440 
Mr. H. W. Bates on Oeramhycidm 
etiam producto acuto^ supra grosse striato-punctatis, 
interstitiis nonnullis costatis, apice sublsevibus ; pedibus 
omnino nigro-seneis, trochanteribus pallido-testaceis ex- 
ceptis ; femoribus subclavato-incrassatis, iutermediis et 
posticis apice bispinosis. 
Long. 10-12 lin. $ . 
Hah. — Ega. Three examples, one of which is now in 
the collection of Mr. Alexander Fry. 
4. Distenia suturalis, n. s'p. 
Angustata, gracilis, cyanea, nitida, subtus pectore in 
medio fulvo-testaceo, elytris vitta communi lata saturali 
purpureo-rufa, pedibus flavo-testaceis, antennis nigris, 
infra ( S ) longe penicillatis ; thorace tuberculo elongate 
mediano distincto, caeteris partibus irregulariter grosse 
punctatis ; elytris sparsissime setosis, apice unispinosis, 
angulo suturali producto, supra crebre punctatis, vitta 
suturali postice ante apicem terminata ; femoribus omni- 
bus apice spina unica elongata armatis. 
Long. 7 lin. $ . 
Hah. — Ega.* 
Genus Cometbs. 
Serville, Encycl. Meth. x. 485 ; Lacord. Gen. ix. 229. 
Syn. Heteropalpus , Buquet, Mag. Zool. 1843, pi. cxviii. 
The sole constant character which distinguishes this 
genus from Distenia is the relative shortness and thick- 
* The following are also undescribed species of this genus : — 
Distenia ricjipes. 
Viridi-asnea, pedibus testaceo-rufis, antennis nigris, apicem versus 
piceis ; thorace grosse tuberculato et punctato ; elytris apice unispinosis, 
angulo suturali nullo, supra hrevissime setosis, passim subtilissime punc- 
tulatis et grosse striato-punetatis, interstitiis nonnullis costatis ; femoribus 
baud spinosis ; antennis ( S ) sparse penicillatis. 
Long. 6| lin. ^ . * 
Hab. — Santa Marta, Nova Granada (Bouchard). 
Distenia angustata. 
Angustata, linearis, capite et thorace pracipue parvis ; viridi-senea, 
corpore subtus et elytris fundo testaceis, pedibus sordide flavo-testaceis, 
autemiis fusco-geneis, infra longe penicillatis ; thorace tuberculato, grosse 
sparsim punctato ; elytris apice unispinosis, angulo suturali producto, 
acuto, supra sparsim longe setosis, ut in L. suturali crebre punctulatis ; 
femoribus omnibus apice spina imica elongata armatis. 
Long. 6^ lin. $ . 
Hah. — Cayenna interiore (D. Bar). 
