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Show 1894.] COLEOPTERA OF THE GENUS CEPIONYCHIS. 619 very broad, of equal width and not extending to the lateral nor apical margin, the anterior band with a short but deep indentation in front of the humeral callus, the posterior band emarginate near the suture at the apex; underside and legs black, tibiae piceous. Hab. Bolivia. Narrower in shape than (E. steinheili, Jac, the head and underside differently coloured, the elytral bands of different shape. (E. quadriplagiata, Jac, has more strongly punctured elytra, differently coloured antennae, a much broader thorax, and no emarginate anterior blue band of the elytra ; the finely punctured elytra and shape of the bands distinguish the species also from (E. ornamen-talis, Har. ffiPIONYCHIS NIGRONOTATA, n. Sp. Testaceous ; the head, the intermediate joints of the antennae, and the scutellum black ; thorax impunctate ; elytra finely punctured, testaceous, a transverse stripe at the middle, two spots at the base, and two others near the apex black. Length 3 lines. Head black, sparingly and finely punctured, frontal tubercles subquadrate, palpi testaceous ; antennae with the basal four and the apical three joints testaceous, the others black, third joint very slightly shorter than the fourth ; thorax narrowed in front, the posterior margin straight, the anterior one semicircular, the anterior angles acutely pointed but not produced outwards, the sides broadly flattened, the surface impunctate, pale testaceous ; scutellum black; elytra very closely and finely punctured, coloured like the thorax, with the following black spots-an elongate spot on the shoulder, a small round one near the scutellum, two small spots placed transversely below the middle, and a narrow transverse band at the latter place not extending to either margin; underside black, the legs and the sides of the abdominal segments testaceous, the posterior femora with a black spot at the apex. Hab. Brazil. Of this species I possess a single specimen, without exact locality : the pale ground-colour, that of the antennae, and the position of the elytral spots will help in the recognition of the species. 02PI0NYCHIS PALPALIS, n. Sp. Pale fulvous, the head and part of the breast black, palpi incrassate, thorax impunctate; elytra extremely finely punctured, a bifurcate band at the base and a transverse curved band near the apex black. Length 3| lines. Head black, impunctate; the eyes very large, larger than the space dividing them; frontal tubercles and carina strongly raised, the penultimate joint of the palpi strongly incrassate ; antennae long, fulvous the third joint much shorter than the fourth ; thorax scarcely more than twice as broad as long, narrowed anteriorly, the anterior angles produced outwards into a small tooth, the sur- |
