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punctures not very close together ; with several short lines of 
rather larger punctures, which are most distinct towards the 
margin. Antennae and legs pitchy. 
Numerous examples of this species from the Amazons are 
labelled in Mr. F. Bates’s collection with the name “ B. Batesii, 
Makh,” but the species does not appear to be described. 
Blapstintts Ridley j, n. sp. 
Elongatus, oblongo-ovatus, parum nitidus, fusco-brunueus, 
liavo-pubescens ; thorace crebre evidenter puuctato ; elytris 
punctato-striatis, iuterstitiis lateralibus et ad apicem convexius- 
culis, subtiliter vix crebre punctatis ; autennis, tibiis tarsisque 
piceis. 
Long. 5 mill in'! . 
Antennae with the third joint elongate, about one fourth longer 
than the second, the fourth a trifle shorter than the third, the 
fifth, sixth, aud seventh about as long as broad, the eighth, ninth, 
and*tenth slightly transverse. The head is moderately strongly 
punctured, but the punctures are not very close together; the 
epistome is moderately emarginate, rather more closely punctured 
than the head. The thorax is evenly convex, broadest at posterior 
angles, scarcely sinuate at the sides, narrowed at the anterior 
third ; moderately strongly punctured, the intervals between the 
punctures about equal to the diameter of the punctures ; the 
anterior angles moderately prominent aud acute ; the base rather 
strongly bisinuate. The elytra a little broader thau the thorax ; 
somewhat strongly punctate-striate ; the striae near the suture 
scarcely impressed at the base ; the punctures in the striae mode- 
rately large and close together ; the punctures on the interstices 
are fine but distinct, the spaces between them being about once 
and a half the diameter of the punctures. 
I have ventured to describe this species as it appears to be new, 
although probably introduced. 
Blapstinus, sp. 
Several specimens of a species closely resembling B. pulveru - 
lentus, Esch., but with the striae of the elytra more impressed. 
There are several North-American species closely allied to this 
with which I am unacquainted, and it is not improbable that it is 
referable to one of them. 
