-36 Memoirs of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VII, 



Veturius spinifer, n. sp. 



Fig. V, 4, p. 34. 

 ? Veturius sinuatus, Kuwert, 1898, p. 172 (nee Eschscholtz). 



One specimen from Columbia ; two from Venezuela ; and three from Santa Catherina, 

 S. E. Brazil. I have selected one of the Brazilian specimens as the type of the species. 

 Length 42-45 mm. 



Veturius spinifer agrees closely with Kuwert's description of V. sinuatus, but lacks the 

 hairy shoulders of Eschscholtz's species. It is closely allied to V. sinuatosulcatus but differs 

 in having more distinct frontal ridges, which proceed almost direct from the central to the 

 inner tubercles at about a right angle to one another ; in having a normal pronotum with 

 practically straight sides, sinuous anterior margin, marginal groove broadly incomplete 

 and not enlarged in front, and no anterior median convexity ; in having the scutellum 

 somewhat less regularly punctured ; and in having the mesosternum more or less matt all 

 over. There are (? always) some hair-bearing punctures in the anterior angle of the 

 mesosternum. The anterior intermediate areas of the metasternum are almost covered 

 with hair-bearing punctures. The two lowest terminal teeth are smaller than the upper 

 one and are fused at the base, but free distally. 



Veturius platyrhinus (Hope). 



Passalus platyrhinus, Hope, 1845, p. 28. 

 Veturius platyrhinus, Kaup, 1871, pp. 111-112. 



Three specimens from Chiriqui, Panama, and one from Brazil. Length 48 mm. 

 This species differs from the last only in its larger size, and in the absence of spines from 

 the middle and hind tibiae. 



Veturius unicornis, n. sp. 



Fig. V, 6, p. 34. 



Two specimens from the Peruvian Amazon and one from the Upper Amazon. Length 

 34-37 mm. 



The two lowest terminal teeth of both mandibles are completely fused. The inner 

 tubercles and frontal ridges, as well as the outer tubercles, are entirely absent ; the 

 central tubercle is distinct, but is less strongly elevated than in the three preceding species. 

 The anterior margin of the pronotum is almost straight, and the marginal groove is narrow 

 throughout. The scutellum is almost or quite unpunctured. The mesosternum is glossy 

 except for a narrow band along each side and across the middle behind the anterior angle. 

 The hairy portions of the anterior intermediate areas of the metasternum are very restricted. 

 The grooves of the elytra are somewhat more distinctly punctured than in any of the 

 three preceding species. In other respects this species resembles V. spinifer. 



Veturius simillimus, Kuwert. 



Veturius simillimus, Kuwert, 1898, p. 167. 



Eight specimens from Bahia, Brazil, 35-40 mm. long. 



The mandibles resemble those of V. unicornis. The head resembles that of V. spinifer, 

 -or may be somewhat more slender, in which case the frontal ridges meet in a more acute 



