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spines, protliorax narrowing from base to head, lateral 
margins denticulate, elytra reaching onto base of sixth 
segment, nearly as wide as the abdomen; abdomen with a 
small denticulate spine behind border of each segment 
from first to fifth, sixth segment expanded at the posterior 
margin into a broad mucronate lobe; beneath, prothorax 
bears numerous denticulations arranged in somewhat 
regular lines. 
Color light yellowish, head above and a broad stripe on 
the cheek, a broad annulation on each segment of beak, 
pronotum, scutellum except two basal spots, costal areas, 
most of clavus and discal cell and a large part of the two 
apical cells blotched, with most of the exposed portion of 
the abdomen, lateral stripes on thorax and median line 
from prothorax to tip of abdomen, irregular annulations 
and blotches on anterior and middle legs, dark fuscous or 
black. A conspicuous black dot occurs on the dorsal 
margin of fore and middle femora. 
Described from five males collected in British Guiana 
by Messrs. Parrish and Crew, April and May, 1901 Mr. 
\'an Duzee has kindly placed three which were received in 
his collection at my disposal. The species is a striking one 
and while presenting characters that ally it closely to 
Shaumannia is evidently representative of a different 
genus. 
VELI.\D^. 
Velia brunnea n. sp. Near vivida, Buch. White. A rich choco- 
late brown with hind border of pronotum yellow and the 
elytra nearly black. Length, 8 mm. 
Head rather long, projecting nearly half its length in 
front of e}'es, stronglv defiexed, antennae long, first joint 
longest, second and fourth nearly equal, third shortest, 
beak reaching base of middle coxae. Pronotum with 
prominent humeri, hind border broadly bisinuate the 
margin elevated. Posterior femora without spines. 
Head, basal joint of antennae, prothorax, except hind 
margin, femora, border and disk of abdomen below, rich 
chocolate brown, hind border of prothorax yellow, elytra 
. velvet black; three outer joints of antennae, beak, tibiae, 
tarsi, and most of under surface black. A fine short vel- 
vetv pile covers the bodv except on posterior border of 
prothorax. 
Seven specimens from Coroica Yungas, Bolivia, April, 
1899. 
This seems to agree pretty closely with vivida White, 
but is separated at once by absence of femoral spines. 
