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Luperodes klageri sp. nov. 
Small sized, head, thorax and scutel fulvous, antennae 
and legs more or less brown, elytra, straw yellow with common 
sutural and broad humeral sublateral, brownish aeneous stripe. 
Type 2 examples San Catharine Brazil (Klages) length 2)4 
mm. Bow. coll. 
Antennae reaching nearly the tip of body joints 2, 3 almost 
equal, thorax with transverse arcuate depression well marked at 
the sides, the outward stripe attains the apex in a very fine line, 
the other vitta stops abruptly, near the turn of the wing cover. 
Easily distinguished by the size and elytral pattern. 
Luperodes maculicollis sp. nov. 
Large sized, black aeeneous above, thorax yellow except for 
an anterior discal aeneous spot, elytra aeneous with an almost 
straight yellow median fascia, abdomen yellow. 
Type 1 specimen Rio Madeira Brazil (Mann & Baker) 1 
specimen Porto Velho, Amazons No. 2220 (Prof. Thaxter) Bow. 
Coll. Length 6 mm. 
Head with deep transverse groove between the eyes, vertex 
evenly and rather strongly punctate, antennae more than half 
the length of body, joints 2, 3, gradually increasing in length, 
remainder elongate, nearly equal, thorax shining, nearly im- 
punctate obsoletely arcuately impressed at the rear, the discal 
dark spot covers the middle of the anterior margin and is rounded 
so as to reach the arcuate impression, elytra with bronze color 
well marked, without transverse depression; the yellow fascia 
is about V 2 mm. wide, very lightly arcuate and does not pass 
the reflexed margin. 
Luperodes cyaneoplagiata nov. sp. 
Large sized, fulvous yellow; head, metaste^num, tibiae and 
tarsi (except the last joint) antennae joint 2 to S)4 brownish 
black; elytra with a broad basilar cyaneous basal, and a large 
cyaneous transverse ante apical spot. 
