108 CERAMBYCID.E, 



12. Sph^erion pubescens. B.M. 



Cerarabyx pubescens, Oliv. Col. iv. 33. t. 18. f. 135. 

 Sphaerion ustulatum, Dej. Cat. p. 353. Chevr. Coll. 

 Hab. Brazil (Para). 



13. Sph^erion inerme, n. s. B.M. 



S. ochraeeum, antennis femoribusque inermibus, thoracis late- 

 ribus crasse, dorso vage punctatis, dorso subquadrituberculato, 

 scutello cinerea pube tecto, elytris punctatis, setis plurimis 

 sparsis, apice laevibus, in spinam brevem subplanam productis. 



Of an ochrey yellow, the antennae and femora without spines. 

 Antennae with the third and fourth joints distinctly grooved, 

 ciliated on the inside. Thorax above with four slight tubercles 

 surrounded with scattered punctures ; the sides of thorax thickly 

 covered with punctures. Scutellum covered with greyish pu- 

 bescence. Elytra punctured, with several scattered bristles ; the 

 tip smooth and produced into a short flattened spine. Legs 

 with the femora clavate, slightly compressed ; tibiae rather thickly 

 covered, especially on the under side, with hairs. 



Length 6i lines. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



14. SphjErion cyanipenne. B.M. 



Elaphidion? (Sphaerion) cyanipennis, Sei^v. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 



iii. 68. 

 Sphaerion cyanipenne, Dej. Cat. p. 353. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



15. Sph^rion melanurum. 



Sphaerion melanurum, Erichson, Schomb. Reise B. Guiana, iii. 



572. 

 Hab. British Guiana. 



16. Sph^rion Erichsonii, n. s. B.M. 



S. rubidum, antennis pedibus apiceque elytrorum nigris, thorace 

 supra medio transversim striato. 



Head black in front, red behind. Antennae deep black, the 

 third, fourth, fifth and sixth joints spined on the outer edge at 

 the tip, spines gradually decreasing in length. Thorax striated 

 transversely on the upper side in the middle, the sides nearly 

 parallel, a transverse groove behind the fore margin ; two smooth 

 tubercles behind this groove. Scutellum rounded behind, some- 

 what hollowed above. Elytra punctured till about the middle, 

 apical half smooth, tip of each elytron with the long spine ebony- 



