1894.] COLEOPTERA OP THE GENUS (EDIOISTCHIS. 619 



very broad, o£ equal width and not extending to the lateral nor 

 apical margin, the anterior band with a short but deep indentation 

 in front of the humeral callus, the posterior baud emarginate near 

 the suture at the apex ; underside and legs black, tibiae piceous. 



Hab. Bolivia. 



Narrower in shape than CE. steinheili, Jac, the head and under- 

 side differently coloured, the elytral bands of different shape. 

 CE. quadriplar/iata, Jac., bas more strongly punctured elytra, differ- 

 ently coloured antennae, a much broader thorax, and no emarginate 

 anterior blue band of the elytra ; the finely punctured elytra and 

 shape of the bands distinguish the species also from CE. ornamen- 

 talis, Har. 



(Ediontchis nigeonotata, n. sp. 



Testaceous ; the head, the intermediate joints of the antennae, and 

 the scutellum black ; thorax impunctate ; elytra finely punctured, 

 testaceous, a transverse stripe at the middle, two spots at the base, 

 and two others near the apex black. 



Length 3 lines. 



Head black, sparingly and finely punctured, frontal tubercles 

 subquadrate, palpi testaceous ; antennae with the basal four and the 

 apical three joints testaceous, the others black, third joint very 

 slightly shorter than the fourth ; thorax narrowed in front, the 

 posterior margin straight, the anterior one semicircular, the anterior 

 angles acutely pointed but not produced outwards, the sides broadly 

 flattened, the surface impunctate, pale testaceous ; scutellum black ; 

 elytra very closely and finely punctured, coloured like the thorax, 

 with the following black spots — an elongate spot on the shoulder, 

 a small round one near the scutellum, two small spots placed trans- 

 versely below the middle, and a narrow transverse band at the 

 latter place not extending to either margin ; underside black, the 

 legs and the sides of the abdominal segments testaceous, the pos- 

 terior femora with a black spot at the apex. 



Bah. Brazil. 



Of this species I possess a single specimen, without exact locality : 

 the pale ground-colour, that of the antennae, and the position of 

 the elytral spots will help in the recognition of the species. 



CEdionychis palpalis, n. sp. 



Pale fulvous, the head and part of the breast black, palpi 

 incrassate, thorax impunctate ; elytra extremely finely punctured, a 

 bifurcate band at the base and a transverse curved band near the 

 apex black. 



Length 3| lines. 



Head black, impunctate ; the eyes very large, larger than the space 

 dividing them ; frontal tubercles and carina strongly raised, the 

 penultimate joint of the palpi strongly incrassate ; antennae long, 

 fulvous, the third joint much shorter than the fourth ; thorax 

 scarcely more than twice as broad as long, narrowed anteriorly, 

 the anterior angles produced outwards into a small tooth, the sur- 



