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squamis minus condensatis, notato; scutello nigro, fere rotundato, 

 elytris prothorace pcrparura latioribus, lateribus leviter rotundatis, 

 apicibus subacuminatis, granulis miuutis plurimis maculatim adspersis ; 

 corpore infra pedibusque minus dense silaceo-squamosis ; femoribus 

 infra dente parvo armatis. Long. 7 lin. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



I refer this very distinct species to Gallinotus, Schon., on account 

 of its approximate anterior coxae, and the club of the antennae 

 being closely adnate to the funicle. The spots on the upper 

 surface caused by the black granules are small but very distinct. 

 Cholus carinatus, Guer., I also refer to this genus. 



Solenopus bilineatus. S. oblongus, niger, fusco-squamosus, vittis 

 duabus albo-squamosis utrinque ad apicem prothoracis usque ad 

 apicem elytrorum continuatis ; rostro fusco-piceo, quinquecarinato ( $ 

 minus notato), sparse griseo-squamuloso ; antennis piceis, funiculo 

 articulis duobus basalibus sequalibus, singulisque tertio quartoque con- 

 junctim aequalibus, ultimo ad clavam arete applicato ; prothorace 

 subtransverso, utrinque ampliato-rotundato, granulis plurimis plus 

 minusve crescentiformibus sat sparse transversim notato; scutello 

 subscutiformi ; elytris prothorace paulo latioribus, postice gradatim 

 angustis, apicibus rotundatis, supra fortiter seriatim punctatis, inter 

 puncta transversim granulato-rugosis, posticis minus punctatis, laevi- 

 bus ; corpore infra pedibusque sparse grisescenti-squamosis. Long. 

 8 lin. 



Hab. Cayenne; Mexico. 



The metasternum and first two abdominal segments are largely 

 excavated in this species, as they are in S. morbillosus, Drury, and 

 S. spinicollis, Boh. ; but this is probably a sexual character 

 distinctive of the male. The names of this and the following 

 species are adopted from Dejean's ' Catalogue.' 



Solenopus transversalis. (PL XI. fig. 4.) S. oblongus, ater, 

 opacus, squamulis minutis concoloribus adspersus ; rostro tricarinato, 

 basi rude punctato ; antennis ferrugineis, ut in praecedente descriptis ; 

 prothorace minusculo, transverso, utrinque ampliato-rotundato, gra- 

 nulis planiusculis dispersis munito, antice vage punctulato ; scutello 

 elevato, subscutiformi ; elytris prothorace manifeste latioribus, sub- 

 parallelis, apicem versus rotundatis, seriatim fortiter clathrato-punc- 

 tatis, punctis postice gradatim minoribus, basi, fascia transversa pone 

 medium, apiceque albo-squamosis ; sternis, lateribus abdominis, pedi- 

 busque, tibiis exceptis, squamulis filiformibus sat dense vestitis ; femori- 

 bus infra dente parvo acuto armatis ; tibiis intermediis brevibus. Long. 

 7 lin. 



Hab. Brazil. 



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