticollis Champ., 

 from Panama, the latter having more rounded sides to the elytra. 

 S. lielvolus has the general facies of a Scymnus. 



15. — Scirtes dispej^sus, n. sp. 



Short-oval, rather convex, shining, finely pubescent; testaceous, the head, 

 scutellum, and elytra (the sutural and lateral margins excepted) piceous or 

 rufo-piceous ; minutely, somewhat sparsel}^ punctate. Head broad, the eyes 

 large; antennae rather slender, joint 3 small, barely as long as 2, the followino- 

 joints moderately elongate. Prothorax rapidly narrowed from the base, feebly 

 followed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra narrowly margined, without trace 

 of grooves or costae. Posterior coxal plates rectangular. Posterior legs mode- 

 rately elongate, the femora very broad, the tibiae curved, widened, and carinate, 

 the upper spur shorter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 2^, breadth 1§ mm. 



Sal. Brazil, Pernambuco {Fry). 



One specimen, sex not ascertained. Near the Centml American 

 S. suhorhiculatus Champ., differing from it in the finer and sparser 

 puncturing of the elytra, which are piceous in colour, with the sutural 

 and outer margins testaceous, and the more slender antennae. 



* Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud, 1897, pp. 292, 293. 



