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Show 42 MR. MARTIN JACOBY ox X E W [May 12, Hab. Peru. (Three specimens.) Somewhat resembling B. cestuans L., but the underside black and the elytral markings in shape of two rings; in all m y specimens the anterior band is interrupted near the suture and at the posterior edge, but this may not be always the case. DORYPHORA SAXGUIXIPEXXIS, Sp. nOV. Black, the tibia? metallic greenish ; head with one, thorax with two obscure fulvous spots at the sides, the latter closely punctured ; elytra reddish fulvous, finely and irregularly punctured, the interstices minutely aciculate. Length 14 millim. Oblong, parallel, the greatest convexity at the base of the elytra ; the head very finely and closely punctured, greenish black, with a triangular fulvous spot at the vertex ; antennae extending to the base of the elytra, bluish black, the terminal joints gradually and strongly widened, but slightly longer than broad ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides flattened, the anterior angles not produced, the disc closely, finely, and somewhat rugosely punctured at the sides, much more sparingly so at the disc, the latter blackish, with a small fulvous spot at each side ; elytra scarcely wider at the base than the thorax, closely, irregularly, and rather finely punctured, the interstices finely aciculate ; mesosternal process rather short and stout. Hab. Provinz Goyaz, Brazil. (A single specimen.) DORYPHORA STAUDIXGERI, Sp. nOV. Greenish black, the last four joints of the antenna? pale flavous; thorax minutely and closely punctured ; elytra closely punctured in double or treble rows, flavous, a broad transverse band at the base, a narrower one below the middle, the suture, and numerous small spots below the second band greenish- black. Length 11 millim. Elytra with the greatest height at the base, from there to the apex deflexed; head finely punctured, opaque, greenish black, labrum testaceous ; antennae extending nearly to the middle of the elytra, the basal two or three joints below and the terminal four pale yellow, the latter widened, longer than broad, the other joints black ; thorax nearly three times broader than long, the sides rounded anteriorly, the anterior angles produced into a point, the surface closely and finely punctured, less closely so at the disc, the sides with a small fovea, the colour similar to that of the head ; scutellum shining, blackish ; elytra strongly punctured in closely approached treble rows, the margins of the bands irregularly notched, both bands of oblique direction, the first one placed immediately below the base, double the width of the second one, which is situated immediately below the middle, both bands not quite extending to the lateral margins, the second one gradually dissolved into numerous small spots which fill out the posterior |
