COLEOPTERA. 
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Spermophagus reticulatus, Jehel. 
Oblongo-ovatus , dilute rufus , tomento jlavo sublus sericeo sparsim, supra 
in lineis obliquis decussatis inter se rkombos magnos formantibus, ob- 
situs ; oculis nigris ; mandibulis parum exsertis, apice nigricantibus ; 
rostro apice setis rigidis crassis instructo capiteque collo brevi a tho- 
race separata , leviter punctatis, nitidis ; thorace lato , transverso ; scu- 
tello oblongo-triangulare; elytris conjunction ovatis , basi subtruncatis , 
apice singulation obtuse rotundatis , anguste striato-punctatis ; tibiis 
posticis apice oblique truncatis , spinis duabus longis mobilibus ar- 
matis. 
Longit. 2 lin. = 4f 5 millim. 
Latit. (ante medium elytr.) 1| lin. — 2 T | millim. 
Patria: Brasilia. 
Nearly allied in form to Sp. Hojfmannseggii , Sob., but smaller, pro¬ 
portionally shorter and broader. 
Head shortly quadrate, nearly half of its length being behind the 
eyes, where it forms a sort of neck, less convex, posteriorly slightly, in 
front distinctly, punctate; pale rufous, shining, marked with the following 
yellow lines; 1st two crossing, each extending from the base of the rostrum 
near the eye, behind which it is directed obliquely to the opposite side ; 
2nd two longitudinal, along the eyes, joining the oblique ones on the 
vertex; all these lines are rather obsolete, probably by being abraded, but 
they form distinct rhombs and lozenges. Eyes transverse, lunate, lateral, 
strongly reticulated, pitchy. Rostrum shorter than the head, truncated at 
the apex, distinctly punctate, pale rufous, shining, with the apex yellowish, 
impunctate. Labrum subtransverse, rounded, furnished, as well as the 
sides of the rostrum, with long and thick hair. Mandibles incurved, acute, 
rufous, with the apex pitchy. Antennce rather long, reaching nearly to the 
middle of the body; joints 1—4 subcylindric; 1st the longest; 2nd the 
shortest; 3rd and 4th equal; the remainder gradually more triangular on 
the inside to the 9th; ultimate subovate, acute; basal half pale, apical 
dark rufous. 
Thorax transverse, about twice as wide at the base as long, truncate 
at the apex, where it is wider than the head and about two-thirds of the 
basal width; sides obliquely and roundly dilated towards the base ; poste¬ 
rior angles rather angular; base obliquely sinuate, produced towards the 
