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2. Tomopterus bispeculifer . 
Odontocem bispeculifer a ^ White^ Cat. Longic. Brit. Mus. 
p. 190. 
iNiger ; thorace rotundato^ grosse reticulato-punctato, 
margine postico scutelloque aureo-tomentosis ; elytris 
apice rotundatis nec truncatis^ grosse punctatis, disco 
macula oblonga sub-obliqua flavo-testacea vitrea ; corpore 
subtus nigro^ nitido, epimeris aureo-tomentosis, segmento 
ventris primo interdum (?) rufo ; pedibus nigris, femori- 
bus posticis interdum (d') albo-testaceis. 
Long. 5-6i lin. S ? . 
Hab. — Eiver Tapajos. 
3. Tomopterus larroides. 
White, Cat. Longic. Brit. Mus. p. 177. 
Brevis, robustus ; thorace valde transverse, convexo, 
lateribus rotundatis, piloso, punctate, opaco ; elytris 
brevibus, apice recte truncatis, extus valde rotundatis, 
vitta obliqua obscure flava ; abdominis segmentorum 
marginibus flavo - pilosis ; femoribus posticis gradatim 
incrassatis, supra valde arcuatis. 
(d. Supra niger, alisque nigris. 
$ . Supra thorace medio flavescente, elytris lateribus 
castaneis, alis fulvis. 
Long. 3-4 lin. $ ? . 
Abundant once at flowers; closely resembles a small 
bee of the genus Megachile. 
Hab . — Santarem . 
Epimelitta, nov. gen. 
Tomoptero affinis, difiert corpore toto piloso, elytris 
abdominis basin attingentibus, apice valde attenuatis, sub- 
acuminatis. Rostrum breve, latum. Antennae paullo in- 
crassatae, serratae. Thorax brevis, valde transversus, 
convexus, hirtus. Tibiae posticae longe pilosae. 
The tapering apices of the elytra, widely dehiscent at 
the suture, and the pilose body and limbs, distinguish this 
genus from Tomopterus. In facies the species bear very 
