CERAMBYCID.E. 121 



6. Xystrocera XIGRITA. 



Xvstrocera nigrita, Dej. Cat. p. 353. 

 Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 70. 

 Hab. Senegal. 



7. Xystrocera Sexegalensis. 



Xvstrocera Senegalensis, Klug, Erman, Verz. p. 44. 



Laporte, An. Art. ii. 427 (1840). ; 

 Hab. Senegal. 



60. TEMNOPIS. 



Temnopis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 90. 

 Cerambyx (Stenocorus), p., Germ. 



1. Temxopis megacephalus. B.M. 



Cerambyx (Stenocorus) megacephalus, Germ. Ins. Spec. Nov. 



p. 509. 

 Temnopis tseniatus, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 91. 

 Temnopis tseniata, Dej. Cat. p. 353. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



61. OPLATOCERA, n. g. 



Head with strong, short, wide mandibles not toothed on the 

 inner edge, the base elevated and covered with hairs. Eyes with 

 the margin behind straight. Antennae with the basal joint thick, 

 the thirdjoint much longer than the fourth, the others gradually 

 diminishing in length to the end, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth 

 and seventh joints armed with a few short spines on the outer 

 margin ; the spines are at right angles with the joints. Thorax 

 wider than long, sides bulging, somewhat depressed above. Legs 

 simple, femora slightly compressed. 



1. Oplatocera Callidioides, n. s. PI. III. f. 7- B.M. 



O. cinnamomeo-fusca, thorace villoso, elytris singulis apice ob- 

 lique sectis maeulis tribus nigro-fuscis, duabus ante et alia 

 majore post mediam partem elytri. 



Cinnamon-brown, elytra each with three blackish brown spots, 

 one below the shoulder, the second in an oblique line from it 

 towards the suture ; these two spots are small and situated be- 

 fore the middle of the elytron ; beyond the middle there is a 

 much larger oblique spot or band of the same colour ; the outer 

 edge of elytra is margined with brown. Antennas with the basal 



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