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guttato, lateribus utrinque bivittatis : elytris apice albis, oblique 
truncatis. Long. ,3-4 lin. c? $ . 
Head dark brown, with a central line from vertex to epistome, 
another on each side from the upper inner margin of the eye, and 
the cheeks yellowish ashy. Antennae black, basal joint red, bases 
of third, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth, and eleventh joints white; 
setose both above and beneath. Thorax above dark brown, the 
disk having four ashy dots, namely, one each on the front and 
hind margins, and two, smaller and more rounded, placed trans- 
versely in the middle ; the sides each with two oblique ashy 
lines, which sometimes meet at the hind angle. Elytra with 
the tips truncate, both angles distinct ; surface densely clothed 
with short stiff hairs, finely punctured, dark brown, with a large 
number of ashy specks, of different sizes and shapes, the extreme 
apex having a distinct white spot on each side. Body beneath 
ashy ; sides of breast striped with dark brown. Legs elongated ; 
thighs abruptly clavate, black or pitchy red, ringed with grey ; 
basal joint of hind tarsi longer than the three remaining taken 
together. 
Para and Ega ; not uncommon : found also at Cayenne. At 
Ega a strongly marked variety occurred, which merits separate 
name and mention : — 
Var. agglomeratus. The ashy spots of the elytra are partly 
collected into large cinereous patches, one on each side, placed 
transversely in the middle of the elytron, the space anterior and 
posterior to this large spot being nearly free from markings. 
Long. 3-4 lin. d $ . 
Ega; less common than the type*. 
Genus Seriphus, nov. gen. 
Body oblong-ovate, convex, setose. Borehead and muzzle 
short, as in the Leiopodinse generally. Antennae elongated, 
* The following Rio- Janeiro species belongs also to section 2 of the 
genus Sporetus. It has a strong resemblance to Probatius ludicrus, and is 
confounded with it in some collections : — 
S. probatioides, Oblongus sive ellipticus, purpureo-fuscus, sericeus, 
cinereo maculatus. Caput fuscum, sericeum. Antennae longissimae, 
breviter setosae, purpureo-fuscae, articulis (tribus basalibus, et 9° 
exceptis) basi griseis. Thorax convexus; spinis lateralibus minutis 
mox pone medium sitis ; dorso fusco angulis et margine posticis ob- 
scure cinereo maculatis. Elytra apice subsinuato-truncata, angulis 
obtusis, dorso nigro-setosa, punctata, purpureo-fusca, sericea, guttis 
sex basalibus, maculis duabus lateralibus (una magna ante medium, 
altera parva pone medium) et signaturis apicalibus cinereis. Corpus 
subtus griseum. Pedes subelongati, obscure castanei, griseo annulati, 
baud setosi ; femoj’ibus valde clavatis. Maris segmento apicali abdo- 
minis emarginato. Long. lin. <? . Hab. Rio Janeiro, a Dom. 
Squires lecto. 
