.52 PRIONID^S. 



3. Mallaspis xanthaspis. B.M. 



Mallaspis xanthaspis, Guerin, Icon. R.A. texte, p. 214. 

 Hab. Columbia. 



4. Mallaspis Moreletii. 



Mallaspis Moreletii, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent, Fr. 1851, p. lxv. 

 Hab. Central America (Verapaz). 



5. Mallaspis longiceps, n. s. PL II. f. 7- B.M. 



M. brunneus, capite post oculos elongate et in medio elongate 

 scutello pilis adpressis pallidis tecto, apice solum nudo ; elytris 

 basi nitidis, vage punctatis, medio et apice obscuris et confer- 

 tissime punctulatis ; corpore subtus pilis sericeis adpressis 

 tecto. 



Rich brown, elytra and end of antennas paler; head consi- 

 derably elongated behind t^ie eyes, deeply grooved between the 

 antennas, the groove extending behind but evanescent before the 

 front margin of thorax. Thorax with the upper surface smooth 

 and waved with several obsolete punctures ; the margin before 

 the spine denticulate and punctured. Scutellum, except at the 

 lip, which is smooth, thickly clothed with close-pressed yellowish 

 white hairs. Elytra at base smooth and shining, with several 

 scattered punctures ; general surface of elytra dull, the dullness 

 caused by the extreme closeness of the minute punctures, at apex 

 bluntly rounded off, the end of the margin with a slight tooth. 

 Sides of thorax and abdomen closely covered with adpressed 

 silky hairs of a yellowish white. Femora of the fore-legs of the 

 male verrucose, of the female smooth. Legs of the female tinged 

 with violet. Antennas of the male with the joints elongated and 

 depressed, the sides parallel, the margins denticulate ; antennas 

 of the female short, depressed, thickest at the end, and smooth 

 on the edge ; soles of the tarsi covered with golden yellow hairs. 



Length 17a lines. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



87. DERANCISTRUS. 



Derancistrus, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. 181. 

 Prionus, p., Pal. Beauv. 



1. Derancistrus elegans. 



Prionus elegans, Pal. Beauv. Ins. rec. p. 217- pi. 34. f. 5. 

 Derancistrus elegans, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent, Fr. i. 182. 

 Hab. W. Indies (St. Domingo). 



