LAMIID^E. 403 



39. TRIGONOPEPLUS. 



Trigonopeplus, Dej. Cat. p. 361. 



1. Trigonopeplus signatipennis. B.M. 



Trigonopeplus signatipennis, Dej. Cat. p. 361. Chevr. Coll. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



2. Trigonopeplus abdominalis, n. s. B.M. 



T. luteo-ochraceus nigro-punctatus ; thoracis dorso tuberculis 

 tribus, posteriore minore ; scutello aurantiaco basi lateribusque 

 nigris ; elytris singulis basi verrucis plurimis vagis postice im- 

 punctis; plaga transversa post medium, nigra antice et postice 

 sinuata et flavo marginata, maculisque duabus parvis nigris, 

 una marginali, una suturali ; corpore subtus luteo-fusco, ab- 

 dominis lateribus nigro-punctatis, articulo ultimo arcuatim 

 exciso, cavato et longitudinaliter striato. 



Of an ochreous clay colour, dotted with black; back of the 

 thorax with three tubercles, the posterior smaller than the others ; 

 scutellum orange, the base and sides black ; each of the elytra 

 has at the base many small black warts which are punctured 

 behind ; there is a transverse black mark behind the middle, 

 which is sinuated before and behind and margined with yellow ; 

 there are two small black marks on each elytron behind this, 

 one on the suture and another on the margin ; the under side is 

 covered with short ochre-coloured hairs, the segments of the 

 abdomen being spotted on the sides with black ; the last seg- 

 ment has a wide arcuated notch, the edge hollowed out and lon- 

 gitudinally striated : two basal joints of tarsi and middle of the 

 tibiae of a pinkish flesh-colour. 



Length 8i lines. 

 Hab. S. America. 



3. Trigonopeplus bispecularis, n. s. PI. X. f. 1. B.M. 



T. obscure-fulvus ; capite thoraceque supra lineis duabus flavis 

 divergentibus, elytris singulis post mediam partem macula ro- 

 tundata nigra flavo-cincta; corpore subtus pilis cinereo-flavis ; 

 abdominis segmento ultimo arcuatim secto, arcu excavato et 

 longitudinaliter strigato ; tibiis medio, et tarsorum articulis 

 duobus basalibus pallide carneis. 



Of an obscure fulvous-brown, punctured with darker colour ; 

 head with a black band in front between the antennae ; crown 

 black, with an oblique yellowish line on each side. Thorax on 

 each side with an oblique pale yellow line, continuous with that 



