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aulachochiloides aulacocliiloides.
pliinipinarum philippinarum.

Subfamily 3 Tribe 2.

elevata clavata.

hgemastoma haematosoma.

Subfamily 4 Tribe 4.

after Micreiicaustes liturata insert
Micrencaustes Dehaanii.

E»(jl>! Deliaanii, Lap. Ilixt. N<it. Col. u. 15,

Encanstes , Lac. Erot. 43.

Java.

7 and 9 from top Bracliysomus Bracliysplioenus.

after Erotylus scaplndomorphoicles insert
Erotylus spectrum.

Erotylus siyectruni, Tlioms, liev. et Mag. de Zool. ISofi, 470
T. 23, f. 7.

EROTYLTD.E.

SiiLfamily 1. Langurides.

Pachylanguria. g. n.

{Typ. Paiva^ WoU.)

Antcnnjie short, reacliing to about one half the length of tlie
thorax, joints 2 — 7 thick, moniliform (the Srd a little longer than
the others), 8 — 1 1 compressed, dilated, ^^ubescent, closely adpressed
together, forming a club.

Head with the eyes rather flat, extremely finely granulated;
frontal suture obsolete ; clypeus emarginate in front.

Thorax broader than long; sides faintly margined; posterior
angles produced, acute ; base margined, angularly produced in
front of the scutellum and very gradually sloped towards the
angles; a short impressed line on each side at about one third.

Elytra with the epi})leural fold not marked, the reflexed
portion sinuate ; seven distinct rows of punctures, leaving an
irregularly punctured space at the margin.

Legs short; tarsi dilated; claw-joint long.

Presternum with a broad, thickly margined process, deeply
emarginate at the apex, and not depressed.

Mesosternum convex, apex emarginate ; coxal lines abbreviated
but visible.

Pacliylanguria coUaris, sp. n.

Subelongata, parallela, cyanea, thorace supra et subtus auran-
tiaco (prosterno apice nigro) ; elytris crebre punctulatis, regulariter
punctato-striatis. L. 3 lin. India (Bakewell).

Closely allied to P. PaivcB, but narrower, the last three ventral
segments with a yellow spot at the sides, and the clypeus not
emarginate in front. In fully matured specimens the thorax
■would probably be marked with black.

Pachylanguria Paivse. .^<^x^t^~'^- ^

Languria Paivce, WoU. Ann. K II. iv. 430 (1859).o'^ O
JST. China. I

2 TETUALANOURIA.

Pachylanguria metasternalis, sp. n,

Oblouga, crassa, piinctulata, cyaneo violacea, tliorace lateribiis
late, inetasterno macula lateral!, aurantiacis. L. 8^ lin. India
(Bake well).

Body beneath rather obsoletely punctate, sides of mesoster-
num with a few very deep punctures; prosternum with the pro
cess deeply sulcate on each side, apex triangularly emarginate.

Tetralangmia.

g. n. {typ. splendens, Wied,).

Closely resembling PachijIangiiTia, but v/ith the thorax elongate
and with anterior angles well maiked, the posterior produced,
acute.

The species of this genus are extremely variable, and I am not
at present prepared to diffei'entiate them. Probably most of those
here given will ultimately prove to be varieties of one species,

Tetralangnria elongata,

Trogosita elongata, Fah., Syst. El. i. 152 (1801).

This I Ijelieve to be a species very common at Penang and
Singapore, and of which I have seen numerous examples agreeing
with the Fabrician description.

Tetraianguria splendens *

Languria splendens, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 4G (1823).
Java.

Tetraianguria tripunctata.*

Languria tripuiickUa, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 46 (1823).
Bengal.

Tetraianguria pyramidata.

Langwia 2:>yramidata, MacL. Ann. Jew. 44 (1825).

Java.

Very near T. sple^ideiis, Mots, and T. trqnincteita, "Wied.

Tetraianguria splcndida.

Languria splendensW, Mots. Scltrenck lieise, ii. 242 (18G0).
Java.

Tetraianguria angularis.'''

Ljangurla angidaris, Mots. fSchrenk Rcise, ii. 243 (18G()).
Java.

LAXarRfOSOMA. 3

Languriosoma.

g. 11. [typ, Mulioti, Crotcli).

Tlior-ix l)road, enlarged in front; elytra witli a Ijasal margin;
antenna? with a 4-joiiited club, lltli joint largest, rounded, the
other three produced within ; nie.sosteriiuni very short, ventral
])roce.ss acuminate, coxal lines distinct, parallel, approximate,
reaching nearly to the apex of the segment; elytra truncate.

Languriosonia cardioplioroidesj sp. n.

Elongata, cuiieiformis, nigra, capite thoraceque (supra et infra)
rufis; ca])ite sutura frontali distincta, labro aureo-pubescenti, cum
thorace obsolete punctato, hoc antice latiore, lateribus valde reflexis,
rotundatis, postice coarctato, angulis paulo productis acutiusculis,
basi a?gre marginato, ante scutelhnn triangulariter lobato, utrinque
striolato; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, striis ad apicein obso-
letis, interstitiis sublaevibus ; prosterno la3vi ; epipleuris parce
fortiter punctatis ; abdomine parce punctato. L. 5| lin. Cam-
bodia.

Very like a species of Elaterldai in form and coloration.

Languriosoma Mouhoti, sp. n.

Elongata, cuneiformis, nigra, capite, thorace (supra et infra),
elytrisque (apice nigra) castaneis; thorace sat fortiter punctato,
disco postice linea Icevi; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, striis ad
apicem ipsam obsoletis ; prosterno, epipleuris abdomineque parce
punctatis. L. 4f lin. Laos (Mouhot).

Very like L. cai'diojyhoroides, Init smaller and differently
coloured.

Languriosoma Brookii, sp. n.

L. Mouhoti simillima,, thorace obsolete parce punctato, corpore
subtus toto ferrugineo, obsoletissime punctato, femoribusque basi
ferrugineis bene distincta. L. 4^ lin. Sarawak, Borneo (Wallace).

Languriosoma cyanipennis, sp. n.

Elongata, cuneiformis, nigra, capite thoraceque (supra et infra)
rufis, elytris cyaneis; capite subla3vi, marginibus frontis elevatis;
thorace parce punctato, convexo, lateribus rotundatis, paulo
elongate, basi marginato, utrinque strialato; elytris striato-punc-
tatis, striis ad apicem obsoletis, interstitiis h-evibus ; scutello nigro;
prosterni epipleuris, abdominisque lateribus fortius parce punctatis,
lineis coxalibus minus bene determinatis. L. 4| lin. Borneo
(Wallace).

1—2

4 OXYLANeiURIA.

Pentelanguria,

g. n. {ty}). elatcroides, Crotch).

AntemiJB short, stout, joints 1 — 6 moniliform (3rd longer than
the others), 7 — 11 forming a 5-jointed clnh, transverse, dilated^
last joint broadly rounded. Head with the eyes moderate, finely
granulated ; front gently convex, suture hardly visible.

Thorax subquadrate, longer than broad; anterior angles pro-
minent, thickened, posterior produced, rather deflexed, acute, not
margined; sides straight, margin hardly thickened; base bisinuate,
not margined nor depressed.

Elytra acuminate, with the apex produced, subexcavate within ;
epipleural fold wanting, closely covered with rows of small punc-
tures.

Prosternum with a broad flat parallel process, margined at the
sides and rounded at the apex, fitting into the mesosternum, which
is rather elevated and emarginate behind.

Metasternum with an acute triangular emargination behind:
coxal lines abbreviatech

Tarsi not much dilated.

Pentelanguria elateroides, sp. n.

-t'Eueo-viridis, abdomine (segmentis basi exceptis), femoribus
basi, metasternoque plus minusve riibris; capite sparse fortiter,
thorace crebro fortiter sul)rugose punctatis ; elytris punctorum
seriebus 8 — 9, intervallis subtilissime punctuhitis ; thoracis epi-
pleuris valde rugulosis, corpore subtus sparse punctate. L. 7^ lin,
India (Bakewell).

Pentelanguria notopedalis, sp. n. •'

Viridis, nitidissima, capite thoraceque sparsim fortiter (hoc in
lateribus subrugulose) punctatis; elytris confertissime siibseriatini
punctatis ; cor})ore subtus leviter punctato, rufo-variegato. L.
8 lin. India, Hiuialayas (Hooker — coll. Janson).

Oxylanguria.

g. n. {fj/p. acutipennis, Crotch).

Antenna? ratlier short, joints 1 — G subequal, moniliform, 7 — 11
flattened dilated ; eyes ovate, not jn-ominent; front slightly mar-
gined; nientum transverse, narrow; head angulatcd on each side
for the mandibles; thorax elongate, sides but little rounded, base
margined, with a well-marked stria on each side; elytra acumi-
nate, produced extei-nally into a sharp divaricating point, sutural
angle dentate. Tarsi bi-oadly dilated. Ventral jtrocess acuminate,,
no coxal line.

DOUliLEJJAYA. O

Oxylaiiguria acutipennis, sp. n.

Viridis, subpurpurea, elongatn; capitc tlioracequc sparsiiu sat
profuiide puiictatis; elytris profiinde .striato-punctatis ; i)rostenio
Isevi ; metasterni lateribus abdomineque sat crcbre punctatis. L.
Gf 8Jlin. Sarawak, Sumatra (Wallace).

The tibiae are thickly fringed with golden hairs at the apex
witliiu.

Callilaiignria.

g. n, {typ. luzonica, Crotch).

Antennse short, club very gradual, 7th joint hardly dilated,
3rd not longer than 4th; eyes very finely granulated, sides of
Iront incrassate, clypeus convex ; mentuni large, pointed in front ;
mandibles very large, head angulated at the sides to receive them.

Thorax globose; epipleural fold hardly marked; prosternum
with the process depressed, truncate; mesosternum depressed in
iront, apex emarginate, ventral process acuminate, no coxal line.
Tarsi very broadly dilated. Elytra obliquely truncate at the
a])ex.

Callilanguria luzonica, sp. n.

Elongata, acuminata, nigra, thorace, cum ei)ipleuris, rufo,
parcissime punctato ; elytris viridibus, punctato-striatis. L.
10 — 11 lin. Luzon.

Callilanguria Wallacii, sp. n.

Elongata, postice acuminata, l?ete castaneo-rufa, antennis pedi-
busque (femoribus basi exceptis) nigris, elytris apice nigrocyaneis;
cai)ite thoraceque subla3vibus, lioc sine plica epiplcurali, basi mar-
ginato, hand striato; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis Irevibus;
corpore subtus obsolete punctulato. L. 5 lin. Sumatra (Wallace),

Elytra truncate, external angle dentate.

Doubledaya.

White, Proc. Ent. Soc. 1850 xui.— Trans. Eat. Soc. Ser. 2 ii.
2 {typ. viator, White).

Antennte about as long as the head and thorax, 3]-d joint
equal to the 2nd, 5 — 7 subequnl, clavate, 8th dilated, triangular,
9th larger than 8th or 10th; head with the eyes prominent,
front narrowed, finely margined, clypeus distinct, transverse,
d(x-ply emarginate. Thorax convex, longitudinally impressed,
base with a stria on each side. Prosternum with a broad truncate
process; mesosternum subelongate, grooved in front for the pro-
sternum; ventral i)rocess acuminate, no coxal line.

^r.entum extremely narrow, transverse, gcully ema)giiiaie iii
front.

6 FATUA.

Donbledaya viator."

DouUedaya viator, JVhife, Proc. Eitt. Soc. 1850 xiii. — Trans.
Ent. Soc. Ser. 2 ii. 2 (1852) iig. Madras.

Donbledaya Y/liitii, gp. n.

Castanea, nitidissima, aiitenni« pedibusque nigris, femoribus basi
intus feiTugiiieis, pectore infuscato. L. 8ilin. Sumatra (Wallace).

Obs. Boliemann — Eugen. Resa. Ins. 212 — describes an insect
from Manilla under the name of " Douhledaia convexicollis,^ of
wliicli I find no mention in Mr C'rotcli's MSS. ; it cannot, however,
be referred to the genus DouUedaya as liere defined. E. W. J.

Eatna.

Dej. Cat. 454 (1837). {Typ. longicornis, Wied.)
[Macromeka, Hope, Col. Man. ill. 190 (1840).]
Antenna? elongate, 3rd joint longest, 8th emarginate at the
apex, and forming part of the club, longer than the 9th (in the
large species these joints are bardly thickened); thorax elongate,
narrowed in front, greatest breadth behind the middle, base
coarctate, impressed, wdth a rounded lobe in the centre; elytra
with the ei)ii)leural fold distinct, interstices punctate; legs long,
tarsi dilated; prosternum produced, sulcate, truncate; ventral
process acute, incrassate, no coxal line.

Eatiia Icngicornis.

Languria longicorniSi Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 48 (1823).

Faiiia , Tfej. Cat. 454 (1837).

Macromelea , Hope, Col. Man. ill. 191, T. iii. f G

(1840).
Poonah.

Tlie anterior legs extremely elongate, the antennte more than
half the length of the body.

Fatiia Seaiyi, sp. n,

F. lot/gicornl simillima, scd thorace paulo l)re\ioi'e antico
latiore, elytris interstitiis distinctius punctatia distincta: an fce-
mina? L. 10 lin. Madras (Scaly).

Fatua nigripennis/

Languria n'lgripcmiis, Weed. Zool. Mag. ii. 48 (1823).
Trancj^uebar.

Fatua Lambii, sp. n.

F. longkorui simllis, sod dimidio minor, clytiis fortius ])mic-
tato-striatis, intcislitiis crebrius jninctiitis difiert, L. 8 lin.
IV'uang.

LANfiTKIA.

Fatua Bov/ringii, sp. n.

F. Lamhil simillima, sed paiilo minor, thonice breviore basi
Ascato, lateribus regulariter
distincta. L. 7 lin. Cambodia.

infuscato, lateribus regulariter rotiindatis, an tennis brevioribus

Fatua crassa, sp. n.

Elongata, crassa, acuminata, nigra, ca{)ite tlioracequc supra et
infra rufo-ferrugineis, elytris cyaneo-nigris; clypeo antico eniargi-
nato; tliorace elongato, lateribus rotundatis, basi impresso, paulo
infuscato; elytris tenue punctato-striatis, interstitiis fcrc lievibus.
L. 9 J lin. Penang.

Var. minor, interstitiis punctulatis.

Antennae with the 8th joint longer than the 7th, distinctly
triangular, dilated, about equal to the last three.

Languria.

Latr. Hist. Xaf. in. 209 (1802). {Typ. Mozardi, Latr. = ruti-
collis, Latr. ined.)

A. Species Africante,

Languria dimidiata.

Languria dimidiata, Ouer. Icon. R. A. Ins. 314.

Senegal.

The body beneath is very coarsely punctate throughout. An-
tenna) with the base red, 8tli joint scarcely dilated, 9 — 11 forming
a loose little marked club.

Languria africana/"^

Languria africana (Chev.), Gucr. Icon, R. A. Ins. 314,
Senegal.

Languria ssmifiava.*

Languria seniijlava, Thorns. Arch. LJnt. ii. 23G.
Gaboon.

Languria rufopartita.*

Languria rufopartita, Thorns. Arch. Ent. ii. 23G.
Gaboon.

Languria promontorii, sp. n.

L. formoso', affinis, sed minoi*, capito rufo, thorace minus con-
vexo, lateribus fere rectis, striola basali longiore, elytris requaliter
punctato-striatis, obscure viridibus (humeris obscure rufis) pedi-
busque rufis distincta videtur. L. 2\ lin. Cape of Good Hope,
Guinea.

8 LAXGURIA.

Languria formosa, sp. n.

Elongata, parallela, rufo-ferruginea, capite femoribusque (basi
excepto) nigris, elytris viridi-cyaneis, dimidio apicali Isete piir-
pureis; capite profunde parce piiiictato; thorace parce punctato,
subqiiadrato, coiivexo, postice angustato, coarcfcato, basi transver-
sim impresso, utrinque striola abbroviata, ante scutellum rotundato
producto, angulis posticis acutiusculis; elytris basi profunde punc-
tato-striatis, striis integris sed aj^icem versus minus fortiter punc-
tatis, interstitiis Irevibus. L. 3 lin. Cape of Good Hope.

Antennae with the 8th joint very little enlarged, the club lax,
11th joint largest, rounded.

Languria illagtabilis."*

Languria illcetahllis, Pasc. Journ. Ent. i. 131, T. v. f. 4 (1860).

Natal.

Probably not a veritable Lanrjuria.

Languria pulchella.*

Languria pule] lella, Pasc. Journ. Ent. i. 132.

Natal.

Probably a distinct genus.

B. Species American?e.

Languria bicolor.

Trogoslta hicolor, Fab. Ent. Syst. Sup}). 50 (1708).

Languria , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 349.

thoracica, Oliv. Ent. V. 463, T. i. f. 1 (1807).

, Lee. ProG. Phil. vii. 158.

Var. jmneticollis, Say^ J, Phil. in. 462.

, Lee. Pr. Phil. viii. 150.

Southern States.

Distinct by the 6-jointed club of antenna\

Languria Mozardi.

Languria Mozardi, Latr. Gen. Crust, et Ins. in. ij(j.

— ^ Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 161.

, Croteh, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 350.

Var. minor Z«;^//. apicalis, Jfofs. Sehrench Jieise ii. 241.
Washington, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Southern States.

Languria cyanipennis, sp. n.

L. Mozardi affinis, sed major, thorace magls crebrc sed minus
fortiter j)unctulato, basi ante scutellum paulo lobato. L. Ah lin.
Mexico.

LANGUUIA.

Languria discoidea.

Langiir'ia discoidea, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. IGO.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 350.

Georgia.

Languria tsedata.

Languria tcvdata, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 160.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 3.50.

rafiventris. Mots. Schrenck Reise, 212.

New York, New Jersey, Washington.

Languria angustata.*

Trogosita angustata, Pal. Beauv. Lns. d'Afr. 125, T. xxxii. f. 2.

Languria , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 350.

Uhlerii, Horn, Pr. Ent. Phil i. 188.

"Var. I^angnria trifasciata, Say, J. Ac. Phil. in. 4G2.

, Lee. Pr. Phil. VII. 159.

Var. pidehra, Lee. Pr. Phil. vii. 150.

Soutli Carolina, Baltimore.

Languria sellata, sp. n.

Z. angustatce proxinia, sed capite, pedibiis, antenuisque rufis,
liis clava infuscata; elytris cyaneis fascia rufa pone medium.
L. ^-—i lin.

Mexico.

Languria convexicoUis.*

Languria convexicollis, Horn, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 18G8, 140.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soe. 1873, 351.

Owen's Valley, California.

Languria Iseta.

Languria heta, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 159 (1854).

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Eat. Soc. 1873, 351.

Kansas River, Colorado, Texas.

Distinct by the })iinctate interstices of the elytra,

Languria Lecontei.'^

Languria Lecontei, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 351.
Illinois.

Languria sanguinicoUis.

Languria sauguinicollis, Chev. Col. Mex. iv. 99 (1834).
Mexico.

10 LANGUIIIA.

Langiiria collaris.^

Lamjur'm collaris, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 159.

— , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 351.

Georgia.

Languria femoralis.*

Lanffuria/emoralis, Mots. Schrenck Reise, i. 242.

^ Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 352.

New Orleiins.

Langiiria gracilis.

Languria fjraeUls, Revmi. Ent. Mag. v. 390(1838).

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 351.

hkolorf, Latr. Gen. Crust, ill. 65, T. xi. f. 11 (1807).

Latreillei, Lee. Pr. Phil. vii. IGO (1854).

nigriceps. Mots. Schrenek Reise, 242 (1860).

var. Languria inornata, Rand. Post. Journ. Ii. 48.

var. ohscura, Mots. Schrenek Reise, 243 (1860).

Middle, Soutliern, and Western States.

No doubt can exist as to the application of Newman's name.

C. Species iNDO-MALAYANyE.

Languria rufipes, sp. n.

L. Giloloca proxima et forte varietas, sed capite pedibusque
obscure rufis, elytrisque interstitiis distinctius punctulatis diifert.
L. 4—54 lin.

Morty (Wallace).

Languria Gilolosa, sp. n.

Elongata, sub-acuminata, nigra, elytris cyaneis, punctato-striatis,
interstitiis sul)seriatini punctatis. L, 4| — 5}f.

Gilolo (Wallace).

Antenna? with the club abruptly 4-jointed, front with the
sides mai'gined, thorax longer than broad, globose in front, very
obsoletely j)unctate, base coarctate, striolae veiy short, abbreviate,
intermediate space with a few deeper punctures.

Languria papuensis, sp. n.

Elongata, postice paulo acuminata, nitida, nigra, capito tho-
rjiccque (supra et infra) rulls, elytris nigropurpureis, punctato-
strin.tis, striis ante npiceni evancscentibus, interstitiis la3vibus.
L. 5.1 lin.

Dor(«y (Wallace).

LAxbuRIA. 11

Antenna} witli a compressed 3-jointed clnl), 4ili joint, slightly
dilate, frontal snture distinct, lateral margins elevated, visible
behind the eyes ; head and thorax finely and sparingly pnnctate,
the latter a little longer than broad, sides ronnded, base coarctate,
striola3 short, sti-aight, intermediate space hardly pnnctate, basal
lobe large.

Lang'uria coarctata, sp. n.

L. fxW^^i^^'^ strnctnra simillima. sed minor, thoracc panic
breviore, basi pnnctis majoribus imi)ress(), capite nigro, elytrisijue
fortins pnnctato-striatis, interstitiis seriatim pnnctatis. L. 4 lin.

Macassar (Wallace).

Langiiria nigrocyanea, sp. n.

Elongata, postice angnstata, tota nigrocyanea, elytris pnnctato-
striatis interstitiis subla^vibns. L. 4^ lin.

Tonda.

Antennae with an abrupt 4-jointed club, the last joint large
and ronnded, frontal snture distinct, head not very strongly punc-
tate ', eyes extremely finely granulated, thorax clearly longer than
broad, convex in front, with a double punctuation, the fine punc-
tures rather obsolete, basal strise short, the interval with a few
deep punctures.

Langiiria menacleiisis^ sp. n.

Elongata, |X)stice acuminata, lajte ferruginea, antennis (])asi
excepta) geniculisque nigris, elytris viridibus, pnnctato-striatis
interstitiis subseriatim pnnctatis. L. 3 lin.

Menado (Wallace).

Antennae with a distinct 4-jointed club, frontal snture distinct,
clypeus broad, sparsely punctate, head sparingly punctate ; thorax
very obsoletely punctate, longer than broad, convex in front, co-
arctate behind, basal impression impunctate, striol?e well marked;
scutellum reddish, elytra margined at the base.

Laiigmia barbara, sp. n.

Elongata, rufa, nitida, antcnnarum clava geniculisque nigris,
elytris cyaneis pnnctato-striatis, interstitiis subla3vibus. L. 3^ lin.

Macassar (Wallace).

Antennae with a rather lax 3-jointed club, the 8th joint slightly
dilated, 3rd not longer than the 4tli ; frontal suture visible, sides
margined, head strongly punctate ; thorax a little longer than
broad, disc coarsely, sides obsoletely punctate, base coarctate, the
striohe well marked, diverging, the intermediate space covered
with deep coarse punctures.

]2 LANG urn A.

Languria propinqua, sp. n.

L. harharcB valde affinis scd pcdibiis eorporeque subtiis uigris,
anteimis clava distincte 4-articulata, articiilo 7" paulo dilatato
distincta. L. 3^ lin.

Sumatra (Wallace).

Languria tarsata, sp. n.

Ciineiformis, iiiger, capite thoraceque (su})ra et infra) rufis,
elytris cseruleis punctato-striatis, inter.stitiis vix pimctiilatis.
L. 41 lin.

Ceram (Wallace).

Antenna) with a compressed 4-jointed club, 7th joint slightly-
dilated ; frontal sutui-e distinct, the margin from the clypeus to
the eyes strongly incrassate, sides of the head angulate for the
base of the mandible; thorax very sparingly punctate, hardly
longer than broad, convex, gradually narrowed towards the base,
which is impressed and striolate, scutellum reddish, tarsi largely
dilated.

Languria nitidior, sp. n.

Subcuneiformis, rufoferruginea, iiitidissima, antennis nigris,
elytris cyaneis, subtilius punctato-striatis, interstitiis subtilissime
uniseriatim punctulatis. L. 3| lin.

Penaug, Singapore (Wallace).

Antennai with a compressed 5-jointed club ; frontal suture
well marked, head very sparingly punctate ; thorax quadrate,
convex, sides rounded, coarctate behind, posterior angles acute,
base striolate, very sparingly punctulate, scutellum red; coxal
lines parallel, elongate.

Languria Cambodise, sp. n.

Elongata, parallela, nigra, capite thoraceque (supra et infra)
rufis, elytris viridibus fortius punctato-striatis, interstitiis laevibus.
L. 5— 5^ lin.

Laos, Cambodia.

Antennae with a lax 4-jointed club, dentate within, the 7th
joint slightly dilated, 3rd longer than the 4th. Frontal suture well
marked, clypeus and head strongly punctate, eyes not margined by
the raise<l side of the front ; thorax ^ longer than broad, nar-
rowed behind, coarsely punctate on the disc, base compressed,
with a long stria on each side ; coxal lines jiarallel, elongate.

Languria scutellata, sp. n.

]j. Cdiuhudiw })('rsimilis, scd minor, corpore subtus, scutelloque
ruiis, thorace lat(^)-ibiis magis parallclis.
Sumatra (Walhice), Candjodia.

T>AXGl'PJA. 13

Languria -ffioloides, sp. n.

Cnneiformi«, fernigincn, initciniis, i^-oniciilis lato, tlioracisqao
vitta (liscoidali nigris ; ('lytris cyanois, L. 3 liu.

Sarawak (WaHace).

Antenna? with a gradual 5-jointcd clul), reaching ahnost to
the base of the tliorax ; frontal suture \isihle, head sparingly
punctate, thorax clearly punctate, longer than broad, sides sul)-
parallel, base transversely impressed, striolate ; elytra striate-
l)uiK*tate, interstices very finely ]:»unctulate.

In form very like a species of ^Eolns.

Languria cimeiformis, sp. n.

Cuneiformis, p';illide ferruginea, ca})ite, antennis, pedlbus,
segmentoque ultimo ventrali uigris ; elytris hete ca^ruleis. L. 4 lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Antennse short with a well-marked club of 5 joints, flattened
largely dilated, transverse. No frontal suture, head sparingly
and strongly punctate, thorax quadrate, convex, sides strongly
rounded, anterior augles detlexed, posterior acute, base sinuate,
striolate on each side ; obsoletely punctate ; elytra striate-
punctate, interstices visibly punctate ; coxal lines approximate
l)arallel, reaching almost to the end of the segment.

This is the only species with the head black in this division.

Languria Lewisii.

Languria Lewisii, Crotch, Euf. Mo. Mag. ix. 18 4-.
Kawachi, Nipon.

Languria unicolor.*

Languria unicolor, Mots. Bull. Mosc. xxxix. 17<).
, Crofcli, Enf. Mo. Mag. ix. 181.

Japan,

Languria nigripes.

Ljangvria nigrqw.s, Crotch, Ent. JAa Mag. ix. 181.
Japan, China.

Languria praeusta.

Languria prcensf a, CrofcJi,, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 185.
China, Japan.

Languria atriceps.

Jjanguvia atriceps, Crotch, Eat. Mo. Mag. ix. 185.
Jaj)an, Nagasaki.

14 LANGURIA.

Laiiguria nificeps.

Langurla ruficeps, Crotch, Etd. Mo. Mckj. ix. 185.
JajDan, Cliina.

? Languria Jansoiii.

? Lcmgiirla Jansoni, Crotch, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 185.
Japan.

Langurla prcBtermissa.'^

Langiirict 2)t'(vtermissa, E. W. Jans. Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 18G.
Japan, Hiogo.

Langinia nigritarsis."'

Langurla nigritarsis, G. 0. Waterh. Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 186,
N. Japan, Awomori Bay.

Langurla pectoralis/

Langurla j)ectoralis, C. 0. Waterh. Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 187.
Japan, Hakodate.

Langiiria Waterlionsii,*

Langurla convexlcollis, C. 0. Waterh. Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 187
(1873). [nee. Horn (1808).]
Japan, Hakodate.

Species incert^.
Langurla nepalensls.*

Langiirla nei^alensls, Hope, Gray Zool. Misc. 22.
Nepal.

Langurla cyanea/'

Langurla cyanea, Mots. Schrenck Eelse ii. 243.
Nepal.

Langurla rufotestacea.*

Ljingurla rufotestacea, Mots. Schrenck llelse ii. 242.
Batavia {% L. testacea, MacL.).

Langurla flava.'"^

Langurla flava, Mots. f':>chrenck Relse ii. 242.
Birnia.

LANGUKIA,

Languria bifasciata.*

Lang-d.ria hifasciata, Mots. ScJirenck Reise ii. 241.
TruiKjuebar.

Lang-uria coeruleipennis.'^

Languria cceridei ponds, Mots. Schreack lleise ii. 211.
Ceylon.

Languria collaris.*

Languria collar is (Be Ilaan), Mots. Schre,ic/c Relse ii. 241.
Ja^a.

Languria nigriventris/'

Languria nigrlventris, Jlots, Schrcnck Relse ii. 211.
Ceylon.

Languria fulvipes.*

LafnguriafalvljKS, Mots. Schrenck Relse ii. 241.
India or.

Languria clialybeipennis.*

Languria chalgheljjennls. Mots. Schrenck Relse ii. 241,
Birma.

Languria minima.*

Languria minima, Mots. Schrenck Relse ii. 241.
Ceylon. (Very near L. ^xorvula, Wied.)

Languria Menetriesii/

Languria Menetrlesll, Mots. Schrenck Relse ii. 240.
Siber. or. (Amur.)

Languria filiformis.*

Trogoslta fillformis, Fab. Sgst. El. i. 152.
Sumatra.

Languria potatoria/^

Languria ^Matoria, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 45,
Sumatra.

Languria nigrina.

Languria nigrina, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 47,
Java.

IG LANGURITES.

Languria parvula/'

Langiiria parvnia, Wied. Zool. M(uj. ii. 47.
Bengal.

Languria testacea.'

Languria teMacea^ J\f«cL. Ann. Jav. 4-5.
India, Java.

Languria morio. '

Languria morlo, MucL. Ann. Jar. 45,
Java.

Languria intermedia."

Languria intermedia, Boli. Eug. Fiesa. Im. 212 (18.59).
Malacca.

Langurites.

Mots. Schrench lleise ii. 243. {Tifp. lineata, Lap.)
Antennae with a 5-jointed club, tlie 3rd joint elongate; eyes
oval finely granulated; thorax elongate, base imjDressed but with
no stria; elytra with the apex produced, obliquely truncate; no
coxal line; head without stridulating plate on the occiput.

Langurites lineata.

Languria lineata, Lap. Ann. Fr. L 412 (1832).

scajndaris, Chev. Col. 31 ex. iii. 9 (1834).

Langurites vitticollis, Mots. Schrenck Reise, ii. 243 (ISGO).

vittatus, Mots. I.e. 243.

infuscatus, Mots. I.e. 243.

Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Columbia.
This species is very variable in colour.

Langurites ventralis.

La,nguri(c ventralis, Chev. Col. Mex. iv, 95.

Mexico (Orizaba).

This seems to be a variety of L. lineata in which the thorax is
entirely aeneous; and a specimen (unnamed) in Chevrolat's collec-
tion which agrees well with this description, is to be referred to
that species. The type itself is apparently lost. The specimen
named ventralis in Keichc's collection was a Trapezidera.

Langurites verticalis."^

Languria vertical is, Eric. Arch. f. Xaf. XTii. 181.
Peru.

TRAPEZIDERA. 17

Trapezidera.

Mots. Schreuch Iic/'sr, ii. 214 (typ. angusticollis, Mots.).

Auteiina' with a r)-joiuted club, ord joint scarcely longer than
4tli; thorax very elongate, base margined, (leei)ly sinuate on eacli
side, the niargiual line nearly straight, thus leaving a producc^d
triangle in front of the scutelluin; elytra sejmrately rounded at the
base, the a})ex rounded, denticulate; no coxal line; head without
stridulatiug plate, with a lateral impressed line between the eyes.

Trapezidera prolongata, sp. n.

Elongata, postice a.ngustata, tota ;enea, nitida, ubique subtilissi-
me alutacea, parce subtiliter punctulata, elytris obsolete subseriatim
l)unctidatis. L. 9 lin.

Nicaragua.

var. ? mexicana. Smaller, thorax hardly visil)ly, elytra more
strongly punctulate. L. 7 lin.

Mexico.

Trapezidera chalcea, sp. n.

T. pi'oloiif/rifcr affinis, sed minus elongata, humeris latioriltus,
postice acuminata, thorace basi fere truncato (in medio producto),
sat crebre punctulato; elytris punctatostriatis, interstitiis crebre
punctulatis; pedil)us plus minusve ieneo-rufis. L. G— 7 lin.

Mexico.

Trapezidera aenea, sp. n.

Elongata, a^nea, postice acuminata, thoiace elongato-quadrato,
crebre punctulato, basi utrinque sinuato, medio paulo producto,
striola abbreviata utrinque impresso; elytris crebre punctatis,
seriebus punctorum vix distinctis; abdomine subtus rufo-teneo.
L. Q—U lin.

Mexico.

Differs by the broader form, acuminate behind, and the basal
stria on the thorax ; the median lobe is very little marked.

Trapezidera angusticoUis.*

Trapezidera a7igusticollls, Mots. Schreuck Reise, ii. 2-14.
Central America.

Trapezidera brunnipes.*

Trapezidera hrunnipes, Mots. ScJirenck Reise, ii. 244.
Central America.

Trapezidera longicoUis.'^

Trapezidera loncjlcollis, Mots. Schrenck Reise, ii. 244.
Nicaragua.

c. II. 2

I 18 TERETILANGURIA.

Trapezidera dilaticollis.*

Trapezidera dilaticollis, Mots. Schrenck Eeise, ii. 244.
I Nicjiragua.

j Trapezidera brimneiventris.*

' Trapezidera hrunneiventris, Mots. Scltrenclc Beise, ii. 244.

I Kicaragua.

i Trapezidera porrecta.*

Langurin 2^orrectn, Kirsch, B. E. Z. x. 214.
j Bogota.

Trapezidera andigrada.*

j Langnria andigrada^ Kirsch, B. E. Z. x, 215.

Boo^ota.

I Teretiianguria.

g. n. {typ. Kirscliii, Crotch).

' \Goniocephala, Chev. Dej. Cat. ;;«?•§.]

: Antenn.ie with a 5-jointed compressed club; elytra rounded

I and denticulate at the apex; thorax not margined at the base, a

i small stria on each side; head with the occiput with two stridu-

j lating plates, frontal suture well marked, emarginate.

I Teretiianguria Kirscliii, sp. n.

\ Elongata, postice acuminata, tota ?enea, vel viridi-?enea; capita

I parce punctato, lineis lateralibus impressisparallelis; thorace parce

I punctato, antice angustiore, angulis posticis productis, acutis, basi

; utrinque sinuato; elytris obsolete seriatim punctatis; abdomine

I subtus parce punctulato, prosterno rugoso. L. 11 lin.

j Bogota, abundant.

I The body is sometimes more or less red beneath.

I Teretiianguria Panamas, sp.n.*

T. Kirscliii valde affinis, sed thorace antice paulo latiore, nngu-
j lis anticis incrassatis, capito antice fortius punctato, lineisque

i frontalibus minus pai'allelis distincta videtur.

i Panama (Janson).

' Teretiianguria basalis.

I Langnria basal is, Gvcr. Icon. B. A., Ins. 314.

[ Columbia (Guei'in).

I Thorax distinctly punctate, base deeply bisinu.'^te; metaster-

I num and ventral segments more or less neneous.

ORTHOLAXCxUPJA. 19

Goiiiolanguria.

g. n. {tijp. liitipes, S. Sauud.).

[(Jomocephala, Cliev. Dej. Cat. /;c<r6\]

Elytra protliiced at the apex, slightly divaricating, denticulate;
thorax margined at the base, with a small stria on each side; head
with the sides angulated for the very large mandibles, occi})ut with
one stridulating series; antennas with a 5-jointed club; tarsi very
broadly dilated.

Goniolangiiria latipes.

Languria latipes, S. Sauud. Tr. Eut. Hoc. i. 149. T. xiv. f. 1.

Montevideo.

This species is exceedingly variable in colour, being either
brilliant pur|)le, green or bronzed ; I have specimens from Cayenne,
New Granada, and Brazil, and a clo.ser examination than I can
nov/ devote to them might probably eliminate several very closely
allied species.

? Goniolanguria Eeicliii, sp.n.

Yalde elongata, postice angustata, tota ferruginea, elytris (basi
excepta) nigro-a?neis ; thorace elongato, antice angustato, lateribus
])ostice rectis, basi bisinuato, in medio transverse impresso, fovea
utrinque in striola desinente; elytris sat fortiter punctato-striatis
(striis apicem versus obsoletis) interstitiis fere Isevibus; pedibus
ferrugineis, tibiis seaeis. L, 7 lin.

Brazil.

This differs by not having the tarsi dilated and by the basal
impression of the thorax.

Ortholanguria.

g. n. {typ. Batesii, Crotch).

Cylindrical, parallel; head destitute of stridulating organ;
antennae with a 4-jointed clul); thorax elongate, base margined;
elytra with the a|)ex truncate, denticulate, sutural angle acute.

Ortholanguria Batesii, sp.n.

Cylindrica, parallela, ferruginea, elytris segmentisque ventra-
lil)us 2 — 5 viridi-seneis ; capite thoraceque obsolete punctulato, hoc
angulis posticis acutis, basi utrinque profunde sinuato, latius mar-
ginato, elytris parallelis ohsoletissime seriatim punctatis, vage
obsoleteque rugulosis ; abdomine subtus punctulato^ segmento
ultimo emarginato. L. 7i lin.

Ega (Bates), Cayenne.

2—2

20 DACNE.

Ortholanguria concolor, sp.n.

0. Batesii valde affinis, sed capite tliorace distincte punctatis,
colore tota viridipenea distincta.
New Granada.

Cladoxena.

Mots. Bull. Mosc. XXXIX. 428 (18G6). {Tyi?. rufipes, Mots.)

Cladoxena mfipes.*

Cladoxena riifipes, Mots. Bull Mosc. xxxix. 429 (18G6).
Nura Ellia, Ceylon.

Cladoxena picipes*.

Cladoxena picvpes, Mots. Bull. Mosc. xxxix. 429 (18GG).
Nura Ellia, Ceylon.

Subfamily 2. Erotylides.
Tribe 1. Dacnini.

Dacne.

Latr. Free. 12 (179G). {Typ. liumeralis, Eab.)
[Engis Payk. (1800), Lacord. Bedel]

Maxillary palpi with the last joint oval, tarsi visibly 5-jointed;
antennae with the 1st joint dilated, 3rd elongate; thorax with
the base margined ; elytra seriate punctata.

Dacne notata.

Silpha notata, Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1G17 (1788).
Ijys hipustulataW, Fab. Mant. 45 (1787).
Engis bipustulata, Bedel, Aheille, V. 8.
Sweden, Germany, Austria.

Dacne quadrimaculata.

Ips quadrimaculata. Say, Bost. J. N. II. i. 1G9 (1835).
Dacne quadrimaculata, Crotch, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 1837,352.
United States, Louisiana.

Dacne pontica.*

Engis pontica. Bedel, Aheille, v. 9.
Batoum (llciche).

DACNE. 21

Dacne californica.*

Engis calif ornica, Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 1870, 97.

Dacne , Crotch, Trans, Amer. Ent. ^^oc. 1872, 352.

California.

Dacne japonica.*

Dacne japonica, Crotch, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 188.
Japan.

Dacne picta.

Dacne lyicta, Crotch, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 188.
Jai:)an.

Dacne seqninoctialis.'^

Engis wquinoctialis, 27ioms. Arch. Ent. ii. 235.

Galjoon.

I Lave great hesitation in referring this insect to the present
genus ; I have a species from the Cape {Engis capensisy Dj-),
which is certainly not a true Dacne.

Dacne rufifrons.

Tritoma rufifrons, Fah. Syst. Ent. (S^ (1775).
Engis rufifrons, Bedel, Aheille, v. 10.
England, Sweden, France, Germany, Austria.

Dacne bipustulata.

Dermestes bijmstulatus, Thunh. Nov. Ins. Spec. i. 6. f. 4(1781).

scanic2cs. Fab. Syst. Ent. 5S (1775).

Ips humeralis, Fah. Mant. 45 (1787).
Engis humeralis, Bedel, Aheille, v. 10.

Sweden, England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Batoum,
Caucasus.

Dacne capensis, sp. n.

Subovata, postice acuminata, nigra, nitida, antennis (clava
picea) pedibusque obscure rufis ; capite parce punctato, clypeo
obscure rufo ; thorace fortius punctato, subtransverso, hiteribus
niarginatis, rectis, l)asi immarginato, utrinque oblique truncato ;
elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctulatis ; abdo-
mine subtus tenue pubescente, fortiter punctato, prjesertim lateri-
bus, linea coxali distincta fere marginem attingente ; metasterno
obsoletissime, lateribus episternisque profunde grosse punctatis,
linea coxali distincta ; mesosterno transverso, prosterno triangu-
lariter elevato, lateribus marginatis, postice infra coxas truncato,

22 THALLIS.

antice aciiminato, epiplcuris profunde punctatis ; capite siibtus
lateribus puiictatis, antenuis articulo 2 globoso, 3 elongate, clava
3-articulata. L. 2 lin.
Natal.

Combocerus.

Bedel, Aheille, v. 12 (tyj). glaber, Schall.).

Diflers from Dacne V)y the antenii?e witli the 3rd joint equal
to the others; tarsi with the 4th joint nodifonr. ; elytra clearly
punctate-striate ; mesosternum cariuate.

Combocerus glaber.

Silpha glabra, Schaller, Act. Hal i. 255 (1783).
Ips sauyuinicollis, Fab. Mant. 45 (1787).
Comboceras sanguinicollis, Bedel, Abeille, V. 13.
Sweden, France, Germany.

Pseiidodacne.

g. n. {li/p. admirabilis. Crotch).

Head with the eyes coarsely granulated, antennae inserted
under the front, 1st joint very large, dilated, forming a cap to tlie
eyes, 3rd very long, 4 — 9 v'^mall, moniliform, 10 — 11 very broad,
flattened, sub-oblique ; prosternum not margined, hardly produced
between the coxse, which are distinctly closed ; mesosternum
broad, subtrans verse ; metasternum short, epi sterna narrow ;
abdomen with the ventral process very broad, truncate ; no coxal
line ; tarsi with the claw-joint longer than the rest, 3rd not
emarginate. In habit very like Dacne.

Psendodacne admirabilis, sp. n.

Subovata, convexa, antice posticeque acuminata, antenuis pe-
dibusque ferrugineis, ca})ite thoraceque antice obscure rufis ; illo
crebre, hoc parcius pnnctulatis, basi lobato ; elytris jnmctato-
striatis, interstitiis evidentius punctulatis, singulo maculis 2 mag-
iiis ruHs (1 humerali, 1 subapicali). L. If lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Thallis.

Fric. Arch.f. Nat. viii. 237 {fijp. ?)

Antennas with the 3rd joint equal to the 4th, club loose, per-
foliate; thorax margined at the base; elytra with a scutellar
abbreviated stria; anterior coxre rather apj)roximat('d ; 1st ven-
tral segment with coxal line. Eyes coarsely granulated. JMoutum
triangularly acuminate.

THAI, LIS. 23

Thallis compta.

Thallis compta, Eric. Arch. f. Xat. viii. 238.

Tasmania, Adelaide, Sydney, Madagascar (?)

Abdomen piibescent, sides s[)aringly and deeply punctate;
coxal line very short and slight ; metasternum l)lack, sides deeply,
disc lightly punctured, canaliculate, apex dei)ressed, presternum
very coarsely punctate, process convex, rounded.

Tiiallis vinula.

ThalHs vinula, Eric. Arch./. Nat. viii. 238.

Tasmania, Melbourne.

Elytra with a scutellar stria ; abdomen sparingly, sides deeply,
punctate ; coxal line visible ; metasternum with the sidt;s deeply
punctate; prosternum deeply punctate, the intercoxal process
quadrate, truncote.

Thallis janthina.

Thallis janthln a, Eric. Arch. f. Nat. viii. 238.

Tasmania, Sydney, Rockharai)ton.

Eyes less coarsely granulated, above very sparingly clothed
with extremely tine hair-like setc^ ; these exist also in T. compta,
but are scarcely perceptible.

Thallis nigrossnea, sp, n.

Oblonga, nigro ?enea, alutacea, nitida, brevissime setulosa ;
capite thoraceque parce punctulatis, hoc lateribus marginatis, rectis,
basi utrinque sinuato ; elytris seriatim punctatis, interstitiis
punctulatis ; abdomine subtus pubescente, alutaceo, parce punc-
tulato; linea coxali distincta ; metasterno parce punctulato,
canaliculato, antice truncato ; pre, sterno la^vi, processu rotundato.
L. 2^1in.

N. Caledonia.

Eyes coarsely granulated ; antennae with the 3rd joint sub-
elongate.

Thallis (?) bifasciata, sp. n.*

Nigra, fortiter punctata, brevissime setulosa; thorace quadrato,
angulis anticis deflexis ; scutello parce punctulato ; elytris jnmc-
tato-striatis, interstitiis parce uniseriatim i)unctulatis, rufis, ina-
cula quadrata scutellari, fascia media, alteraque apiculi nigris
(apice ipso rufo). L. 2 lin.

Rock hai n pton (J an son ) .

Abdomen finely punctate, coxal line evident, metasternum
finely (sides coarsely) punctate, sulcate behind ; mesosternum de-
pressed ; prosternum with the ])rocess narrow, paralk'l, mai-gmed,

24) THALLIS.

in front and at tlie sides coarsely, punctate ; head grooved beneath,
coarsely punctate; antennas, with the 3rd joint slightly longer
than the 4 th.

Thallis? Erichsoni, sp. n.

Nigra, subelongata, aureo-puhescens, capite thorace subrugose
punctatis scutello rugoso ; elytris })unctato-striatis interstitiis
seriatim punctatis, nigris, fascia basali (macula scutellari inclu-
dcnte), altera pone medium, alteraque su])a})icali interru^jtis, rutis;
corpore subtus profunde punctato. L. 2 J lin,

Sydney (Chapuis).

Rather intermediate between the typical ThaUis and T. insueta.
The scutellar stria is present, the 3rd joint of the antennae sub-
elongate, the mentum normal. Abdomen punctulate, pubescent,
coxal line obsolete ; metasternum punctulate, sides deeply punc-
tate, canaliculate, depressed behind in the middle ; mesosternum
depressed for the prosternum which is narrow, and pointed behind,
the anterior part is rugosely punctate; head with a transverse
furrow, coarsely })unctate all over.

Thallis? Wallacii, sp. n.

Oblonga, rufo-testacea, nitida, glabo?rrima, capite postice obscu-
riore, cum thorace parce punctato, hoc lateribus crasse, basi te-
nuiter marginatis, ante scutellum lobato ; scutello Isevi ; elytris
punct^o-striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctulatis, flavo-testaceis,
basi* vage nigropicea, ftxscia pone medium lata, apiceque nigris
(apice ipso vage rufo) ; subtus testacea, abdomine subtiliter punc-
tato, medio fere Isevi, pubescente, segmento 1° linea abbreviata
coxali, metasterno subl?evi, prosterno punctis paucis profunde
impressis, processu quadrato, iu medio acuminate -producto.
L. n lin.

Aru Isl (Wallace).

Antennas with the 3rd joint short, eyes very coarsely granu-
lated, mesosternum depressed, short, so that the prosternum reaches
the metasternum.

Thallis polita.

Engh po/ifa, White, Zool. Ereh. and Terr. Ins. 18.

Oblonga, nigro-sub?enea, antennis pedibusque ferrugineis; capite
thoraceque f(»rtius punctato, hoc lateribus subtiliter marginatis,
basi im})resso, tenuiter marginato, ante scutellum late lobato ;
elytris tenuissime setosis, subtiliter seriato-])unctatis, interstitiis
punctulatis, circa scutellum ccmfuse punctatis; al)domine subtus
]iul)('SC(',nte, vix punctulato, linea coxali teiuii, valde abbreN'iaio,
metasterno punctulato, mcsosterno tranverse in nunlio d(^]>i-(\sso,
prosterno processu quadrato, punctis })aucis impresso. L. 2^ lin.

THALLIS. 25

Port Nicholson, New Zealand (Parry).

Antennae with the 3rd joint short, club loose, perfoliate, eyes
not veiy coarse.

Thallis? insueta, sp. n.

Obscure rufo-fulva, aureo-pubescens, fortitcr punctata ; capite
postice nigro ; thorace transverso, lateribus fortitcr refiexis, basi
marginato plus niinusve nigro; elytris basi profunde punctate
striatis, apice subtilius, interstitiis sat crebre evidenter puiictulatis,
stria scutellari abbreviata, nigiis, macula basali subapicalique ob-
scure rufis ; abdomine subtus subtiliter nieta- et prosterno pro-
funde punctatis. L. 3| lin.

Queensland, Pvockhampton (Janson).

Abdomen finely punctured, coxal line evident ; metasternum
finely, sides coarsely punctured ; mesosternum depressed ; pro-
sternum hardly prominent beyond the cox?e, anterior part and
side pieces very coarsely punctate ; head deeply grooved beneath,
sides punctate, mentum acutely triangular in front, maxillary palpi
very large, securiform ; antennoe with tlie 3rd joint subelongate,
club loose, perfoliate.

Thallis xantliosticta, sp. n.

Oblonga, parallela, nigrocyanea, subtus nigra, nitida, antennis
rufo-ferrugineis, pedibus piceis ; capite thoraceque parce punctatis,
hoc anguils anticis deflexis, lateribus crasse marginatis,^ basi sat
fortiter'' marginato, subsinuato ; elytris punctato-stiiatis, inter-
stitiis parce subtilissime punctulato, maculis rufo-fulvis, 1 obliqua
humerali, 1 subapicali ; abdomine subtus pubescente, parce punc-
tulato, linea coxali sat distincta, processu ventrali acuminato;
metasterno canaliculato, vix punctulato ; prosterno sub]?evi,
processu crasse marginato, apice leviter acuminato. L. 2 J — 3 hn.

Gilolo.

AntennjB with the 3rd joint barely longer than the 4th, 8 — 11
sliglitly dilated, forming a 4-jointed club.

Thallis indica, sp. n.

Elongato-ovata, postice angustata, tota rufo-testacea ; capite
fortiter punctato, clyi)eo emarginato; thorace leviter transverso,
fortiter punctato, basi marginato, utrinque sinuato ; elytris basi
fortiter, apice subtilius punctato-striatis, interstitiis evidentius
subseriatim punctulatis, stria abbreviata scutellari confusa ; alxlo-
mine subtus tenui pvibescente, punctulata, linea coxali fere mar-
ginem attingente ; metasterno parce ])unctato, linea coxali abbre-
viata ; mesosterno transverso, profunde punctato, antice excavato;
prosterno punctato, processu truncato, ei^ipleuris rr.gosis ; (•'•>l>i^«
subtus punctato, vix injpresso, antennis bre\ibus, articulo 3°
secundo ct quarto distincte longiore. L. 21 Im.

India.

26 TIIALLLSELLA,

Thallis rubicunda.

Triplax rnhh'unda^ Lac. Krot. 207.

Madagascar.

Alxlomen with the coxal line distinct ; mcsostenmm depressed;
prostermim witli the coxal jjrocess rather narrow, parallel, mar-
gined; eyes somewhat coarsely granulated ; legs long.

Thallis (?) humeralis, sp. n.

Elongata, nigra, elytris nigrocyaneis macula humerali rufa,
pedihus rufo-piceis ; ca})ite ])lano, ])arce fortius punctato ; thorace
transverso -quadrato, obsohite punctato, l)asi marginato, fovea
utriiKpie punctis majoiibus iinpr(!ssis, serieque utriiupie in disco
])unct()ruiii m.'ijorum ; scutello hwvi; elytris ])unctulatis, obsolete
seriatiui punctatis ; al)domiue subtiliter punctulato, linea eoxali
distincta ; mctasterno vix punctulato, canaliculato, linea eoxali
nulla, ; mesosterno oblongo, la3vi, marginato, i)Ostice subacumi-
nat(j ; })rosterno j)rofunde parce punctato, processu oblongo, late-
ribas mai-ginatis, postice tiuncatis ; capite subtus im])resso, punc-
tulato, nunitum traj)ezoidali, antennae brevibus, articido tertio
quarto anjua-li. 1 1" niaxiino. L. 2.', lin.

Waigi(»u (Wallace).

Dilfci'S from typical Thallis by the smooth underside, and the
oldoni; mesostiu'num.

o

Thallis (?) mycetocharoides, sp. n.

8ub(>loiigata, nigra, nilidn, elyti'is siiigulo })unctis 2 aurantia-
cis (1 humei-ali, 1 fere ad apiecsm), ore, pedibus corporeque subtus
rufo-piceis; capite parce ]>uncta,to, clypeo emai-ginato ; thorace
transverso, parce punctato, lateribus rotundatis, angulis anticis
deflexis, incrassatis, hasi tenuo marginato, ante scntellum rotun-
dato-producto; scutello subtransverso la»vi; elytris basi vix margi-
nal is, hevibus, obsoletius striato-punctatis ; abdomine subtus t(uiu-
issinu' pulx^scente, vix punctulata, linea eoxali nulla, processu
ventrali rotundato acuminato; metasterno subtilissime punctulato,
antice hiviter foveolato; mesosterno quailrato, laevi^ marginato;
]>rosterno vago ])rofunde ])unctato, processu marginato, postice
emarginato; capit(; subtus transversim imj)resso, lateii)»us puncta-
tis, a.ntennis })r(^vioribus, artieulo .T subelouijato. L, 27 lin.

liatchian (Wallace). Allied to T/t. humeralis.

Thallisella.

g. n. {ff/p. p(M-uviana, Crotch).

Antcunir' as long as tlu^ head and thorax, clotlied wiih long
liaii-s, .")i-d joint longer than the 1th, club JVjointed, loose, last
joint acununatc. Head small, subtrianguhir, eyes very convex.

ti:tiiatiiallis. 27

very coarsely g7'anul;it(?(]. Thorax transverse wltli tli(^ sides and
base margined, base with a transverse ini)»ression limited V)y a deej)
fovea. Tarsi very sliort, thick; abdomen witli the coxal liiu^s
distinct. Metasternum acuminate at tlie Mpex, coxal lines evidiMit
and prolonged. Mc^sostei-nnm sub-de})r('ssed. Prost(U'num with
the process elongate, parallel, tianicate, sides margined.

Tliallisella peruviana, sp. n.

Rufotcistacea, snbovata, nitida,; capite thoraeeqne ])unctls i-ai-is
impressis, hoc convexo, angulis anticis deflexis, antice regulai'itci'
emarginato, lateribus paulo rotundatis, marginatis, basi tenue
marginato utrinqiie foveolato, late lol)ato, scntellum Iseve, rotnn-
datum ; elytris la3vibns, sat fortiter punctato-striatis, macula
bumerali fasciaque infra medium llavis. L. It^Hii.

J'eru (Janson).

Prosternnmwith a raised medial line, thus appearing tricarinate.

Thallisella Malasise, sp. n.

Tiufo-testacea, ovata, postice acuminata; ca])ite thoraceque par-
cissime punctatis, hoc lateribus rotundatis, crasse marginatis,
pos>tice angustiore, basi transversim impresso, ntrinque foveolato,
marginato; elytris nigris, fascia communi longe infra medium rufi,
punctato-striatis, intcrstitiis Isevibus, margine basali elevata, ser-
rata; abdomine tenui pubescente, linea coxali al)breviata; mi^ta-
sterno i)arce punctulato, convexo, postice subtiliter canalicnlato,
antice acumiuato, linea coxali distincta, mesosteruo brevi ad pro-
sternum arete api)licato; ])rosterno hevi, processu elongato-quad-
rato, marginato, medio foveolato. L. 1 lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Tetrathallis.

g. n. {fyp. carminea, Crotch).

Difl\'rs from Th(dli& by the Sth joint of the antenmc decid(!dly
dilated, and the })rosternal [)rocess dilattsd Iteyond the; coxa3, finely
margined aiid deeply foveolate in the middle. TIk^ coxal lines are
both present, the nnisosternum is smooth, oval in fi-ont, margined,
depressed in the middle, antennai with the 3rd joint a little longer
than the 4th.

Tetrathallis carminea, sp. n.

Oblonga, nigra, convexa, nitida, capite, tliorace antice, corpore-
que subtus obscure rutis; elytris singulis macnlis ^1 (1 humerali
subobliqua, 1 subapicali) carmineis ; capite ])arcius pmictato;
thorace sat crebre ])uneta,to, sTd)transverso, angulis anticis dcllexis
incrassatis, base tenuissime marginato, in medio leviter producto;

28 COPTENGIS.

scutello vage piinctato ; elytris punctato striaiis, (striis 8 — 9) inter-
stitiis subtiliter parce punctulatis ; abdoinine subtus teniie
pubescente, parce subtiliter punctulato ; metasterno parce profunde
punctato, canaliculato. L. 2| liii.
Sarawak (Wallace).

Coptengis.

g. n. {fyp. Slie[)pardi, Pascoe).

Eyes emarginate by the raised edge of the gense. Antennae
with the 3rd joint elongate, club 3-jointed, 9th elongate-triangular,
larger than the other two. Thorax much longer than broad, sides
j^arallel, base broadly emarginate. Elj^ra punctate, aj^ex truncate.
Coxae distant, prosternal process very broad, metasternum short,
ventral process broad, truncate.

The brilliant colours of this genus (peculiar to the Malay archi-
pelago) give it a striking appearance. M. Chapuis had suggested
the above name in a provisional classification of the family for-
warded to me.

Coptengis Sheppardi.

Triplatoma SJteppardi, Fasc. J. of Eut. i. G4.

Obscure viridis, nitidus, sparse punctatus, thoracc punctis 2
anticis, elytris singulo punctis 2 (1 basali, 1 subapicali), pedibus-
que (genicnlis exceptis) fulvis. L. 9^ lin.

Batchian, Morty (Wallace).

Var. elytris punctis posticis obsoletis.

Coptengis Pascoii, sp. n.

C. Sheppardi simillimus, subc3^aneus, nitidus, elytris singulo
punctis 2 (1 basali majore, 1 apicem versus subtransverso). L.
9 lin.

Gilolo (Wallace).

Coptengis Cliapiiisi, sp. n.

C. SJipppardi forma simillimus, sed totus cyaneus vel violaceus,
S})arsim obsoleteque ])unctatus. L. 9.', lin.
Gilolo, Morty (Wallace).

Coptengis Wallacii, sp. n.

Minor, sat confei'tim punctatus, a3neo-viiidis, pedil)us (gonicu-
lis nigris) fulvis; elytris punctatis, apice excavato-truncatis,
ancjulo ext(!rno in-oducto. L. 51 lin.

Batchian (Wallace).

TRIPLATOMA. 20

Coptengis multi-guttatus, sp. n.

Viridi-jeneus, distincte puiictatus, thorace punctis 4 fulvis (2
anticis, 2 fere in augulis posticis); elytris singulis i)unctis 4 fulvis
(2 transverse sitis ante medium, 1 paido majore infra medium, 1
minuto subapicali) ; pedibus rufo-fulvis, geniculis nigris. L. 51 lin.

Malasia (Wallace).

The Otli joint of the antennio is less elongtitc than in the
preceding species.

Triplatoma.

Westw. Grif. An. King. Ins. T. lx. f 5, et T. lxxv. f. 5 {typ.
picta, Perty).

[Pantheropus, Thorns. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr. 1850, 323.]

Triplatoma picta.

Engis picta, Perty Ohs. Col. Ind. Or. 34. T. w.

Triplatoma varieyata, Westio. Grif. An. King. Ins. T. lxxv. f. 5.

jncta, Lac. Erot. 45.

Penang, Java, Sarawak (Wallace).

Triplatoma Macleayi.

Triplatoma Macleayi^ Lac. Erot. 47.

Fantheropus Pfeifferif Thorns. An. Ent. Soc. Fr. 185G, 323.
T. VII. f. 4.

Malacca, Penang, N. Borneo, vSarawak, Ti-ingano.

Very like T, jncta, but with the antenna? less decidedly moni-
liform, and the first joint of the club less elongate, the last joint
large, rounded; abdomen with the sides of the ventral segments
imju-essed, ventral process narrower, rounded.

The light markings are often fulvous.

Triplatoma sexnotata.

Engls sexnotata, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 131.

Triplatoma — , Lac. Erot. 46.

Java.

Elytra impunctate, striae hardly visible, thorax very sparingly
punctate, a few coarse punctures on each side the base; antenna3
with the first joint of the club sub-quadrate, large, not narrowed
at the base.

Triplatoma attenuata, sp. n.

Elongata, nigropicea, antice attenuata, vix punctulata ; thorace
antice angustiore, angulis anticis porrectis, lunula antica punctoque
minuto in angulis posticis fulvis, elytris obsoletius striato-punc-
tatis, fasciis tribus dentatis fulvis (1 sub-basilari, 1 pone medium,
1 sub-apicali). L. 10 lin.

30 PLAGIOPISTHEN.

Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace).

Antenna? with the 1st joint of the club elongate, but not so
narrowed at the base as in T. jiicta; head with the front bi-im-
pressed; prosternum compressed, sub-carinate ; abdomen punctate
beneath, ventral process tianicate.

Triplatoma bizonata, sp. n.

Elongata, attenuata, ?enea sub-purpurascens, nitida, punctata;
thorace angulis anticis porrectis, punctis 2 anticis fulvis; elytris
fasciis duabus abbrevititis fulvis (1 arcuata, subdentata, ante
medium; 1 infra medium, in margine dilatata, sub-recta). L.
6—8 lin.

Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace).

Prosternum sul)compressed, the intercoxal process triangular,
margined, depressed at the apex; mesostcrnum constricted in the
middle.

Thorax with the sides rounded, posterior angles produced, base
bi- sinuate.

Triplatoma pnbescens, sp. n.

Brunnea, obovata,, convexa sat longe flavohirta, crebre punc-
tata; thorace lateribus rotundatis, reflexis, angulis posticis pro-
ductis acutis; elytris convexis, sulcatis, maculis rufis indetermi-
natis variegatis ; corpore subtus pubescente, prosterno lato, ajnce
sub-emarginato. L. C^- lin.

Ceylon.

Antennae elongate, club compressed, 1st joint elongate-trian-
gular.

Triplatoma cceca.

Elafer err,cus, Fah. Gen. Ins. 234 (1777).

elegans, Pal. Beauv. Ins. cVAfr. 10. T. vii. f. 4.

EpiscapJut Cijeca, Lac. Erot. 62.

Trvplaioma apkalis, Westw. Ann. N. II. viii. 173.

Old Calabar, Cajie Coast Castle, Benin, etc.

Plagiopisthen.

Thorns. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr. 1856, 321 (typ. paradoxus, Thoms.).

Antenna? as in Triplatoma; eyes broadly margined by the
genas ; thorax longer than broad, sides rounded and strongly
margined, anteiior angles acute, produced ; prosternum convex,
aj)ex emarginate; mcsosteriium convex; ventral process broad,
sub- truncate.

Plagiopisthen paradoxus.

Plaqiopisihen para.doxvs, Thorns. Ann. 8oc. Ent. Ft. 1856,
321. T. vii. f. 5.

EPISCAPIIA. ol

Niger, sub-opacus, thoraco sparse puuctato; elytris vix punc-
tatis, teiiiiissiine serio-puiictatis, siiigulo inaculis duabiis saiiguineis
(1 huinerali; 1 8ub-apicali) ; corpore subtiis vix punctulato. L.
7-ilin.

Delagoa Bay (Janson). Mozambique (Tlioinson).

Episcapha.

Lac. Erot. 50 (typ. ?).

Last joint of the maxillary pal}>i ovoid; antennre with joints
2 — 8 sub-equal ; thorax more or less transverse.

Episcaplia vestita.

Episcaplia vestita, Lac. Erot. 50.
Java.

Episcaplia intermedia, sp. n.

E. vestltai valde affinis, et pra^sertim antennis multo breviori-
bus, lunulaque humerali niinore, distincta. L. 5 lin.
Java.

Episcaplia africana, sp. n.

Elongiito-ovata, o[>acula, nigra; capita tlioraceque obsolete
punctulatis, hoc sub-quadrato, lateribus subrectis, angulis posticis
utrinque marginatis, basi medio late truncato-lobato ; elytris sat
crebre punctatis, obsolete seriatim punctatis (punctis translucenti-
bus), fascia basali punctis duabus (1 humerali, 1 majoi-e juxta-
scutellari) includente, annuloque sub-apicali completa, fulvis;
abdomine subtus tenuiter pubescente^ subtiliter punctulato. L.
51 lin.

Old Calabar (Murray).

Episcapha annulata.

Engis annulata, MacLeay, Ann. Jav. 42.

Episcapha oculata, Lac. Erot. 51.

J ava.

It is true that IVracLeay does not mention the pubescence,
but I cannot doubt that he referred to this species; a variety now
before me shows the completed posterior ring, as in his deiscription,
the red spots on head and thorax are often obscure,

Episcapha antennata, sp. n.

Episcapha antennata, Reiche, MSS.
E. i-macul(b simillima, antennis longitudine dimidii corporis,
clava valde elongata prresertim distincta. L. 5 — 5^ lin.

Manilla (Keiche), Menado (Meyer), Tonda, Makiissar (Wallace).

32 EPISCAPHA.

Episcapha Fortunii.

Episcapha Fortunii, CrotcJi, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 188.
Cbina, Japan.

Episcapha consanguinea, sp. n.

E. Fortunii similis, seel minor, thorace multo breviore antlce
angustiore, elytris fortiter sat crebre |)unctatis, annulo liumerali
externe inconipleto, fascia postica minus arcuata. L. 5 liu.

China, Sliangliai, India (?)

Episcaplia indica, sp. n-

Nigra, subelongata, glabra, sparse obsolete punctata; tliorace
transverso, lateribus confertius punctatis ; elytris subscriatim
punctatis, singulo annulo lato Ininierali intus caudata (puncto
minore nigro amplectente) fasciaque denticulata arcuata apicem
versus, pallide fulvis. L. (U — 7 lin.

Darjeeling.

Episcaplia quadrimacula.

Engis imacula, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 132.

Episcaptlia , Lac. Erot. 53.

Nepaul, Ceylon, Malacca, Penang, Singapore, Philippine Tsl.,
Borneo, Java, Sarawak, Ceram, Bourou, Tonda.
A very abundant species.

Episcapha glabra.

Engis glabra, Wied. Zool. Mag. ii. 131.

Episcapha , Lac. Erot. 5 '2.

This species appears to be confined to Java and is represented
in the rest of the archipelago by the following. They are the
only species in which the humeral angle of the elytra is entirely
fulvous.

Episcapha longicornis-

Episcapha longicornis, Lac. Erot. 52.
Java, Sarawak, Amboina (Wallace),

The antenna} of my specimens are not as long as Lacordairo
describes them.

Episcapha taishoensis.

Episcnplui taishoensis, Leiois, Ent. Jfo. Mag. xi. 79.
Chiosan and Tsu-sima, Straits of Corea.

EnscAPHULA. :]:]

Episcaplmla.

g. n. {f^/p. aiiiboiiiensis, C'rotcli).

The old genus Episcapha evidently requires subdivision, but
I have only ventured to cut ofF the species with tlie 3rd joint of
the antennre elongate, leaving the pubescent species together in a
homogeneous group; this new genus will want further subdivision.

Episcaphula amboinensis, sp. n.

Elongata, postice acuminata, nigra, nitidissima; sparsissime
obsolete punctulata; thorace subquadrato, angulis anticis pro-
ductis, incrassatis, macula irregidari sanguinea, basi bisinuato;
elytris vix seriatim punctatis, singulis fosciis 2 rectis sanguineis
(1 basilar!, subdentata, fere suturam attingente, 1 subapicali),
apice indeterminate ruflx; corpore subtus leviter punctato, pedibus
rufis. L. 31 — 11 in.

Amboina (Wallace).

Antenure with a compressed club, the 8th joint elongate-tri-
angulai", as in Triplatoma ; prosternum broad, flat, emarginate at
apex.

Episcaphula obliquesig^nataj sp. n.

Acuminata, nigra, nitidissima, thorace sparse obsoleteque piinc-
tulato ; elytris subl?evibus, singulis fasciis 2 sanguineis (1 basilari
obliqua, in medio coarctata, humerum amplectente, 1 subapicali
recta) ; pedibus rufis. L. \ lin.

Amboina, Coram, Bourou, Aru (Wallace).

Closely allied to E. amhoinensis ; the apical fescia varies in
breadth.

Episcaphula insularis, sp. n.

E. amhoinensi simillima, nigra, obsolete punctulata ; thorace
maculis 2 anticis rufis; elytris fasciis 2 fulvo-rufis (1 basilari
antice bidentata, 1 suba])icali, arcuata), anteunis pedibusque rufis.
L. 3i_4 lin.

Malacca (Wallace).

Episcaphula nigro-rufa, sp. n.

E. amhoinensi affinis, sed major, capite thoraceque obsolete
punctatis, hoc dimidia antica rufa ; elytris crebrius evidenter
punctulatis, fasciis 2 subrectis rufis, per suturam rufam connectis ;
aiitennis pedibusque rufis. L. 4| lin.

The elytra have rows of black dots re|)resenting the sti-ing, which
sliow through from the inside.

Ceram (Wallace).

C. IT. 3

34 EPISOAPHULA.

Episcapliula argns, sp. n.

E. nifjrorufoi affinis, sed aliter colorata. ^nea, capite tliorace
obsoletius punctato, hoc punctis 4 fulvis (2 in margine antico,
2 in basi prope angnlos) ; elytris crebrius evidenter pnnctatis,
singulis punctis 5 fulvis (2 transverse positis ante medium, 2 valde
oblique positis pone medium, 1 minuto apicali) ; antennis piceis,
pedibus piceo-rufis. L. 3^ — 4 lin.

Batchian (Wallace).

Episcaplinla qnadrisignata, sp. n.

E. argo valde aliinis, sed undique obsolete punctulata, tliorace
unicolore, elytris singulis punctis 4 fulvis, 1 prope scutelluni,
1 infra liumerum, 1 prope suturam pone medium, 1 in marginem
versus a})icem ; femoribus fulvis tibiis piceis. L. 4 lin.

Batchian (Wallace).

Episcaphnla quadrimaciilata.

Triplax 4:-7naculata, Montrouz. Ann. Soc. Acjric. Lyon. (2) vii.
73 (1855).

Island of Woodlark.

Episcapliiila qiiadripustiilata.

Triflax i-imstidata, Monirouz. xinn. Soc. Agric. Lyon. (2) vii.
73 (1855).

Island of Woodlark.

Episcapliuia angustata.

Triplax amjitstata, Mo.drouz. Ann. Soc. Ayr. Lyon. (2) vii.
71 (1855).

Island of Woodlark.

Episcapliula cniciata.

EplscapUa crudata, Lac. Erot. 55.
Java.

Episcapliula rndepunctata, sp. n.

Nigra, glabra, oblonga, nitida, ca})ite confertim punctato,
tliorace brevi, sul)tiliter punctulata, punctis majoribus numerosis
(pra^sertim lateribus) impressis ; elytris sublrevibus, seriatim ])unc-
tatis, fasciis 3 sanguineis (1 subbasilari, recta, 1 infra medium,
recta, 1 puuctifoi-iui subapicali), abdominc subtus punctulato, pu-
bescerite. L. 3 lin.

llockhampton (Janson).

Prosternum with the process margined, apex triangularly
emarLfinate.

i<:piscapiiula. 35

Episcaphula xanthosticta, sp. n.

Depressa, nigra, niiida, siibovata ; capite confiTtiin punctato,
tliorace transv(;i'.so, basi bisinuato, oljsolete piuictulato, pimctis
majoribiis raris impressis, fulv^o, basi iiigro ; elyti'Is obsolete
seriatim puiictatis, interstitiis vix j^^mctiilatis, singulis niaciilis
2 Irete crocei.s, 1 majore basilari ovata, 1 su]>a])icali minore) ; an-
tcnnis (clava nigra) pcdibusqiie riifis. L. o}. liu.

Waigion (Wallace).

Antennae short, eyes more finely gi'aniilatcd.

Episcaphula australis.

Upiscapha Australis, Lac. Lrot. 58. 12.

Triplax vittafa, }fontnmz. Ann. Soc. A(/r. Lyon. vii. 73 (1855).

EpiscapJia aiistro-caledonica, Fanv. Bull. Norm, vii, 172, T. x.
f, 78.

Deijrolii, Perr. Ann. Linn. L^yon. xi. 210.

Ceram, Batcliian, Timor, Amboina, Makassar (Wallace), More-
ton Bay, Sydney, N. Caledonia.

This species is very variable but may be recognised by the
sculpture of the thorax ; the prosternum is emarginate behind.

Episcaphula Reichei.

Episcapha Reklieiy Faiiv. Bull. Norm. vii. T. x. f. 77.

New Caledonia.

This is closely allied to E. aiistralis ; the underside is that of
E. pictipennis^ as are also the elytra ; the thorax, liowever, is like
that of J^. australis, but the sculpture is unlike either.

Episcaphula pictipennis, sp. n.

Elongata, nigra, nitida, capite crebre punctato, vertice sangui-
neo-maculato ; thorace transverso, basi fere marginato, evidenter
punctato, lateribus et basi punctis majoribus sparsim impressis;
sanguineo, maculis 2 magnis discoidalibus nigris, basi attingentibus ;
elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis punctulatis, fosciis 2 ochi-aceis
(1 basilari acute dentata, 1 lunata infra medium) maculaque sub-
apicali sanguinea; cor])ore subtus punctulato, prosteruo, segmentis
2 ultimis ventralibus sanguineis. L. .").', — 4 liu,

Sydney, Tasmania.

Episcaphula parallela.

Triplax parallda, .]fontrouz. Ann. Sor. Ayr. Lyi/on. (2) vii. 73
(1855).

Island of Woodlark.

This differs from E. ]>irtlprnnis in ha\ing Ihe thorax entirely
red.

3—2

36 EPISCAPHULA.

Episcaphula granulata.''

Episcapha granulata, Lac. Erot. 59.
Australia.

Episcaphula Hislopi, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovata, nigra, opaca, subtus nitidior, imdique creberri-
me subrugose punctata, subtiliter brevissime setosula; thorace
subtransverso, lateribus rotundatis, postice late lobato, tenuissime
marginato; scutello punctulato, subtus undique crebre punctulato,
linea coxali nulla, processu ventrali rotundato, prosterno postice
late emarginato ; capite subtus profunde transversim impresso,
punctato. L. 3^ lin.

Berali (Chevrolat).

This must be near E. gramdata, Lac, but the elytra are there
described as sulcate, and moreover it is fi'om Australia.

Episcaphula opaca, sp. n.

Nigra, opaca, pubescens, capite thoraceque scabris, hoc suljtrans-
verso, lateribus tenuiter marginatis; elytris profunde punctato-
striatis, interstitiis evidenter punctulatis, lunula basali, fascia
angusta infra medium, macula rotundata subapicali rufis; corpore
subtus rufescente, pubescente. L. 3 J — 4 lin.

Sydney, Rockhampton.

Episcaphula aulachochiloides, sp. n.

Nigra, scaphidiformis, subopaca ; thorace sublsevi, antice
angufctato, lateribus rotundatis, basi levissime bisinuato utrinque
foveolato; elytris alutaceis, obsoletissime sparse punctulatis, sin-
gulis maculis 2 rubris (1 bidentato in angulo humerali, 1 trans verso
subapicali), corpore subtus la3vi, prosterno carinato, lateribus pro-
funde punctatis, epipleuris Ifevibus. L. 3J lin.

Natal.

Closely resembling Aulacochihis, from which the produced
anterior angles of the thorax, the structure of the antennae, and the
presternum remove it.

Episcaphula dubia, sp. n.

E. aulacochUoldes valde affinis, sed prosterno comprosso baud
carinato lateribusque Ipevibus differt. L. 3 lin.
Natal.

Episcaphula thoracica, sp. n.

Ovata, convexa, nigi-a, nitida, capite confertim punctato,
thorace sul)transverso, liete fulvo, s;it crobj-e jniiictato, lateribus

EPISCArilULA. 37

tcnuiter inargiiiutis; elytris furtiter puiictatis, puuetis majoribiis
subseriatim di.spositis, macula oclirauea in iiiargino infra liumeniiu,
j)iinctoque obsoleta rufa ante apicem : cor})ore subtus fenioi-uniqiio
basi fill vis, segmentis ventralibiis punctatis, metasterno crebro
profunde ])unctato. L. 3^, lin.
Ne\y Guinea (Wallace).

Episcapliula phillipinarum.

Ep'iSGcqyha pliUippinarum, Lac. Erot. 55.

Manilla (Jrleiclie), Penang, Malacca, Sarawak (Wallace).

Var. fascia basilari antice dentato.

Timor, Menado (Wallace).

Episcaphula proxima, sp. n.

E. 2)hilippiuai'UJii simillima, sed angustior, ca.pite tlioraceque
sparsim punctatis, elytris obsolete striato-punctatis, prosternoque
laevi distincta. L. 2^ — 3^ lin.

Batcliian, Ternate (Wallace).

Episcaphula angustata'^

Episcapha cuu/usfafa, Lac. Erot. GO.
Ips abbreviata, JVeber, Obd. Ent, 96.
Java.

Episcaphula subparallela, sp. n.

Nigi'a, nitidissima, siib])arallela, capite thoraceque sparsim
profunde punctatis; elyti'is obsoletissime vix seriatim punctiilatis,
fasciis duabus sanguineis (1 basilari obliqua, liumerum ami)lectente,
1 subapicali medio coarctata); corpore subtus sat crebre punctato;
pedibns rufis. L. 2 J lin.

Amboina (Wallace).

Prosternum carinate, i)rocess obtriangular, margined; antenna?
short, the 3rd joint scarcely longer than the rest.

Episcaphula denticuiata, sp. n.

E. subparallehb proxima, magis ovata, capite confertim punc-
tato, thorace fortiter sparsim punctato, basi valde bisinuato,
elytris stiiato-punctatis, interstitiis subtilissime punctulatis, striis
ante apicem confusis, singulis fasciis 2 sanguineis (1 basali, i)osticc
denticuiata, humerum amplectente, 1 utrinque abbreviata, subrecta,
infra medium); prosterno epipleurisque fortiter punctatis. L.
2| lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Prosternum carinate.

38 EPISCAPHULA.

Episcaphula senegalensis.

Engis senegalensls, Lap. Hist. Kat. ii. 1 5.
Einscapha interrtqyfa, Lac. Erot. 57.

ipidea, Thorns. Arch. Ent. ii. 235.

Natal.

Episcaphula repanda,

Enrjls repanda, KJug, Ermmis Relse, Nat. Atl 32. T. xv. f. 4.
Eplscapha — , Lac. Erot. 56.
Senegal, Natal.

I liave seen specimens marked "India," but evidently in error.
The prosternum is compressed, the process broad, margined,
obtriaiigular.

o

Episcaphnla Mouattii.

E:plscai)ha MoiiaftU, Guer. R. Z. (1841) 159.

, Lac. Erot. 54.

Madagascar.

Prosternum not compressed, process broad, margined ; ventral
segments punctate, pul^escent.

Episcaplmla rectesignata, sp. n.

E. ohliquatoi valde affinis, antennis articulo 8'' paulo dilatato,
tliorace lateribus magis rotundatis, elytrisque fascia basali recta,
transversa, apicali suboblicpia, facile distinguenda. L. 7.^ Hi^.

Africa.

Episcaplmla tricliroa, sp. n,"^

Oblonga, nigra, nitida, capite thoraceque confertim punctatis,
hoc lateribus marginatis; elyti'is distincte serie-punctatis, interval-
lis punctatis, singulo fisciis 2 fulvis, apiceque rufo (I basali antice
valde dentata, 1 valde ai'cuata ante apicem). L. G lin.

Old Calabar (Murray).

Yentral segments punctate, pubescent in the middle; proster-
num cariiiate, the intercoxal process broad, subquadrate^ margined,
slightly emarginate.

Episcapliula obliquata.

Eplscapha, ohUqtiata, Ijac. Erot. GO.
Senegal, Gaboon, Old Calabar.

Episcaphnla Savagii, sp. n.

Nigra, sul)opaca, sparse punctata; tliorace subtransvcrso, lateri-
bus crasse marginatis, basi utrinquc foveolato; ely tris obsolctissime

ME(JALODACNE. 39

jmnctiiliitis, sine seriebns pnnctoruin, lunula l)iisuli liumevum
aniplectente intu.s<|uo caudata, fasciaquc arcuata pone niodiuni
fulvo-ocliracois; apice ipsa abdominecpic segmentis 2 ultimis rufcs-
centibus. L. 10 lin.
C. Palmas.

Episcapliula abnormalis, sp. n.

E. Savayll simillima, sed dimidio major, et prrcsertini antenna-
rum structura distinguenda ; clav^ articulis oblique positis,
ultimo niaximo. L. 13 lin.

Patria?

Episcaphula sublasvis, sp. n.

Oblonga, convexa, nigra, glaberrima, subltx3vis; tliorace sa
fortiter marginato, angulis antieis, acutis, deflexis, incrassatis, bas
utrinque sinuato, foveolatoque, punctis paucis grossis impressis;
elytris lievibus fortiter marginatis, fascia obliqua basali (antiee
dentata, postice recta) faseiaque su])apicali transversa sinuata san-
guineis. L. 6^ lin.

Waigiou (Wallace).

The smooth elytra at once distinguish tliis species. Prosternum
subcompressed, closely punctate, epipleura3 smooth.

Episcaphula eloiigata.

Episcapha elowjata, Giier. 11. Z. 1841, IGO.
, Lac. Erot. 58.

Java.

The long antenna? and their loose clulj render this species very
conspicuous; Lacordaire desciibes it as glabrous, but the specimens
before me are certainly pubescent; the eyes are very coarsely
granulated, the 3rd joint of the antennae is scarcely longer than
the 4th.

Megaiodacne.

Crotch, Trans. Aiiicr. Eat. Soc. 1873, 352. Cld. Enl. Ul {tup.
fasciata. Fab.).

Megalodacne fasciata.

Ips fasciata, Fah. Gen. Lis. 213 (1777).

Dacne , Lac. Erot. G5.

. A[(',(jalodac)iG fasciata, Crotcli, Trans. Amer. Ent. Sac. 1873, 353.
United States, Mexico.

40 MEGALODACNE.

Megalodacne Audouini.

JJaciie Aiulouinil, Lac. Erot. 66.
Mexico.
J tibiis anticis incurvis.

Megalodacne heros.

Vacne heros^ Lac. Erot. 67.

Megalodacne heros, Crotch,, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 1873, 353.
United States.

<5 segmento ultimo ventrali carina acuta, triangulari; tibiis
posticis intus crenulatis.

9 tliorace breviore, segmentis ventralibus pubescentibus.

Megalodacne grandis.

L2)s grandis, Fah. Ent. S//st. ii. 511 (1792).

Dacne , Lac. Erot. Qo.

Natal, Madagascar (?).

(5 segmento ultimo ventrali leviter elevato in medio.

Megalodacne sponsa*.

Dacne sponsa, Lac. Erot. 69.
Madagascar (CTory).

Megalodacne tortuosa.

Dacne tortuosa,, Lac. Erot. 69.
Mexico (Lacordaire),

Megalodacne Batesii, sp. n.

M. fasciatai simillima, elytris distincte punctato-striatis^ inter-
stitiis obsolete punctulatis, annulo humerali sub-completa, intus
minus caudata, fascia j^ostica per marginem paulo producta; cor-
l)ore subtus irregulariter, prosterno fortius, punctato, L. 7 J —
8 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Megalodacne quadriguttata.

Erotylus i-guttatns, 01. Enc. Meth. vi. 434 (1791).
Dacne i-guttata, L^ac. Erot. 70.

mnltijida, Lac. Erot. 70, 9 ^'^u-.

hrds'dlensls. Lac. Erot. 70, var.

MEUALODACNi:. 41

Meyalodacne \-(jiitt<itay Crotch^ Cist. Ent. 141.
Cayenne, Amazons (Bates), Nicaragua (Janson).
^tibiis })Osticis inciirvis, intus remote crenulatis; prosteino
fortiter punctato.

5* tliorace breviore.

Megalodacne cliinensis, sp. n.

Nigra, nitida, antennis ljrevi])ns, tliorace transverse sat crebre
punctato, lateribus rectis ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis
obsoletissime punctulatis, annulo liumerali intus caudata, fasciacpie
angusta denticulata subapicaJi, sanguineis. L. 7 lin.

China,.

Abdomen irregularly, prosternum strongly punctate, no male
characters visible.

Megalodacne luteoguttata, sp. n.

Nigra, nitida, obsolete punctata, tliorace basi bisinuato utrinque
leviter foveolato, punctis majoribus impressis; elytris subla3vibus,
obsoletius seriatim punctatis, singulis maculis 2 rotundatis fulvis
(1 pone humeros, 1 subapicali) ; abdomine subtus punctato. L.
5_7 1 liu.

Tringano.

^prosterno fortiter punctato, tibiis omnibus incurvatis crenu-
latis.

Megalodacne simillima, sp. n.

9 M. luteoguttata] persimilis, sed major, tliorace breviori,
paulo fortius punctato; elytris macula antica subobliqua, humerum
subcingente, prosterno lasvi, valde compresso, antice acuto producto.
L. 7Uin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Megalodacne elongatula, sp. n.

Elongata, subopaca, nigra, fronte impressa, tliorace brevi, late-
ribus leviter rotundatis, obsoletissime punctulata, basi utrinque
punctis majoribus impressis, ad marginem anticam continuatis;
elytris sublsevibus obsolete punctato striatis, macula basali hume-
rum subcingente, intus caudata, fasciaque postica denticulata,
fulvis. L. 7 lin.

Malacca (Wallace).

Prosternum punctate, intercoxal process concave.

Megalodacne XJlkei.

Megalodacne Jlkei, Crotch , Trans. Anier. JJ/it. Sac. 1873, 353.
Kentucky.

42 PSELAPHACUS.

Hoplaspis.

Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 113 {f.up. lamellicornis, Mots.).

Hoplaspis lamellicornis.*

Iloplasjns lamellicornis, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 113.
India.

Hoplaspis conicicornis."

Ilopldspis conlcicoruls, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 113.
India.

Histanocerus.

Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 112 (tup. pubescens, Mots.).

Histanocerus pubescens/'

Histanocerus jnihescens, Mots. Et. Eat. 1858, 112.
India.

Zytlionia.

Westwood, Thesaur. Ent. Oxoii. 108 {typ. fulva, Wcstw.).

Zythonia fulva.'^

Ziithonla fulva, Westw. Thesaur. Ent. Oxon. 108. T. v. f. 1
(1874).
Guineti.

Subfamily 3. Tiuplacini.

Pselaphacus.

Perch. Gen. Ins. 4, no. G. Crotch, Cist. Ent. 141 {typ. nigro-
punctatus, Percli.).

A. Anterior tibire enlarged before apex, thorax with two
series of deeper punctures converging in front.

Pselaphacus nigropunctatus.

Pselaphacus najropwictatus, Perch. Gen. Ins. 4, G.

, Lac. Erot. 75.

Bolivia, Ecuador, Amazons.

PSELAPIIACJUS. 43

Pselapliacus contaminatus.*

l\^<'h/p//<fci(s coidaiiun((tns, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiir. 180.
Peru.

I .slioukl have supposed this was P. nhjropiuictdti's but for the
tVoiital spots.

Pseiaphacns dncalis, sp. n.

r. nhjropunctafo affinis, thorace soriehus 2 transversis punc-
torum quatuor, margiueque tenui uigris; elytris margine, seriehus
4 piiiictoruin, macuLi scuteUari ac humerali, fasciaqiie interrupta
media, iiigris. L. 1) liii.

N". Granada.

Pselaphaciis gigantens.

Triplax (jhjantea^ Germ. Ins. Sp. I\'or. G15.
PseJaplLacus gvjantens, Lac. Erot. 7G.
Cayeune.

Pselaphacus trans ver sails.

PselapJiacus transversaUs, Lac. Erot. 7G.

Cayenne.

P. (jhjanteo affinis, thorace fulvo margine tenui nigro,

Pselapliacus sparsus.

Pselaphacus sjmrsus, Lac. Erot. 79.
Brazil, Para.

Pselaphacus poecilosomus.

Pselaphacus poecilosotmis, Lac. Erot. 7G.

Hopei, Guer. Icon. R. A. Ins. 309.

Columbia, Ecuador.

Pselaphacus quinquenotatus.

Pselaphacus 5-notatus, Lac. Erot. 78.
Cayenne.

Pselaphacus maculatus.*

Pselcqjhacus maculatus, Lac. Erot. 79.
Bolivia.

44 PSELAPHACUS.

Pselaphacus confusus, sp. n.

F. sparso aflSiiis, sed thorace toto iiigro, elytris basi nigro
bimaculato. L. G lin.

Para.

[This and the preceding nine species are closely allied, and
I am inclined to think are very possibly colour-varieties.]

Pselaphacus nigropictus, sp. n.

Niger, nitidus, thorace subtiliter punctato, lateribus rotundatis,
postice paulo coarctato; elytris obsoletissime punctulatis, striato-
jjunctatis, fulvo-ochraceis, margine, sutvira, vitta apicali, maculis-
que 6 (2, 2, 2) nigris. L. 6— 7i lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The second spot touches the shoulder, the third reaches the
suture and sometimes joins the fourth, the fifth is occasionally
composed of two, the sixth is very small; the sutural margin is
dilated at the apex.

B. Anterior tibiae arcuate at their base ; thorax simple.

Pselaphacus curvipes.

Pselaphacus citrvipes, Guer. R. Z. 157 (1841).
, Lac. Erot 81.

gracilipes, Lac. Erot. 82.

Bolivia, N. Granada, Amazons.
<5 segmento ultimo ventrali biimpresso.

I cannot distinguish P. graciUpes by any character given by
Lacordaire.

Pselaphacus trifasciatus/^

Pselaphacus (ri/asciahis, Lac. Erot. 83.

Cayenne.

Of this species I have not seen authentic types, it seems to me
to be merely P. curvipes; the mai'kings are identical, the tibire
less arcuate, and the posterior femora not dentate at the base;
hence I suppose it is founded on small males of P. curvipes.

Pselaphacus distortus.

Pselaphacus distortus, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 142.
Mexico, Nicaragua (Janson).

Pselaphacus punctato-striatus, sp. n.

Niger, nitidus, thoi'ace transverse, obsolete parcc punctato;
elytris hevibus, profunde punetato-stiiatis. singulo lunula basali

rSELAPHACUS. 45

hiimerum siibciiigoutc intus caiuliita, fasciaqiie arcuata })aulo pone
medium. ]j, 8 liu.
Piira.

C. Anterior tibi^ie straight.

PselaphacTis signatus.

rselaphacus si(jHatus, Gucr. U. Z. 1841, 158.
, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 142.

— sKjnatipeunis^ Lac. Erot. 84.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates), Columbia, Ecuador (Buckley),
Bolivia, Nicaragua (Janson).

Pselaphacus dentatus.

Triplax dentata, Germ. Ins. Sp. Nov. 015.
PselapJiacns dentatns, Lac. Erot. 87.
Brazil.

Pselaphacus maeandrinus.

Pselaphacus luaMndrlaus, Lac. Erot. 8G.
Columbia, Ecuador.

Pselaphacus amazonicus, sp. n.

P. dentato affinis, fascia basali nigra, lata, integra, l)asi elytro-
rum rufo-signato, fiiscia media marginem attingente, annulo apicali
incompleta. L. 6 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Differs from P. 7naiandrinus by the broad basal fascia, which
entirely crowds out the upper part of the lunule.

Pselaphacus vitticoUis.

Pselaphacus vitticoUis, Crotch.^ Cist. Ent. 142.
N. Granada, Nicaragua (Janson).

Pselaphacus puncticollis.

Pselaphacus puncticoll Is, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 158.

, Lac. Erot. 87.

Amazons (Bates), Brazil, Cayenne.

Pselaphacus semiclathratus.

P.splaphacus semiclathratus, Lac. Erot. 88,
Yucatan, Mexico.

46 MEGISCHYRUS.

Pselaphaciis rubricatus.

Eroti/lus ruhricatus, Host. Kiif. viii, T. cxxxvii, f. 2.

Fselnph.acus , Lac. Erot. 85.

Cayenne, Amazons, Ecuador.

Pselapliacns approximatiis, sp. n.

Niger, nitidiis, capite punctulato; tliorace obsolete punctulato,
])revi ; elytris sul»]jievibus, striato-punctatis, annulo liiniiorali
sanguineo intus caudato et per marginem ad fasciam sanguineani
subarciiatam pone medium continuato. L. G lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Pselaphacns Nicaraguse.*

Pselaphacus NicaragiKe, Crotch, Cist. Eut. 142.
Nicaragua (Janso]i).

Megischyrus.

Crotch, Cist. Ent. 143 {tyi->. undatus, 01.).

Megischyrus undatus.

Erotylus urtdatus, Oliv. Enc. MHh. vi. 434 (1791).

obloii'jus, Dup. Erot. 40.

Ischyrus , Lac. Erot. 92.

Cayenne.

Megiscliyrus brasiliensis.

Ischyrus brasiliensis, Lac. Erot. 91.

Brazil.

Closely allied to M. undatus, from which it ditXers by the
n)ore evidently punctate strice of the elytra; I am, however, in-
clined to consider it a variety, especially as M. Jiirinei varies in a
similar manner.

Megischyrus Jurinei.

Ischyrus Jnriuci, Lac. Erot. 94.

fasciato-itentatus, Cucr. MSS.

Bolivia.

Allied to ]\f. hrasiliensis in structure. I have not seen a
specimen with th(! margins of the elytra red as described by Lacor-
daire, ])ut I have one of M. undatus without th(! red margin taken
by Bates; his si^ries of specime:is arc nearly intoi mediate l)etween
J/, undatus and M. J nriuei.

MEGTSCIIYRUS. 47

Megischyrus Clievrolatii, sp. n.

M. Jurinel afBuis, subopacus, clytiis profunde punctuto-
striatis, piiiictis nigris (ut iu Krot. /usfrio), ramo coiincctentci
tasciisquo latioribiis (ut in M. hrasiUensi). L. lOliii.

Minacs Goracs.

Megischyrus mexicanus.

Iscliyrus inexicanus, Lac. Erot. 93.
Mexico, Orizaba.

Megischyrus Mcaragu^e/'

Megisclijjrus Xicann/ud'. CrotcJi, Cist. Eid. 143.
Nicaragua (JansoD).

Megischyrus columbianus.

Iscliyrus colnmhhinus, Lac. Erot. 95,
Columbia, Pebas.

The markings in the specimen from the latter locality ai(^
broader and less dentate and their colour light ochreous.

Megischyrus scaphinotus.*

Ischj/rus sca]>h(ia:>tUf^, Lac. Erof. 96.
Columbia.

Megischyrus angustatus.

Ischyrus awiustaUis, La(c. Erof. 90.
Columbia (Reiche).

Megischyrus connexus, sp. n.

Subelongatus, convexus, parallelus, ater, capito tiioi'aceque
oljsolete punctulatis, elytris subtiliter punctato-sti-iatis, transv(>rsini
subrugosis, fasciis 3 integris coccineis e maculis alternis conilatis.
L. 81 lin.

N. Granada, Ecuador (Buckley).

Tlie specimens from Ecuador are brighter, more obviously
rugose, and have the fasciae broader; the emarginatioii of the
thorax is also regularly roiuided.

Megischyrus mesomelas, sp. n.

Ater, opacus, oljlongus, latior, elyti-is antiee ]tunctato-?triatis,
fasciis 3 dentatis ochraceis approximatis, ad mai-ginem junctis.
L. 7:| lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

48 MEGISCHYRUS.

Megischyrus Guatemalae, sp. n.

Ater, subnitidus, oblongus, capite thoracequo subtiliter punc-
tulato, elytris tenue punctato-vStriatis, fasciis 3 e maculis alternis
conflatis sanguineis, L. 6^ — 7 lin.

Guatemala.

Allied to j\[. meso7nelas but witli the fasciae well separated
from eacli other.

Megiscliyrus catenulatus.

Ischyrus CdtenidatuSy Lac. Erot. 97.
Bolivia.

Megischyrus Bogotae, sp. n.

Ater, opacus, vix punctulatus, elytris tenuiter obsolete punc-
ato-striatis, fiisciis 3 e maculis alternis conflatis ochraceis. L. 6 lin.
Bogota (Janson).
Very like M. Guatemala', but opaque, almost impunctate.

Megischyrus catenatus, sp. n.

M. catemdato simillimus, sed paulo nitidior, punctulatus,
elytris bifosciatis, lateribus hand rufis. L. 7 lin.
Amazons (Bates), Pebas, Ecuador (Buckley).
The Ecuador and Pebas specimens have the markings ochreous.

Megischyrus sanguinolentus."

Ischyrus sniufuinolentus, Lac. Erot. 97.

Megiscliyrus , Crotch, Cist. Ent. 143.

Mexico, Yucatan (Cliapuis), Nicaragua (Janson).

Tliis is very like M. catenatus, but differs in being opaque,
without visible punctuation; the markings differ a little, the
central fliscia especially is narrower.

Megischyrus bellicosus.

Ischyrus bellicosus, Lac. Erot. 98.
Brazil.

Megischyrus semipunctatus.

Erotylus semijiunctatus, Germ. lus. Sp. Nov. G12.

Ischyrvs , Lac. Erot. 99.

Brazil, Bio .Janeiro.

MEGISCHYRUS. 49

Megiscliyrus decempunctatus.

Tschyrus lO-jniNcfatus, Guer. ll. Z. 1841, 15k

, Lac. Erot. 99.

Bolivia, Guarajos.

Megiscliyrus semitinctus.*

IscJfijrus semitinctus. Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 180 (181:7).
Peru.

Meg-iscliyrus KnochiL

Tschyrus KiiocJiii, Lac. Erot. 100.
Bolivia.

Megiscliyrus discipeimis.

Ischi/ru8 dlscipennis, Lac. Erot. 101.

Mey'ischyrus , Crotch., Cist. Eiit. Wo.

Mexico, Nicaragua (Janson).

Megischyrus sicarius.

Tschyrus si car his, Lac. Erot. 101.
2)erizo)iatus, Lac. Erot. 103.

Brazil (?), Columbia.

The variety perhoiiatus has the thorax ferruginous with five
black spots; and I have a variety in which the thorax has a
central black vitta and a black dot on each side.

Megischyrus zonalis.

Tschyrus zonalis, Lac. LJrot. 102.

Var. lineolatus: elytris plaga nigra lineola rubra continento.

Bolivia, Giuirayos, Amazons (Bates).

Megischyrus circumscriptus.

Erotylus circumscriptus, Dup. Erot. 41.

Tschyrus , Lac. Erot. 102,

Brazil.

This is possibly an opaque form of JA zonalis.

Megischyrus lineatus.

Tschyrus linccitus, Lac. Tyrol. 10 1.

(jrarnrnistes, Lac. Erot. 101.

Kio Janeiro, Goyaz.

I cannot see that 2f. fjramrnisfcs differs essentially from M.
lineatus, no two specimens of the latter are precisely alike.

C. II. 4

50 ISCHYRUS.

Ischyrus.

Lac. Erot. 89 {typ. quadnpunctatus, Oliv.).

Iscliyrns qnadripimctatus.

Erotylus i-pimctatus, OUv. E. M. vi. 437, 34.

Ischyrus , Lac. Erot. 127.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1S73, 353. _

United States, principally in the South, but reaching as high
as New York.

The thorax has four spots in a transverse line.

Iscliyrus Dnponti.

Ischyrus Diipordi, Lac. Erot. 110.
Columbia, N. Granada.

Ischyrus vespsrtilio.'^

Ischyrus vespertUiOj Lac. Erot. 112.
Columbia, Mexico.

Ischyrus elegantulus.

Ischyrus clefiantulns, Lac. Erot. 121.

, Crotch, Cid. Eut. 111.

Columbia, Nicaragua (Janson).

Iscliyrus frontalis.

Ischyrus frontalis, Lac. Erot. 127.
Mexico.

Ischyrus impresso-punctatus, sp. n.

Eufo-fulvus, oldongus, fortiter punctatus ; capita nigro, thorace
fulvo, fortiter punctato, disco punctis 3 nigris in linca transversa,
margine antico dentibus 2 approximatis, postico 2 sej^aratis nigris;
elytris rufo-fulvis, sutura nigra, fortius punctato-striatis, intersti-
tiis subtiliter punctatis, fascia basali valde dilacerata, maculis
2 fulvis includente, fascia subapicali depauperata, macula parva
apicali lil)era ; corpore subtus rufo-pic(K), prosterno lufo. L.
2f lin.

Distinct by the coarse punctuation and the tliorax with 3
black dots.

Ischyrus agiiatus, sp. ii.

Sidxlongatus, fidvns, fortiter ]>un('talns; capite rufo, bi-im-
})resso ; tliorace transverso, foi'titcr punctato, macnlis 3 in linea

ISCHYRUS. 51

transversa nigri,-; (eoiitrali vaklo Diajore) ; clytris flavis, iii.-.culi.s
2 subquadratLs conimuiiibus (1 Lasali, 1 poiic medium) i)imctis(i[uo
'2 exteriiis (1 ante, 1 in mcdinm), sutiira marginequc tenue nigris;
subtus piceus, femoribu.s fiihis. L. 2'1 lin.
New Granada.

Iscliyrus vittatus, sp. n.

llufo-fulvus, ol)longuR; capite fortius punctato, vertice nigi-o
bimaculato; thorace fortiter punctato, maculis 3 nigris (1 utrinque
in medio, 1 majore in basi ante scutellum) ; elytris sat fortiter
punctato-striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctulatis, macula sul)-
quadrata communi apicem versus, singuloque vitta l)asali sub-
inteo-ra lata (infra medium attingente), nigris; subtus nigro-})iceus.
L. d'\ lin.

Brazil.

Iscliyrus graphiciis.

Iscliyrus graplucus, Lac. Erot. 125.

, Crotch, Cist. E,d. 144.

]\Iexico, Nicaragua (Janson).

Closely allied to /. ■\:-piuicf(dus, and may perhaps prove to be
a red-headed southern form of it.

Iscliynis tetraspilotiis.

IscJtyriis telr(fSj>(iotus^, Gvfr. Icon, R. A. Ins. 310 (184G).
Columbia.

Iscliyrus tripuiictatus.

Iscliyrus tripunctatiis, Crotch, Gist. Eat. 111.
Nicaragua (Jansoii).

Iscliyrus nigrans.

Ischyrtcs vi(jr<(i>s, Crotch,, Tr. Am. Ei/t. Soc. 1873, 3o4.
Florida.

Iscliyrus extricatus.

Ischyrns extricciti's, Crotch, Tr. Am. Evt. Soc. 1873, 354.
Middle States.

Iscliyrus interruptus.

Erotyl/fs iidcrriiptus.^ Dnj'). Erot. 10, T. i. f. 27.

Isch'yrii.s , L<n'. EruL 11<).

Brazil.

4—2

:rl ISCHYRUS.

Ischyrus subcylindricus.

Ischyrus suhcylindricus, Lac. Erot, 1 1 7.

Cayenne, N. Granada.

This resembles a small specimen of /. interrupfus with the
liead red, and a black humeral spot isolated from the basal
fascia.

Ischyrus Sheppardi, sp. n.

Flavorufus, oblongus, parallelus, subtus rufus, pedibiis nigris ;
capite rufo vertice nigro (colore nigro antice bilobato) ; thorace
snbquadrato, fortius punctato, lateribus late albidis, puncto nigro,
disco figuram nigram (ad litteram H similem), basi nigro margi-
nato ; scutello rufo ; elytiis tenuissime striato-punctatis, sutura
nigra, singula macula acuminata infra scutello, altera humerali
triangulari, puncto infra humerum, macula infra medium valde
dentata et per suturam prolongata ad apicem (et in margine ex-
terno continuata), nigris. L. 3 lin,

Brazil.

Allied to F. subcylindricus, but most variable ; the 2 speci-
mens I have seen are at first quite unlike ; the thorax has normally
4 discoidal spots, 2 anterior, and a quadridentate basal line ; the
elytral fasciae are broken up in every possible way,

Ischyrus Bahiae, sp. n,

Pallide fulvus, oblongus, capite pectore geniculisque nigris ;
thorace crebrius sat fortiter punctato, })unctis 4 transverse positis,
lineaque basilari tridentata, nigris ; elytris fascia basali extus
abbreviata postice utrinque dentata, punctoque parvo marginem
versus nigris, macula postica in siugulo triangulari, ad suturam
connexis. L. 2 J liu.

Bahia.

Allied to /. wterniptifs,

Ischyrus fraternus.

Ischyrus f rater nus, Lac. Erot. 124.
Columbia, N. Granada.

In tliis the posterior angles of the thorax are black also ; the
elyti\'il j)U]ictures are coarse, translucent, and appear oblong.

Ischyrus pallidior, sp. ii.

Pallide ochraceus, subellipticus ; capite thoraceque subtiliter
punctatis, illo antice nigro, vertice ochraceo, vitta nigra ; hoc
macula transversa in n^argine antico, punctisque 4 transverse
])0sitis nigris; elytris alutaceis, tcnue punctato-striatis (punctis

ISCllYlirS. oo

nuiiierosissimis), intcrstitils subtilissiine punctulatis, fasciis 2 com-
luunibus iiigris, extus :lbbl•e^■iatis (1 basali iiitegra, 1 pone Tiiediuiii
loviter dentata), sutiira, marginc epipleiiris(pie nigris. L. 3 lin.
Mexico (Salle).

Iscliyrus insolens, sp. n.*

Pallide ocbraceu«, oblongus, subtiis flavus, pedibus elytro
riimqiie epi})leuris briiiineis ; capite margine aiitico verticeque
nigris, tliorace parce fortius punctate, raargine antico macula
biloba, puuctisque 4 transverso positis (in linea antico concava),
iateribus basique tenue nigris marginatis ; scutello nigro, disco
rufo ; elytris tenue striato-punctatis, interstitiis vix punctulatis,
macula subquadrata basali communi, ])uncto liumerali, fascia com-
muni pone medium antice ]>osticeque dentatis (maculis 2 fulvis
inckidente) apiceque nigris. L. 4 Yin.

Mexico (Salle).

Isch3rrus Boucardi, sp. n.

Oblongus, fulvus, parallelus; ca|)ite vertice triangulariter
nigro; tliorace parce punctato, margine antico, macula biloba,
punctisque 4 transverse positis nigris, basi tenue nigro marginato ;
elytris fasciis 2 communibus integris apiceque nigris (1 basali
punctoque fulvo liumerali includente, 1 pone medium, dentata,
ad suturam paulo dilatata^; subtus niger, fulvovariegatus. L.
3— 3i lin.

S. Catliarina (Boucard), Amazons (Bates).

The specimen taken by Mr Bates is smaller, with the fasciic
more dentate.

Ischyrus nobilis, sp. n.

Fulvo-rufus, oblongus, parallelus, nitidus, capite rufo, parce
fortius punctato; tliorace parce fortiter ^^unctato, punctis 4 nigris
( 1 quadrato in margine antico, 1 utrinque in disco, 1 triangulari
ill medio paulo ante scutellum); elytris nitidissimis, fortius sed
obsoletius j)uiictato-striatis (punctis translucentibus oblongis), basi
fiisciisque 3 angustis valde flexuosis ; subtus rufus. L. 2^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The. space between the fasci?e on the elj'tra is pale yellow, the
base and apex fulvous red. The basal point on the thorax is pro-
bably part of a tridentate line,

Iscliyrus consimilis, sp. n.

oblongus, convexus, crassus, fulvus, sul)tus rufus, pectore
nigro, capite rufo, bi-imprcsso, parce punctato; tliorace fortius
[lunctato, vitta discoidali, macula uti'inque in basi nigi'o: scutello

54 ISCHYRUS.

nigro; elytris fortius punctato-striatis, interstitiis vix punctulatis,
sutura fasciisqiie 3 comniunibiis nigris, 1 basali (macula fulva
juxta scutellari includente), 1 infra medium, 1 parva extus ab-
breviata subapicali). L. 2^ lin.

Amazons (Bates) ; allied to T. nohiUs, but the tliorax is very
differently marked.

Iscliynis nitidiorj sp, n.

Kufus, subellipticus, jtostice angustior, nitidus; capite tliorace-
que parce fortius punctatis, lioc piuictis 4 nigris (2 anticis sub-
approximatis, 2 posticis remotis) ; elytris nitidissimis, tenuiter
striato-punctatis, interstitiis pai'cissime punctulatis, sutura (apice
oxcepto), fascia basali (liumei-o attingente), centrali (margine attin-
gente), ad suturani dilatata, subapicalique parva nigris ; subtus
rufus, epi}»leuris rufis. L. %h lin.

Amazons (Catesj.

Iscliyriis Eogot38, sp. n.

Kufo-ful vus, subellipticus, capito nigro parce sed fortiter
punctatoj tliorace obsolete punctulato, maculis 4 nigris, 1 in
margine antico bilobo, 2 remotis in disco, 1 magna triangulari
ante scutellum nigrum ; elytris tenuissime sti-iato-})unctatis, opaculis,
macula quadrata scutellari, vitta brevi humerali, fascia connnuni
utrin(|ue abbreviata, infra medium, macuLujue parva subapicali
]iigri« ; sutura, tenuiter nigro marginato. L. 4 lin.

Eogota (Janson).

Iscliyriis maciilaris.

Jschi/rin^ mncidarlsj Lac. Erot. 128.
Columbia.

Isehynis angiilaris. '''"

IscJtj/rv!^ (iicjidaris, Lac. EnA. 12G.
Columbia.

Iscliyriis proximus.

L.<<c]iyrus 2^roxiiims, Laic. Erot. 113.
Mexico.

Iscliyrus femoralis.

DacnefemoraVts, Chcv. (>vj_'r. Leon. It. A. L.is. T. xviii. f. 10.

Lsc/fj/rus , Jjdc. Erot. 111.

]\I(;xico.

Tliis is probably a variety of /. proxhiuis with the lie:ul red.

ISCIIYRUS.

Ischyrus velatus.

Isch]/rufi velatus, Lac. Erot. 115.
N. GraD:ul;x, Venezuela.

Ischyrus palliatus.

Isc/fjjms paJIiafus, Lac. Erot. 113.

Coluuibiti, Amazons (Bates).

Probi\bly a variety of /. velatus with rufous liead.

Iscliyrus gratiosus.

Isclijirus gratiosus, Guer. Leon. R. A. Lns. 310 (181G),

Columbia.

This is very nearly allied to /. veh(tus.

The five foregoing species are extremely close, a.nd might be
regarded as varieties; I am unable to indicate any constant struc-
tural diflerences.

Ischyrus patruelis.

Ischijrus patrueVis, Lac. Erot. 124.
Brazil.

Distinct from the four preceding by the apical spot on the
elytra.

Ischyrus scriptus.

Erotylus scrljytus, OUv. Ent. v. 484. T. iii. f. 38,

Lschyrus , Lac. Erot. 111).

maculiventris, Lac. Erot. 120.

Brazil, Cayenne.

In /, macuUveHtris the head is blacker, and the pectus is black,
but no other difference is observable.

Ischyrus incertus.

Lschyrus incertus, Lac. Erot. 118.

Cayenne, Columbia.

Thorax with six black s])ots, the apical and basid pairs confluent.

Ischyrus Isstus, '

Lschyrus la'tus, Lac. LJrot. 122.
Rio Janeiro (Lacordaire).

5G ISCHYllUS.

Ischyrus variabilis.

Erotijlus variahlUs, Dap. Erot. 17. T. i. f. 25,

Ischyrus , Lac. Erot. 121.

Brazil.

Thorax with 8 Ijlack spots, 2 on the anterior margin, 2 remote
on the disc, 4 along the base.

Ischyrus nigrolineatus, sp. n,

Fulvus, oLlongns, suhtus niger, prosterno, abdomine hiteribus
tarsisque fulvis; capite nigro, sat fortiter punctato; thorace punc-
tis 8 nigris, 2 in margine antico, 2 in basi, 4 in linea transversa
cliscoidali, postice concava; scutello rufo; elytris pnuctato-striatis,
interstitiis subtiliter juinctulatis, fixscia basali commnni extns
abbieviatcl })0stice fortiter biloba,, sutnra maculaqne parva snbapi-
cali nii^ra; singnlo maculis elonga-tis \)0\m medinm. L. 2^ — 3 lin.

Habitat?

Tlte posterior spot represents the ordinary fascia broken up.

Ischyrus similior, sp. n.

Eufo-fulvus, oblongiis, subtus niger, prosterno, abdominis
lateribus tarsisque fulvis; capite thorace parce subtilius punctatis,
illo nigro, hoc punctis 8 nigris (2 in margine antico, 3 in basi,
1 utrinque in margine laterali) ; elytris subliBvibus, obsoletius
punctato-striatis, punctis translucentibus, sutiira tenue nigro mar-
ginata, ante apicem in macuhi irregidari diUxtata, fascia basali
angnsta, Integra, postice valde dentata, nigra; singulo mac\ila
magua media qiuidrata, antice tri-, postice bi-lobata, extns excisa.
L. 3 lin.

Habitat?

In this species the 2nd fiiscia is just in the middle of the elytra.

Ischyrus fiavitarsis."

/.•<rhi/rus/7avittrrsis, Lac. Erot. 130.
St Domingo (Salle).

Ischyrus modestus.

Erott/h'.s jiiodestKs, OUv. Ent. v. 483. T. in. f. 35.

IscJnjrus , Lac. Erot. 130.

St l)(mui)go.

Ischyrus fulvitarsis.

JsrJi>iriisf'dvitarsis, Lac. Erot. 121>,
Haiti.

EPYTUS.

Ischyrus auriculatus.

Isch)jriis ((uricu/dtas, Lac. Ewt. 123.
Oiiyeiiiie, Baliia.

Distinct from all others by the thorax being black with the
anterior angles fulvous.

Ischyrus distinguendus.

Ischyrus distuKjuenduSj Lac. Erot. 111.
Mexico.

Iscliynis coUatinus, sp. n.

Fulvus, oblongus, subtus niger, prosterni hiteribus rufis; capite
rufo vertice nigro, thorace crebriiis punctatis, subtransverso, late-
ribus rotundatis, antice angiistiore, linea transversali discoidali
nigra (utrinque abbreviata) basiqne nigro marginato in medio;
scutello nigro ; elytris subl?evibns punctato-striatis, singulo maculis
nigris 7; 1 transversa paulo infra scutellum, 1 minima marginem
vei'sus, 1 transversa paulo ante medium, 1 minima marginem
versus, 1 obliqua in tertia apicali, 1 subapicali, ad suturam con-
juncta. L. 3 lin.

N. Granada.

The colouring is unique in this genus,

Epytus.

Dej. Cat. 452 {typ. violaceus, Sturm).

[Oocyanus, Hope, 1841, Lac. Erot. 194.]

This genus differs from Ischyrus by the almost equal dilata-
tion of the labial and maxillary palpi. The eyt^s are coai'sely
granulated, though Lacordaire gives them as being finelv so.
The species are apparently confined to the West Indies.

Epytus violaceus.

Erotylnsviolaccvs, Sturm, Cat. S2, T. iv. f. 38 (182G).

Oocyanus , Lac. Erot. IDG.

Cuba.

Epytus tarsatus.

Oocyanus ta7'satf(s, Lac. Erot. 190.

Ischyrus tar sails, Lac. Erot. lOG,

Cuba, Columbia (Reiche).

I cannot doubt from the descriptions that Lacordaire has de-
scribed this species twice over, the only discrepancy being size.

The locality "Columbia" assigned to Keichc's s))ecinicn is pro-
bal')ly erroneous, as T liave seen numerous exam[)les from Cuba.

58 CALLISCHYRUS.

Calliscliyriis.

g.n. {typ. insigiiis, Lap,).

Allied to Ischyrus in the structure of the pal})i cand mentum,
l)ut with the eyes much less strongly granulated, hardly more so
than in Mycotretus.

Calliscliyrns insignis.

Erotylus insignis, Lcqh Hist. Nat. ii. 250 (1840).

IscJiyrns , Lac. Erot. 108,

Uandus, Eric. Arch./. Nat. xiii. 180 (1847).

N. Granada, Ecuador, Caracas (Salle), Peru (Ericlison).

Callischyrus cyanoptenis.

Iscliyrus cyanopterus, Eric. Arch,/. Nat. xiii. 180 (1847).
Peru, Ecuador, N. Granada.

Calliscliyriis veniistus.

Ischyriis venustus, Lac. Erot. 109.
Colui)iV)ia, Yucatan (Lacordaire).

Difiers by the apex of the elytra being fulvous, and the thorax
having only two spots.

Callischyrus melanogaster.

Ischyrns melanoyaster, Gucr. Leon. E, A. Lns. 310 (184G).
Coliunbia.

Callischyrus melanopus.

Morplioides melanopus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 118.

Lscltyrus , Lac. Erot. 109.

N. Granada.

Differs from C. insiynis by the dark greenish elytra and the
five spots on the thorax.

Callischyrus Candezei, sp. n.

C. ammno proximus, thorace fortius punctato, i)unctis 2 anticis
nigris ; scutello punctato ; elytris lunula humerali, fascia media,
alteraque subapicali ad suturam interruptis albidis ; epi})leuris
nigris. L. 4^ — 5 lin.

Guatemala (Cha})uis).

li]asily recognizable by the black epi}»lcune of the elytra.

AMBLYOPUS.

Calliscliyriis amoenus.

Lylids ama niiR, Cucr. Ji. Z. 1841, 155.
Jschip'us anKciiiis, L((c. Krot. 107.
Mexico.

Allied, ill coloration, to Mijcotreivs j>;;iffan(^ and certain Bra-
chyspliuiu.

Calliscliyrns liieroglyphiciis.

Frof)/his hiero'jlf/phicus, Dup. Erot. 17, T. i. f. 21.

Isclu/nis , Lac. Erot. lOG.

Brazil.

Tliis species resembles an Iplilclus iu coloration.

Amblyopns.

Lac. End. 107 {typ. vittatus, Oliv.).

Amblyopns iiatalensis, sp. n,

A. senc-jalensi proximus, paiilo major, iirigis elongatu!?, nn-
tennis longioribiis, cl;iva nigra., tibiis avpico rotundato-dilatatis.
L. 4 lin. '

NataJ.

A single spccin'Cu from Lake N'gaiiii is smaller, and tlie tibi;c
are not so decidedly rounded as in the type from Natal, neither,
hov/e^'ei', are they at all like the Senegal s})ecies.

Amblyopus senegalensis,

Amhhjcqnis senfjaJensis, L.ac. Erot. 201.
• testaceh'8, Lac. Erot. 201.

Senegal (Lacordairc), Old Calabar (Murray).

Tibiie abruptly triangularly dilated, the extern.al edge setose.

A. testaceas is simply a pale A'aricty. In Mr Sheppa.rd's col-
lection a specimen is labelled (in error ?) as coming from St
Domingo.

Amblyopns riibens.

ErotylMS riihens, Hope, Zool. Misc. 31.
AmhJyopus melanostoiims, Laic. LWoi. 200.
Darjeeling, Java (Lacordairc), ISTepaul, Bengal.
The eyes in this species are certainly ilnely graaiulated.

60 CYRTOMORPHUS.

Amblyopus rusticus.

Ainhf I/opus rusticus, Lac. Erot. 200.
Java.

Amblyopus cinctipennis.

Amhhjoinis cinctijyemds, Lac. Erot. 199.
Bengal, Ceylon, Tliibet, Bomlxiy.

Amblyopus Murray!, sp. n/'

Oblongus, postice paulo angustior, subtus rufescens ; capite
crebre punctato, oculis remotis ; thorace transverse lateribus
rotundatis marginatis, angulis anticis aciitis, posticis obtiisis, basi
in medio lobato, sat crebre (lateribus fortius) punctato ; elytris
alutaceis, subltevibus, seriatim punctatis, lateribus fortius reflexis,
fulvis, margine, sutura (Ijasi dilatata, apice angustata) puncto
liumerali, vittaque centrali (fere ad apicem excurrente) nigris ;
subtus abdomine punctato, metasterno subltevi, prosterni lateribus
epipleurisque fortiter punctatis. L. 3vt lin.

Old Calabar (Murray).

Amblyopus vittatus.

Trlplax vittatus, Oliv. Ent. v. 490, T. i. f. 2.
Amblyopus vittatus, Lac. Erot. 198.
Bengal, Penang, Java, Ceylon, Tringano.

[Tritoma pra'posita. Walker, Ann. N. H. in. 259, is an imma-
ture specimen of this genus, probably of -4. vittatus?\

Cyrtomorphus.

Lac. Erot. 240 {typ. i)antlieriiius, Lac).

The eyes are not coarsely granidatcd, but are rather interme-
diate between Amhlyopus and Triplax.

The structure of the mentum, their broad short-ovate form,
and thickly punctate (of the elytra hardly striate) surface will at
once separate them.

Cyrtomorphus pantberinus.

Cyrtomorphus pa idherinus, Lac. Erot. 241.

Java.

The antennae have a broad 3-jointed club, the last joint being
very small and inserted in the hollow of the 10th ; the abdomen
'jjjd pectus are xery strongly punctate.

MYCOTRETUS. 01

Cyrtomorphus bengalensis.

Erofylu8 {Cyrtomorphus) hengalensls, Gner. I!. Z. 1841, 153.

Icon. 11. A. Ins. 307.

T. L. f. 1.

Ci/rtornorpJiUS henyalensis, Lac. Erot. 212.
Java, Bengal.

Cyrtomorphus nitiduloides.

Cyrfomorphus i/ifuiuloides, Lac. Erot. 213.
Java.

Cyrtomorphus inversus, sp. n.

Breviter ovatus, crebre punctatus, iiiger ; capite vortice, elytn's
epipleuris, maculisque tri})iis (1 jiixta-sciitf41ari, 2 in medio trans-
verse positis) abdominisqne apice aurantiacis. L. 1 lin.

Sumatra (Wallace), Penang.

The stride on tlie elytra are hardly visible.

Cyrtomorphus angustior, sp. n.

C. inverso simillimus, sed multo angnstior, et maculis elytro-
rum in fascia media coeuntibus.
Penang.

Cyrtomorphus Wallace!, sp. n.

Niger, breviter ovatus, crebre ])unctatus, thoraee elytrisijuo
fusco-ochraceis, marginibus dilutioribus j his vix punctato-striatis.
L. 2% lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

The punctures of the strije shew througli and form regular
rows, but are not impressed.

Mycotretus.

Dfj. Cat. Ed. 3, 152 {typ. ?).

Mycotretus nigrovittis.*

^fyrotretus nirjrovUtis, Lac. Erot, 157.
C'ayenne.

Mycotretus arcuatus.*

Mycotretus arcuatus, T^ac, Erot. 158.
Cavenne.

62 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretiis ir^aculatus,

■ Erotylus macidatus, OJu\ Enc. Mcth. vi. 43G (1791).
Mycotretus ? maculatus, Lac. Erot. 192.

Jiguratus, Lac. Erot. 159.

Cayenne, Columbia, Para (Bates).

Interstices of elytra very sparingly punctured ; coxal lines
present. Antennae with a 4 -jointed club, joints short, adpressed.

Mycotretus miitabilisj sp. n.

M. maculato simillimus, sed latior, colore rufo-fulvo, thorace-
que brevicre distinctus. L. 4 lin.

Ega Para (Bates).

This is very close to M. ■riiaculafjis, but is I think distinct ; the
markings on the thorax are the same, exce^^t that the basal pair are
much more obli<jiie ; the variations are numerous, the apical pair
united, the basal pair united into a triangular spot, the discoidal
one absent, &c. In the elytra the basal fascia is never divided
as in M. maculatns, but sometimes reaches the base, though not
the external margin. In one specimen (J/, tricinctus), which
may be distinct, there is a third sup|)lementary subapical fascia.
Sides of the metasternuru very s['arlngiy punctate.

Mycotretus basalisj sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, brevis, late fulvus, antennis nigris ; capite
thoraceque punctulatis, illo puncto vertical! iiigro, hoc brevi,
tenuissimo nigro-marginato, punctis 2 anticis, 1 utrinque discoi-
dali, maculaque basali transversa, nigris ; elytris tenue punctato-
striatis, interstitiis vix punctulatis, teitia baiiali nigra, epi})leuris
flavis, corpore subtus sul)l8evi. L. 3.1 lin.

Ega (Bates).

Allied to ]\f. macvJafji.^, but much smrJler.

Mycotretus cinctiger, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, postice paulo acuminatus rufotestaceus, anten-
nis nigris (basi rufis) ; capite thoraceque crebre visibiliter punctu-
latis, hoc lateribus subrectis, punctis 4 transverse positis in disco,
basi paulo infuscato ; scutello rufo ; cl^^tris j)unctato-striatis,
interstitiis subtiliter parce punctulatis, alutaceis, fascia lata com-
muni bas;di nigra, nee margineni nee basin attingente. L. 3 lin.

Santarem (Bates).

Mycotretus marginicoilis.

Mycotretus maryinlcoUis, IjUC. Erot. 159.

]^razil.

Coxal liiu^s })rescnt ; elytra hard!}' juniclate.

MYCOTRETUS. Go

Mycotretns pebasensis, sp. n.

31. marglmcoUl affinis, sed elytrls diRfcincto punctato-striatia,
corpore subtus rufotestaceo (tibiis solis infuscatis), fascia basali
basin attingento (puiicto parvo juxta-scutellari flavo), fascia media
aiigustiore, medio constricto, macuLujiio a})icali triaiigiiLiri, multo
majori.

Pebas.

Mycotretus ieprosiis.

Mijcoti'dns leprosas, Lac. Erof. IGO.
Cayenne.

Coxal lines present; elytra! iutersticos almost smooth, sides of
metasternum impunctate.

Mycotretns argus."

MycotrefAif^ argiis, Lac. Erot. IGl.
Cayenne (Lacordaire).

Mycotretns palmipliilus.

Mycotretus palmipliih IS, Lac. Erot. 1G5.
Cayenne, Ega (Bates).

Mycotretus sexociilatus.

Mycotretus sexocniatus, Lac. Erot. l(jij,
Columbia.

Mycotretus melaiiopterus.

Mycotretus melanoioterus, Lac. Erot. 102.

xanthosomus^ Lac. Erot. 1(52.

Columbia.

Striae sub-gemellate ; form convex ; thorax punctate,

Mycotretus ccslestinus/

Mycotrei'us cfclestiaus, Lac. Erot. 170.

Columbia.

The coloration is that oiCaUisclnjrus venusfus^hnt the mcntuia
is pentagonal, though produced into an acute point in front; no
coxal lines visible ; antenna3 long, club 3-jointed, joints large and
quadrate.

Mycotretus quatuordecimguttatus.

Mycotretus li-r/uMatus, Luc. Erot. 103,
Columbia, Para.

64 MYCOTRETUS.

Lacorclaire's description does not entirely agree with tlie type ;
the seutelhini is red, and the 7th elytral s])ot nowhere reaches the
apex. The coxal lines are well marked, interstices almost smooth.

Var. 1 conjunctus. Form and punctuation similar, the three
pairs of spots coalesce transversely, the 1st and 2nd pair being
further joined by a small longitudinal mark.

Mycotretus pecari.

Mycotreius 'pecari, Lac. Erot. 167.
Columbia.

I have seen only the variety without the apical spot, it is
evidently very nearly allied to M. li-ynUatas.

Mycotretus sedecimguttatus.

Ischyrus \(d-(juttatus, Gutr. Icon. B. A. Ins. 310 (1840).

N. Granada.

Interstitial punctuation very fine.

Mycotretus scalaris.

Mycotretus scalaris, Lac. Erot. 108.

Columbia.

Interstices visibly punctate, metasternum at the sides more
strongly punctate. This is near M. conjunctus in markings,
except that in the type they are testaceous red, but this may be
the result of immaturity.

Mycotretus illustris, sp, n.

Oblongo-ovatus, sat latus, paulo depressus, testaceus, ubique
subtiliter parce punctulatus, subtus fere h\;vis ; elytris albidis,
sutura tenuissime, fosciisque 4 commimibus nigris ; 1 basali (in
maculas 2 fracta, 1 humerali, 1 juxta-scutellari) ; 1 ante medium,
prope marginem fracta, ad suturam dilatata ; 1 pone medium,
subrecta, prope marginem fi*acta ] 1 uti'inque abbreviata, lata,
subai)icali. L. 5 lin.

Mexico (Salle).

The last fascia is rather an oblong black spot.

Mycotretus psittacus.

jlli/cotretus 2)sittacns, Lac. Erot. Ku.

Mexico.

My s]iecimon agrees ]>recisely with the description, but is
labelled " Bahia." Interstitial punctuation very faint. Coloration
o^ CaUischyrus amrenus.

MYCOTRETUS. 65

Mycotretus GuatemalsB, sp. n.

M. psitfaeo fiffinls, sod j^uiilo aiigiiBtior, fascia apical i latiorc,
fascia basali iiitcgra, punctistjuo 2 iu basin iiigris, L. 4^ liii.
Guatemala.

Mycotretus polyoplitlialmiis.

Jfi/cotretus poli/npl/fhahiius, Lac. Erot. 1G3.
Ca}-eniie, Yeiiczuela.

Elytra strongly punctate-striate, with the extreme apex some-
times testaceous.

Mycotretus bisseptemgiittatns, sp, n.

M. pohjopliihalmo proxiinus, sed thorace scutelloque totis
rufo-testaceis, elytrisque singulis maculis :ilbis 7 ; 2 basal i1)us
(1 subhumerali), 2 ante medium, 2 pone medium, 1 subapicali
(apice ipso nigro). L. Z\ lin.

Cayenne.

The spots are large and arranged transversely, not oblitpiely as
in J/, pohjopJitJudinus.

Mycotretus ocellatus.

Erotylus oceJlatus, Germ. Ins. Sp. Nov. G13 (182 4-).

l2-guttatus, Dup. Erot. 24, T. ii. f. 38 (1825).

Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 1G4.

Brazil, Fonteboa (Bates), fSt Catherina, Pebas.
Interstitial punctuation very fine, obsolete.

Mycotretus hilaris.

Mycotretus hilaris, Lac. Erot. 171.
Brazil.

Mycotretus sannio«

Mycotretus sannio, Lac. Erot. IGO.

Brazil.

My specimen is more mature and darker, being of a brownish
red with paler markings, the thorax also is distinctly i)unctulate.
I regard it as a variety of J/, hilaris.

Mycotretus sestuans.

Mycotretus cestuans, Lac. Erot. 170.

Brazil.

I have not seen the type, but identify a specimen communi-
cated by Mr Sheppard with this species. Further material would
in all prol)ability unite it with M. hilaris.

C. II. 5

QG MYCOTRETUS,

Mycotretus decoratns.

Erotyhis decomhis, Dup. Erot. 21, T. ii. f. 32.
Mycotretus decoratus, Lac. Erot. 112.
Ega, St Paulo (Bates).

Very finely and sparingly pimctate • maxillary palpi extremely
dilated,

Mycotretus decorus, sp, n.

31. decorato valde affinis, scd thorace crebrius fortiusqiie pnnc-
tato, elytrorumqiie signatura differt. Thorax maculis 2 approxi-
matis anticis elongatis, fasciaqiie basali (utrinque usque ad medium
producta), nigris. Elytra ubique teniie nigro marginato, fosciis
tribiis nigris marginem attingentibus, 1 basali (macula humerali,
basalique arcuata includente) ; 1 pone medium, (e maculis, 2 — 3
compositis), 1 subapicali integi^. L, 3 lin.

Ega (Bates).

Tliis varies in tlie development of tlio marks on the thorax,
and in having the medial fascia of the elytra entire or broken up
into spots.

Mycotretus separandus^ sp. n.

M. decorato affinis, thorace paulo breviore, subtilius punctato,
elytris fascia basali integra (punctis 2 minimis flavis includente)
punctis 2 oblicpie positis pone medium, apiceque triangulariter,
nigris. L. 3 lin.

Ega (Bates).

This may [)ro^'c to be a variety of the preceding.

Mycotretus Egse, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, heto fulvus, antennis nigris, capite macula
verticali, thorace punctis 4 (2 anticis a])proximatis, 2 discoidalibus
i-emotis) fasciaque abbreviata basali nigris ; elytris nigris, mar-
gine anguste, apice late fulvis, capite thoraceque parce obsole-
tius punctatis, elytris subtilissime alutaccis, tenue seriatim puncta-
tis, interstitiis parcissime subtilissime punctulatis. L. 2 2 lin.

Ega (Bates).

Resembles M. decoratus in the thorax but very distinct by the
elytra.

Mycotretus brasilianus, sp, n.

Oblongo-ovatus, postice paulo angustatus, fulvotestaceus, an-
tennis, ca])ite, thorace antice, postice punctisque 4, elytrisquc
(fascia media excei)ta) nigris ; capite thoracecjuc crebre punctatis,
hoc punctis 4 discoidalibus inter so remotis nigris; elytris punctato-

MYCOTRETUS. G7

striatis, interstitiis parce pimctulatis, nigris, fascia angusta donticii-
lata Integra in medio flava; epipleuris nigris, medio flavo. L.
2f lin.
Brazil.

Mycotretus signatellus, sp. n.

(5 Subovatus, sab convcxus, fiilvo-testacciis, capite posticc
antennisque (basi excepta) nigris ; capite tlioraceqiie crebrius
punctatis, hoc breviore, macula niajori discoidali, punctoquc
utrinque nigris ; elytris ubique tenue nigro-marginatis; macula
quadrata scutellari (postice emarginato) altera hunierali, fascia sat
lata paulo pone medium, apiceque nigris. L. 2!, lin.

Ega (Bates).

Var. imper/ecia. Thorace punctis 4 discoidalibus nigris ;
scutello rufo, elytris singulis macula liumerali juxta-scutellari-
que, macula magna quadrata pone medium, altera triangulari
subapicali. L. 2{- lin.

Para (Bates),

Mycotretus jocosus.*

Mycotretus jocosus, Lac, Erot. 173.
Brazil 1

Mycotretns reticulatus, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, testaceus, antennis pedibusquo albidis; capite
tlioraceque punctulatis, elytris tenue punctato-striatis, interstitiis
subtilissime parce punctulatis, rufo-testaceis anguste albido-reticu-
latis. L. 4 lin.

Ega (Bates).

Coxal lines present, metasternum with the sides punctate; the
elytra may be regarded as wliitish yellow, with the suture and
margin narrowly, the apex, and each with 5 spots testaceous red,
1 humeral, on the callus; 1 immediately under it; 1 elongate
parallel to the suture, and to the 2 preceding; 1 transverse broad
just beyond the middle, 1 narrow transverse subapical.

Mycotretus psyiloboroides, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, alljidas, antennis (basi excepto) nigris; capito
thoraceque punctulatis; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis subti-
lissime punctulatis, singulis maculis 4 angularibus nigris; 2 basa-
libus elongatis, 1 su1)quadrata in medio, 1 triangulari subapicali ;
corpore subtus subla3vi. L. 3 J^ lin.

Ega (Bates).

The two basal spots look like one quadrate spot divided diago-
nally; none of the spots reach the margin, and the pale colour is
everywhere of the same width.

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68 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus tricolor, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatuF«, sat latus, sulxlepressiLS, la^te rnfo-testaceuS;,
elytris nigris, fascia subapicali albida; capite tlioraceqne punctu-
latis, elytris tenue iiiinctatostriatis, interstitiis subtilissime punc-
tiiiatis, metasterno lateribiis puiictulatis. L. ih Hn. Ega (Bates).

The aiitenn?e are rather long, the cKib jointed and loose, almost
dentate within.

Mycotretus dimidiatns, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger, nitidiis, clypeo, labro, macula utrinqiie prope
oculos, antennis basi, tarsis, abdomineque ochraceis ; prosterno
pectoreque obsolete rufo-signatis; elytris dimidio basali late flavo,
punctato-striatis, interstitiis subtiliter puiictulatis. L. 4 lin.

Ega (Bates).

This is less depressed than the preceding group of species.
Metasternum with the sides sparingly punctate.

Mycotretus rhodosomus.

I,[)lcofretus rliodosomus, Lac. Erot. 166.
Brazil.

I)e[)resscd, opaque, antennal club 3-jointed, posterior tibice
consjiicuoiisly incurved.

Mycotretus flavomarginatus.

Mycotretus flavomarghiatus, Lac. Erot. 1-57.
Kio Janeiro.

Interstices very In-oad, hardly punctulate; posterior coxal lines
absent. Allied to M. rho'Iosomus and with similar tibito.

Mycotretus dorsofasciatus.

]\l ijcotretus dorsofasciatus, Lac. Erot. 173.
Brazil.

Elytra with an opaline lustre, interstices finely transversely
wrinkled ; body beneath very finely and sparingly i)ubescent.

Mycotretus opalescens, sp. n.

M. dorsofasciato proximus, capite postice nigricante, thorace
punctis 4 discoidalibus (2 internis mnjoribus) elytris fascia basali
[puncto subhumerali testaceo (altera(j[ue pone medium) postice
indefinita] nigiis. L. 2.Hin.

Hantarem, Ega, S. Baulo (Bides).

Finely ])ubescent beneath. This is much more ojialescent than
M. dorsofasciatus ; the basal fascia is sometimes reduced to a black
lunule enclosing the shoulder, and the vsuba|)ieal one to a narrow
line. Accords with M. 2^elliciens, Kirsch, in coll.

MrCOTKETUS. GO

Mycotretus nitescens, sp. n.

J/, ojyalescoifl affinis, scd totus rufo-Siinguhieiis, aiitoDiiLs clava
infuscata. L. 2 lin.

Ega (Bates).

This may l)e an uncoloured variety, but appears perfectly
mature; tlic form and punctuation are identical with M. opalesccns.

Mycotretus sericeonitens, sp. n.

Subovatus, niger, fulv^o-varius, sericeo-nitens ; an tennis sube-
longatis, clava nigra, capita nigro, ]iunctulato, labro rufo; thorace
subtiliter punctulato, fulvo, lateribus rotundatis, angustissinie
piceo-marginatis, disco macula magna dilFormi nigra, antice postice-
que marginem attingente; scvitelio nigro, Isevi; elytris obsolete
punctato-striatis, interstitiis fere lasvibiis, fulvis, macula humerali
irregulari, fasciaque sat lata communi pone medium nigris; corpore
subtus tenuiter pubescenti, pediljus, abdomine, prosterni epipleu-
ris, metasterni lateribus episternis(j_ue testaceis. L. '2}^ lin.

Ega (Bates).

Var. monticola. Capite antice rufo, thorace pinictis 2 anticis,
3 posticis, nigris; elytris obsolete seriatim punctatis, interstitiis
crebrius punctatis, fascia subapicali angustiore. L. 2|lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Mycotretus balteatus, sp. n.

Subovatus, sat convexus, niger, elytris rufo-tcstaceis apice
nigro, abdomine metasternique lateribus testaceis; capite thorace-
que crebre punctulatis, Hoc laterilms subrectis, maciila obsoleta
rufti angulos anticos versus; scutello rufo, punctulato; elytris
tenuiter seriatim punctatis, interstitiis evidentius punctulatis; cor-
pore subtus leviter pubescente. L. 2^ lin.

Ega (Bates).

Mycotretus rastratus, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, testaceus, antennis clongatis nigris (basi ex-
cepto); capite thoraceque subtiliter ])unctulatis, hoc basi sinuato;
elytris subtilissime obsolete rugosulis, tenue obsoleteque striato-
punctatis, interstitiis parce punctulaLis, paulo opalescentibus;
metasterno lateribus punctatis, linea coxali posteriori nulla. L.
31 lin.

S. Paulo (Bates).

Mycotretus nugator."

Mt/cotretus nugator, Lac. Erol. ITi.
Cayenne.

70 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus sticticoUis.^'

Mycotretus sticticoUis, Lac, Erot 174,
Cayenne.

Mycotretus vilis."^

Mycotretus mlis, Lac. Erot. 174.
Cayenne.

Mycotretus PerusB, sp. n.

Ovatus, subdepressus, albidus, pectore, abdomine, elytrisque
nigris, antennis clava infuscata, tliorace macula antica bilobata,
punctoque ante scutellum nigris; eapite tboraceque parce punctu-
latis, elytris obsoletius punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce punctu-
latis. L. 2 lin.

Peru (Janson).

Very near II. vilis and with similarly dilated palpi.

Mycotretus partitus.

jlfycotretus jKtrtitus, Lac. Erot. 17G.

Columbia.

Thorax thickly and clearly punctate; elytra liiintly pimctate-
striate, interstices evidently punctate; ventral segments punctu-
lute; metasternum coarsely punctate.

Mycotretus lacertosus,*

Mycotretus lacei'tosus, Lac. Erot. 176.
Cayenne.

Mycotretus pulchellus.''

Mycotret'iis pidchellus, Lac. Erot. 177.
Rio Janeiro.

Rather deeply punctate-striate, inter&tices faintly punctulate,
under-side smooth.

Mycotretus lepidus.

Mycotretus le^ndtis, Lac. Erot. 178.
Cayenne, Tapajos (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley).
Clearly punctate-striate, interstices scarcely punctulatc. The
specimens from Ecuador are larger and finer.

Mycotretus Cliontalesi.

Mycotretus Cliontalesi^ Crotchy Cist. Ent. 115.
Nicaragua (Janson).

MYCOTRETUS. 71

Mycotretus miselliis.

.Mijcotrchcs mlsellus, Lite. EroL 183.
N. Granada.
Under-side sniootk,

llycotretus triplacoides, sp, n.

Oblongo-ovatus, suljcylindricus, rnfo-testaceuR, pcdibus ochra-
ceis, vertice antennisque clava infuscatis, thorace j)iceo, angulis
anticis ruHs, distincte punctato, elytris pmictato-striatis, iiiterstitiis
parce puuctulatLs, nigrisjtertia basali epipleurisque rufo-testaceiiJ,
corpore subtiis lasvi. L. 2\ lin.

Santarem (Bates).

Mycotretus fulvilabris, sp, n.

Oblongo-ovatus, niger, labro, antennis basi, metasterno lateri-
bus obscure, abdomine elytrisqiie fulvo-testacei^; capite thovaceque
j^arce punctulatis; scutello rufo ; elytris tenuissime seriatim punc-
tatis, interstitiis subtiliter punctulatisj corpore subtus Isevi. L.
3 lin.

S. Paulo (Bates).

Mycotretus fulviceps, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, rufo-fulvus, antennis (articulo 1^ excepto)
thorace pedibusque nigris; tliorace parce punctulato, lateribus
paulo rotundatis, angulis anticis obscure, utrinque puncto obsoletis-
simo basali, rufis; elytris confertini puuctato-striatis, interstitiis
parce siibtilissime punctulatis; corpore subtus punctulato, meta-
sterno lateribus parce baud fortiter punctatis. L. 4 lin.

Santarem (Bates).

Mycotretus cinctelhis.

Brachjmerus cincteUus, Guar. R. Z. 1841, 153.

Mijcotretus , Lac. Erot. 178,

Columbia, Ega (Bates), Bolivia.

Interstices visibly and thickly punctate; metasternum and
cpisterna deeply punctate.

Mycotretus cyanopterus.

Mycotretus cyano2')tG7'us, Lac. Erot. 179.

Interstices of elytra clearly punctate; ventral segments and
metasternum rather deeply so.

72 . MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus melanophthalmus.

Erotylus melanojyhthalmus, Dup. Erol. 36, T. iii. f. 70.

Mycrotretus , Lac. Erot. 179.

Brazil.

Elytral interstices and under-side strongly punctate.

Mycotretus fuscitarsis.

Mycrotretusfuscitarsls, Lac. Erot. 180.

Mexico.

Very closely allied to M. mekmophihalmus.

Mycotretus nigrotermiiiatus.

Mycrolretus nhjroterminatus, Lac. Erot. 180.

Columbia.

The elytral interstices and under-side are strongly punctate.

Mycotretus gemmula.

Mycotretus gemmuJa, Lac. Erot. 181.

pulicarius, Lac. Erot. 182.

• (jentilis, Lac. Erot. 182.

Columbia, Peru (Janson).

J/, gcntilis does not differ from M. gemmida ; M. puHcarius
lias tlie disc of the thorax black.

Mycotretus apicalis.

Jllycotrefits apicalis, Lac. Erot. 181.
Columbia, Peru (Janson).

Very variable in size (IJ — 2^ lin.). The elytnd interstices
are finely punctured.

Mycotretus corallipennis, sp. n.

JA aplcaJi afllnis, clytronim intorstitiis fortius punctatis, thora-
ce(|ue toto ]iigro distinctus, L. 2 lin.

Venezuela, N. Granada,

This may be a variety of the preceding s])ecies, but it differs
somewhat in sculj)ture ; varieties occur ^vith a black a}>ex to the
elytra.

Mycotretus adalioicles^ sp, n.

T^ate ovatus, subdopressus, nigor, ;inteiinis Ijasi, tlioraee angulis
anticis macida quadi-ata albidas, elytris tertia basali macuLupie
sat magna subapicali rulis, seriatim punctatis, interstitiis con-
I'crtim punctatis, L. 2 lin.

MTCOTRETUS. 73

Peru (Janson),

Prostornum, abdomen, tibia) and tarsi pale ocliroona ; meta-
sterniuu sparingly and faintly punctate. Antennae with a btrong
3-joiutcd club.

Mycotretus miniatus.*

Jf//cofrctus miniatus, Lac. Erot. 183.

Mexico.

Metasternum coarsely punctate.

Micotretiis dytiscoides.

Mijcotretus dytiscoides, Lac. Erot. 181.

Mexico.

Metasternum sparingly but very coarsely punctate.

Mycotretus terminalis.

Mycotrefns terminalis, Lac. Erot. 131.
Brazil, Rio Janeiro.

Metasternum finely and rather thickly, sides deeply, punctate.
Coxal lines present.

Mycotretus intermedius.*

Mycotretus intermedius, Lac. Erot. 135.
Brazil, Eio Janeiro.

Mycotretus difficilis.*

M ycotrctus difficiUs, Lac. Erot. 13G.
Brazil.

Mycotretus ornatuse

Erotf/Jus ornatus, Dup. Erot. 20, T. ii. f. 31.

j\I i/cotrctus , Lac. Erot. 137.

Brazil.

Mycotretus maculosus.

Eroti/Ius mactdosus, Dup. Erot. 23, T. ii. f. 3G.

Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 110.

Bio Janeiro.

Mycotretus dubius.^

Jfyco/retus duoius, Lac. Lrot. 111.
l>razil.

The typo has cloudy markings which accord precisely with
those of M. maculosus.

74 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus coronatus/'

Erotyliis coronatits, Dup. EroL 21, T. ii. f. 33.

Mycotretus — , Lac. Erot. 1-il.

Brazil.

Mycotretus nigropunctatus.

Erotylus nigropunctatas, Dup. Erot. 22, T. ii. f. 34.

Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 1-12.

Brazil, Bio Janeiro.

Mycotretus graplioderus.

2fycotretus graphoderus, Lac. Erot. 144.
Brazil.

Mycotretus cognatus.

Mycotretus cognatus, Lac. Erot. 145.

Bio Janeiro.

[The preceding ten species agree, it appears to me, in all
structural cliaracters, and I am quite unable to separate theni
satisfactorily ; all of them are a^^parentlj natives of South Brazil.]

Mycotretus melanostictus.

Mycotretus ynelanostictus, Lac. Erot. 139.
Columbia.

Very closely allied to tlie preceding group and scarcely specifi-
cally distinct from them.

Mycotretus quadripunctatus, sp. n.

Subovatus, Ifete fulvus, antennis (articulis 1 — 2 exceptis),
geniculis, tibiis, tarsis, capitis puncto verticali, thoracis mar-
ginibus tenue, punctisque 4 in serie transversal! discoidali, ely-
trorum fasciisque 2 (1 basali, 1 pone medium) nigris; capite
thoraceque confertim subtiliter punctatis, elytris punctato-striatis,
interstitiis crebre punctatis ; corjwre subtus punctulato, meta-
sterno lateribus fortius punctato. L. 4 lin.

N. Peru (Bates).

Antennre longer than tlie base of the thorax, ninth joint
elongate-quadrate. Allied to M. termuialis.

Mycotretus Godarti.

Mycotretus Godarti, Iaic. Erot. 14G.

posticus, Lac. Erot. 147.

Columbia.

MYCOTKETUS. 7o

Abdomen beneath shining, punctate, mctasternum sparingly
and finely, sides more deeply punctate ; coxal lines visible.

M. 2^osticus has lost the spots on the thorax and at the base
of the elytra.

Mycotretus Deyrollii, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, fulvus, antennis pedibus jiectorequc nigris ;
capite crebre sat j3rofunde punctate, thorace minus crebre punc-
tate, punctis 6 nigris (2 anticis, 4 basalibus), scutello nigro ;
elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce subtilissime ininctulatis,
macula oblonga discoidali sat magna ante medium ; corpore subtus
punctulato, metastenio lateribus parcissime punctatis. L, 2| lin.

St Catharina.

Mycotretus tigrinus.

Erotylm ligrimis, Ollv. Enc. MHh. vi. 437 (1791).
Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 145.

leopardus, Klrsch in litt.

Cayenne, St Paulo, Ega (Bates).

Finely punctate, stritie sub-gemellate ; beneath sparingly
punctate. The mentum is decidedly rounded in front, and this
has led Kirsch to consider it a new species,

Yar. jxirdalis. Elytris maculis majoribus, magis approxi-
matis ; elytris interstitiis distinctius punctatis, L, 3 — 3^ lin.

Peru (Janson), Ecuador (Buckley), St Paulo (Bates).

Mycotretus singularis.

Mijcotretus slnrjidarls, Lac. Erot, 148.
Columbia,

Finely puuctate-striato ; surface alutaceous, very finely punc-
tulate.

Mycotretus trabeatus.

Mycotretus traheatus, Lac. Erot. 148.
Columbia.

Apparently more strongly punctate than M. slnrjidaiis, and
always fulvous in colour, but possibly only a A'ariety of it.

Mycotretus tigratus.

Mycotretus tigratus, Lac, Erot. 150.

nig rod rictus, Lac, Erot. 151.

Yery near M, trabeatus, and perhaps only a small variety of
it. M, nigrociactus has lost the elytral spot, retaining only the
band. Columbia.

76 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus clitelliger.

Mycotretus cUtelliger, Lac. Erot. 149.

Coluinl)ia.

Difiers from M. traheatus in Laving the thorax with four spots.

Mycotretus succinctiis, sp. n.

Subovatus, L^te fulviis, anteiuiis pedibus capite elytrisque
nigris ; capite confertim piuictuhito, labro rufo ; thorace brevi,
hiteribus subrectis, confertim siibtiliter punctuhito, piincti.s 2
utrincpie discoitlalibiis nigris, paulo oblique positis, basi tenuis-
sime nigro ;" elytris punctato-striatis, iuterstitiis confertim sub-
tiliter punctulatis, cum epipleuris nigris, fascia Uita fulva pone
medium (puncto parvo nigro notato) ; corpore subtus punctulato,
metasterno hrteribus fortiter profunde punctate. L. 2| lin.

N. Granada (lieiche).

Allied to M. cUtelligpj', but the 4 spots on the thorax form
2 pairs remote from each other ; the elytral fascia is interrupted
at the suture.

Mycotrotus fasciolatus.

M ycotretus fasclolatus, Lac. Erot. 150.
Mexico.

Interstices of elytra very faintly punctulate, metasternum
rather deeply punctate at the sides; antennaj with a 3 -jointed club.

Mycotretus cniciger, sp. n.

Subovatus, fulvus, capite puncto verticali, thorace punctis
majoribus 4 (1 antico, 1 utrinque discoidaii, oblongo basin attin-
gente, 1 basali ante scutellum) nigris; capite thoracecjue crebre
subtiliter punctulatis; elytris rufo-piceis, margine externo et basali
fulvis, jDunctato-striatis, interstitiis tenuissime punctulatis; corpore
subtus 2)unctato, metasterno lateribus fortiter profunde })unctatis.
L. 3 lin.

Habitat ?

The yellow margin of the elytra extends along the base and
partly down the suture.

Mycotretus Salla3i5 sp. n.

Ovatus, antice posticeque paulo acuminatus, fulvus, antennis,
capite puncto verticali, thorace maculis 3 discoidalibus, elytris
macula magna sulxpiadrata ante medium, nigi-is; capite thoraceque
alutaceis, subtiliter punctulatis; elytris alutaceis, obsolete seriatim
punctatis, interstitiis omnium subtilissime punctulatis; metasterno
lateri])us punctis majoribus impressis. L. 3^ lin.

Mexico (Sulle).

JIYCOTRETUS. / 7

Mycotretus dorsonotatus.

M ijcoircXus dorsonotattts, Lac. Erot. 151.

Cayenne, Ega, St Paulo (Bates).

The punctuation is very curious, being frequently gemellate on
tlio elytra, the interstices elevated. The scutclluni and a small
dot on the anterior and posterior margin of the thorax black.
Ventral segments and sides of metasternum deeply })unctured.

Mycotretus durius,

Mycotretus durius, Lac. Erot. IGl.

Cayenne, Ega (Bates), Upper Amazon.

The palpi are somewhat dilated, but the peculiar punctuation
evidently approximates this species to M. dorsonotatus. Lacor-
daire's type is nearly unicolorous, but my specimens have the
elytra with four rows of quadrate brown spots on tlie alternate
interstices: antennas with the 8tli joint conspicuously dilated.

Mycotretus parallelus, sp. n.

Oblongus, sub parallelus, nitidus, la^te fulvus, elytris ochraceis,
fintennis clava punctoque verticali nigris, thorace subtransverso,
lateribus rectis, margiiie antico infuscato, punctis 3 discoidalibus
nigris, i>arce ]>unctato; scutello nigro, punctulato; el^^tris tenuo
punctato-striatis, interstitiis vix punctulatis; corj)ore subtus la)\i.
L. 31 Hn.

Ega (Bates).

In my specimen tlie elytra are slightly infuscato with a pale
nnrrow band before the middle, but tiiis I think probably acci-
dental.

Mycotretus graniformis.*

Jf)/cotretus graniformis, L^ac. Erot. 152.

Cayenne,

Head and thorax sparingly, visibly punctate, elytra rather
deeply punctate-striate, interstices very finely punctulate; under-
side shiniug, faintly punctate.

Mycotretus episcopalis.

Mycotretus episcopalis, Lac. Erot. 152.
Cayenne.

Mycotretus fallax.

Mycotretus fallax, Gncr. R. Z. 1811, 155.

, Lac. Erot. 153.

Brazil, Kio Janeiro.

78 MYCOTRETUS.

Interstices of the elytra very finely punctulate; sides of the
metasternum and episterna coarsely punctate. This species has
exactly the appearance of an Ischyrus; 8th joint of antennae
scarcely dilated.

Mycotretus scitulus.

Mycotreiiis scitulus, Lac. Erot. 154.
Kio Janeiro, Bogota, Mexico, Ega (Bates).

Elytra clearly piinctate-striate, interstices sparingly punctulate;
8tli joint of antennae black and slightly dilated.

Mycotretus pimcticeps, sp. n.

Mycotretus ^ntoicticeps, Kirsch in lUteris.

Oblongo-ovatus, fulvus, antennis clava, capite puncto verticali,
thorace punctis 6 (2 anticis 4 discoidalibus in linea arcuata), ely tris
epipleuris fasciisque 2 externe abbreviatis (1 basali, puncto flavo
juxta scutellari includente, 1 paulo pone medium subtriangulari)
nigris; capite thoraceque crebre evidenter punctatis; elytris pro-
fundius punctate striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctulatis; cor-
pore subtus la3vi. L. 3^ lin.

N. Granada.

Thorax with a few deeper punctures in the basal sinuation;
epipleurse black except just at the base.

Mycotretus nigrotinctus, sp. n.

J/. ^;?t?ic^ic?'^jii;6 valde affinis, sod minor, capite antice nigro,
linea verticali nigro, thorace punctis 2 anticis connectis, elytris
epipleuris totis nigris, interstitiis crebrius punctulatis, pedibusque
nigris. L. 2] lin.

Tea2:)a (Clievrolat).

Mycotretus Iseviventris, sp. n.

M. 2'>unctici2nti iterum affinis, sed paulo latior et subtilius
punctatus; thorace punctis 2 niediis basin attingente; scutcllo
rubro, fasciis elytrorum liberis, ad suturam interruptis, interstitiis
alutaceis, subtilissime parce punctulatis; epipleuris fulvis. L.
3 lin.

Mexico.

Mycotretus cliilensis, sp. n.

M. Icevlventri proximus, sed thorace ut in M. puncticvpiti
signato, capite concolore, fasciis elytrorum latioribus, j)er suturam
junctis, denticulatis, epipleuris flavis distinctus. L. 2 J lin.

Chili.

Elytra faintly punctate-striate, interstices alutaccous, finely and
rather sparingly punctulate.

MYCOTRETUS. 79

Mycotretus minutus.

Erotyhis minutus, Duji. Erot. 25, T. ii. f. 45.

Mijcotretus , Lac. Erot. 154.

quadrinus, Lac. Erot. 155.

Brazil.

Mycotretus Lesueuri.

Erotyhis Lesueuri, Chev. Col. Mex. ii. 175.

Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 155.

Mexico (Clievrolat).

Convex, frontal suture indicated by an oblique line on cacli
side; elytra with interstices rather closely punctate.

Mycotretus Savignyi.

Mycotretus Savignyi, Lac. Erot. 156.

, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 145.

Columbia, Nicaragua (Janson).

Yery near M. J^esueuri, but elytra with interstitial punctua-
tion faint and the legs red,

Mycotretus pygm^us.

Mycotretus fygmueus, Lac. Erot. 156.

, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 145.

Bahia, Bogota (Janson), Nicaragua (Janson).

Mycotretus cordiger, sp. ii.

Ovatus, sat convexus, antennarum clava, capitis pnncto yqt-
ticali, thoracis punctis 2 discoidalibus, scutello, elytrorumqne
macula magna discoidali communi cordata, nigris; capite thorace-
que parce subtiliter punctulatis, hoc tennissime nigro-marginato,
lateribns subrectis, puneto parvo basali cum scutello nigro conilu-
ente; elytris punctato-striatis tenue nigro-marginatis, interstitiis
crebre subtiliter punctulatis, corpore subtus ])unctato, metasterno
lateribus fortiter punctato. L. 3 lin. Ega (Bates).

Mycotretus lissomoides^ sp, ii,

Oblongo-ovatus, convexus postice angnstatns, nitidissimuF?,
rufo-fulvus, antennis clava, thorace punctis 7, scutello, elytrisquc
macula magna oblonga commnni, nigris; capite thoraceque sat
crebre fortiter punctatis, hoc punctis 2 anticis, 5 basalibus
(medio triangulari) ; scntello nigro, jmnctulato ; elytris tonne
punctato-striatis, interstitiis losvibus; corpore subtus Itxivi. L.
2ilin.

Ega (Bates).

80 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus magus.*

Mycotretus magus, Lac. Erot. 184.
Brazil.

Mycotretus Horiger.

MycotrcliLs Jlorhjer, Lac. Erot. 185.

Cayenne.

Elytra witli the interstices nearly smooth.

Mycotretus episeaphoides, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatiis, subdejiressus, obscure rufiis, antennis clava
elytrisque nigris (his flavo-fasciatis), pcdibiis pallidioribus; capite
thoraceqne evidenter punctulatis, hoc lateribus leviter rotnndatis;
scutello rufo, lievi; elytris alutaceis sat profunde punctato-striatis,
interstitiis parcissime vix visibiliter punctulatis, nigris, fiiscia
angusta subdenticulata prope basin, ad scutellum currente, altera
recta angusta subapicali, flavis; corpore subtus lasvi. L. 3Hiu.

Ega (Bates).

Allied to M.fioTiger.

Mycotretus sobrinus.

Brachymerus sobr'inus, Guer. Ii. Z. 18-11, 154.

Mycotretus ■ , Lax. Erot. 186.

■ • silaceus , Lac. Erot. 187.

Brazil.

Metasternum deeply and coarsely punctate. M. silaceus does
not differ perceptibly from the ordinary form of the species.

Mycotretus sanguineus.

Erotylus sanguineus, Biip. Erot. 25, T. ii. f. 42.

Mycotretus , Lac. Erot. 187.

Brazil, New Granada.

Mycotretus bistrigatus.

Miicotretus hlstrigatus, Lac. Erot. 188.

Mexico.

Elytra very finely punctate-striate, interstices faintly punctu-
late; under-side smooth; elytra black, with a curved fulvous mark
at the base and apex.

Mycotretus pusillus.

Mycotretus 2^usillus, Lac. Erot. 188.
Cayenne.

Thorax clearly punctate; sides of metasternum coarsely punc-
tured.

MYCOTRETUS. 81

Mycotretus luteipes.

Mycotretus luteipes, Lac. Erot. 180,
Mexico.

Mycotretus ambulator.*

Mycotretus ambulator, Lac. Erot. 175.

Cayenne.

Tlie maxillary palpi are very little dilated.

Mycotretus humeralis.*

Erotylus humeralis, Germ. Lis, Sp. Nov. 611.

Mycotretus , Lac, Erot. lb 9.

Brazil.

Mycotretus humilis.*

Mycotretus humilis, Lac. Erot. ISi).
Cayenne.

Mycotretus distigma,*

Mycotretus distlgma, Lac. Erot. 190.
Columbia.

Elytra extremely obsoletely seriate-punctate, interstices smooth;
thorax very finely puiictulate.

Mycotretus hepaticu:

Mycotretus hepaticus, Lac. Erot. 190.

Columbia.

I have not seen this species.

Mycotretus mycetophagoides, sp. n.

Subovatus, rufo-testaceus, antennis clava elytrisqnc nigris, his
singulis maculis 2 flavis(l intertiam basalem, obliqua, 1 transversa
majore, apicem versus) ; capite thoraceqne subtiliter distincte
punctatis ; scutello rufo, lasvi ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis
subtiliter punctulatis, epipleuris nigris; corporo subtus hevi. L.
2ilin.

Para (Bates).

Var. % erythrocerus. Major, antennis totis rufis, elytris macula
antica nulla, postica lineari. L. 2|lin.

Tapagos (Bates).

c. II. 6

82 MYCOTRETUS.

Mycotretus mycetopMloides, sp. n.

Subovatus, siibdepressns, supra niger, suLtus testaceiis, capite
antice testaceo, parce punctulato; tliorace brevi siibtiliter punctii-
lato, lateribus subrectis, angulis anticis irregiilariter flavis ; scutello
punctulato, elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis subtilissime punctu-
latis, singulis fascia angusta obliqua fulva basin versus; corpore
subtus Itevi. L. 2^ in.

Ega (Bates).

Yar. careus. El^'tris unicoloribus.

Mycotretus coccineus.

Lyhas coccineus, Lac. Erot. 239.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Ega and Fonteboa (Bates).

Metasternum deeply punctate at the sides; scutellum large,
punctate.

Distinct from the other Mycotreti by its convex sub-hemi-
S2:>herical form.

Mycotretns sangiiinosus, sp. n.

M. coccineo proximus, sed major, elytris interstitiis crebrius
evidentius punctulatis, metasterno lateribus minus fortiter punc-
tatis distinctus. L. 2;^ lin.

N. Granada.

Mycotretus rufilabris.*

Tritoma rtifilahris, Lac. Erot. 222.

Brazil (Turin).

This is certainly a Mycotretus.

Mycotretus limbatus.

Tritoma limhata, Laic. Erot. 223.

Brazil, Ega, St Paulo (Bates).

Metasternum deeply punctate at the sides. Thorax not mar-
gined at the base, and the only species of the genus which I have
seen presenting this character.

Mycotretus tesserarius.*

Mycotretus tesserarius, Lac. Erot. 191.
Columbia.

Mycotretus (?) xanthomelas, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, obscure testaceus, antennis (basi excepto)
punctisque 3 in vertice nigris; capite antice crebre, postice parce,

CYRTOTEIPLAX. 83

pimctato ; tliorace fortius parciiis punctato, lateribiis rotundatis,
nigro, angulis anticis late, maculisque 2 discoidalibus flavis; scu-
tt'llo nigro, punctiilato; elytris profunde i)unctato-striatis, iiiter-
stitiis parce punctatis, uigris, lunula humerali parva fasciisque 3
la^te Havis (1 basali, puncto juxta scutcllari includente, 1 in medio,
1 latiore apicem versus), ad suturam interruptis; corpore subtus
punctulato. L. 5 lin.

Para (Ghevrolat).

Metasternum deeply punctate; episterna smootli; no coxal
lines.

Mycotretus sanguinipennis.*

Triioma sanguinipennis, Say, J. Acad. PJdl. iv. 89.

Mycotretus , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 354.

Georgia, Oliio, Illinois, New York, Washington, Pennsyl-
vania.

Mycotretus pulcher.*

Tritoma 2'>fdchruin, Say, J. Acad. Phil. v. 301.

cincta, Lac. Erot. 223.

Mycotretus indclira. Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 354.
Var. Erotylus dimidlatus, Lac. Erot. 225.
Tritoma basale, Melsh. Pr. PhU. in. 175.
Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Washington.

Mycotretus dissimulator.*

Mycotretus dissimulator, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 355.
Illinois.

Cyrtotriplax.

Crotch, Ent. Mo. May. ix. ISO.—Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 355
(tyj). bipustulata, F.).

[T7'itoma, Fab. — nee Geoffr.]

This genus is widely scattered over the northern hemisphere,
and I have referred to it some doubtful species from the Malay
Archipelago.

The two Brazilian species given by Lacordaire are Mycotreti.

T. hifaciens, Walker - Cychraimis, T. proposita, Walker =
Amhlyopus — ?

Cyrtotriplax bipustulata.

Tritoma bipustulata, Fab. Syst. Ent. G8 (1775).

, Lac. Erot. 221.

, Bedel, Abeille, v. 40.

Europe, in Boleti and Polypori,

6—2

Si CYRTOTRIPLAX.

Cjrrtotriplax humeralis.

Trltoma humerale, Fab. Syst. El. ii. 571.

Tri2)lax tceniata, Lee. J. Phil (2) i. 71.— Pr. Phil. vii. 1C2.

Var. ruficeps, Lee. J. Ac. Phil. (2) i. 72.

Yar. vi'uata, Lee. J. Ac. Phil. (2) i. 72.

Yar. aulica, Horn, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1871, 343.

Europe, United States.

Cyrtotriplax biguttata.

Tritoma biguttata, Say, J. Ac. Phil. iv. SO.

basalis, Lac. Erot. 225.

Middle and Soutliern States of North America, abundant.

Cjrrtotriplax mimetica.

Cyrtotriplax mimetica. Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 355.
Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Washington.

Cyrtotriplax Maackii, sp. n.

Ovata, nigra, nitida ; capite tlioraceque parce punctatis, hoc
convexo, hiteribus rotundatis, basi sinuato; scutello punctu-
lato; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis evidentius punctulatis;
abdomine punctulato, linea coxali distincta, metasterno punctu-
lato, hand canaliculato, mesosterno punctulato, prosterno processu
lato, truncato triangulari, hiteribus niarginatis, antice epipleuris,
capiteque hiteribus, for titer rugoso-punctatis. L. 2^ lin.

Siberia (Maack).

The coxal line is ^'isibU> for the intermediate coxce as welh

Cyrtotriplax erythrocepliala.

Tritoma erythrocepliala, Lac. Erot. 226.

Cyrtotriplax , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 35 G.

Georgia, Missouri.

Cyrtotriplax atriventris.

Triplax afriveiitris, Lfc. J. Phil. (2) i. 71.— Pr. Phil. vii. 1G2.

Cyrtotriplax , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 350.

Georgui, Texas, INIissouri.

Cyrtotriplax angulata.

Tritoma ampdata, Say, J. Phil. v. 300.
jlavipes, Lac. Erot. 226.

CYRTOTRIPLAX

Var. Tritoma hriinnea, Lac. Erot. 222.

Cyrtotriiilaxjiavipes, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc, 1873, 35 G.
Washington, New York, Pennsylvania.

Cyrtotriplax unicolor.

Tritoma unicolor, Say, J. Phil. iv. 300.

, Lac. Erot. 220.

Ci/rtotriplax , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 35G.

Ohio, Tennessee, Washington, Maryhmd, etc.

Cyrtotriplax affinis.

Tritoma affinis, Lac. Erot. 224.

, Lee. J. Phil (2) I. 71.— Pr. Phil. vii. 1G2.

Cyrtotriplax — , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 35G.
Var. ? Tritoma livida, Lac. Erot. 227.

Cyrtotriplax Lewisii.

Cyrtotriplax Lewisii, Crotch, Ent. Mo. MiUj. ix. 189,
Japan,

Cyrtotriplax consobrina.^'

Cyrtotriplax consohrina, Lewis, Ent, Mo. Mag. xi, 78,
Siberia.

Cyrtotriplax niponensis/'

Cyrtotriplax niponensis, Lewis, Ent. Mo. Mag. xi. 78,
Japan.

Cyrtotriplax octonotata. '

Cyrtotriplax octonotata, Bedel, Bull. Ent. Soc. Fr, 1874, cxcvi.
Transcaucasia.

C3rrtotriplax senegalensis, sp. n.

Breviter ovata, ferruginea, capite evidenter punctato, sutura
frontali obsoleta, semicirculari ; thorace crebre sat fortiter punctato,
basi vix marginato ; scutello vage punctato ; elytris fortius puiic-
tato-striatis (striis 8), interstitiis distincte punctulatis. L. 2 — 2^.

Senegal, Guinea (Chevrolat).

Abdoniine punctulato, linea coxali marginem attingcnte ; meta-
sterno vage punctulato, linea coxali distincta ; niesosterno trans-
verso, subrugoso ; prosteiiio postice late emarginato, processu
lateribus marginatis, antice haud carinato, epipleuris concavis ;
capite subtus convexo impunctato. Antennis articulo 3° elongulo.

86 CYRTOTRIPLAX.

Cyrtotriplax (?) anisotomoides, sp. n.

Kufo-testacea, breviter ovata, antennariim clava tlioraceqiie
rufo-piceis ; capite parce punctato, clypeo emargiiiato ; tliorace parce
' punctato, lateribus rotundatis, antice angustiore, basi immarginato,
iitrinque subsinuato ; elytris basi immarginatis, fortius seriatim
punctatis (seriebus 8), interstitiis evidentius punctulatis, prope
marginem obscure piceis. L. 1 1 lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Abdomiiie vage punctulato, linea coxali distincta, processu
ventrali truncato ; metasterno parce punctulato, brevissime setu-
loso, subtilissime canaliculato, episternis profunde punctatis ; me-
sosterno subtransverso, antice depresso ; prosterno compresso, ele-
vato, antice acute product©, postice late emarginato, lateribus tenue
marginatis ; epipleuris Isevibus, concavis ; capite subtus convexo,
impunctato. Antennis articulo 3*^ elongate ; palpi maxillares
valde transverse dilatati.

Cyrtotriplax (?) dentipes, sp. n.

Rufo-bininnea, breviter ovata, capite crebrius punctato, clypeo
semicirculariter emarginato ; tliorace minus crebre punctato, lateri-
bus paulo rotundatis, antice angustiore, basi immarginato, ante
scutelium lobato ; elytris confuse punctatis, punctis majoribus
seriatim dispositis, singulo punctis 2 flavis (1 in basi prope scutel-
ium, 1 infra medium prope suturam); L. l~-lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Abdomine vix setosulo, sat crebre punctato, linea coxali brevi,
processu ventrali truncato ; metasterno brevi, obsolete punctato,
subtiliter canaliculato, linea coxali abbreviata, antice late truncato,
immarginato ; mesosterno valde transverso ; prosterno brevi, pro-
cessu elevato, marginato, postice late emarginato, margine antico
elevato subcarinato ; antennis articulo 3^ valde elongato, clava
triarticulata ; oculis subtiliter granulatis.

Cyrtotriplax (?) postica, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovata, rufa, antennarum clava elytrisque (apice ex-
cepto) nigris, nitida, capite tlioraceque parce punctatis, lioc trans-
verso, postice acuminato-producto, vix marginato, lateribus rotun-
datis ; elytris fortius punctato-striatis (striis 7 tantum), interstitiis
sulitiliter punctatis, iiigris, apice macula magna communi antice
acumin.ato rufo ; scutello rufescenti Isevi. L. 2} lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Antennis articulo 3° elongato, 8° leviter incrassato.

Abdomine tenuissime pubescente, parce punctulato, linea coxali
nulla, jn'ocessu ventrali lato, truncato ; metasterno vage punctato,
(episternis la^vibus, apice truncato, immarginato ; mesosterno semi-
circulari, antice crasae marginato, postice ad metasternum arete

TRIPLAX. 87

applicato, prosterno triangukriter elevato, postice emargiiiato,
antice svib-acuto, immarginato ; epipleuris punctatis, pro antennis
concavis ; capite utrinque punctato, mentiiin sub-elongatum, rotuii-
datum.

Triplax.

Ilerhst, luif. v. 14G — 1703 {tijp- russica, L.).

Tlie European and North American species are typical, those
from Madagascar and Brazil are not so, and will doubtless require
the establishment of at least two new generic divisions for their
reception ; paucity of material, however, precludes me from inves-
tigating them satisfactorily at present.

Triplax melanocephala.

Tritoma inelanocepJtala, Latr. Hist. Nat. xii. 39 (1804).
Triplax nigriceps, Lac. Erot. 213.

melanocejihala, Bed. Abeille, v. 23.

■ ■ , Crotch, Entoni. v. 7.

Germany (Lacordaire), France, Spain, Italy, Algeria.
Distinct by the antennae, of which joints 2 — 8 are short, equal,
moniliform.

Triplax Marseuli.

Triplax Marseidi, Bed. Aheille, v. 24.

S. France, Algeria.

Difiers from T. melanocephala by the antennoa, which have the
3rd joint sub-elongate, and from T. cyanescens by the black elytra
and the flat scutellum.

Triplax cyanescens.

Triplax cijanescens, Bed. Aheille, v. 26.

melanocephala ||, Lac. Ei'ot. 211 {iiec Latr.).

Spain, Portugal, Algeria.

Distinct by the blue tint, and the punctures in the strioe of the
elytra.

Triplax senea.

Silpha cenea, Schall. Act. Hall. i. 254 (1783).

Triplax — , Lac. Erot. 212.

, Bed. Aheille, v. 27.

, Crotch, Entom. v. 7.

Europe generally, commoner towards the north, Caucasus,
E. Siberia.

T. hicolor, Marsh., is not a black variety, but merely a specimen
discoloured by grease and dirt.

88 TRIPLAX.

Triplax Lacordairii.

Triplax Lacordairii, Crotch, Entom. v. 7 (1870).
■ riijicollis f, Lac. Erot. 211 {nee Stejjh.).

, Bed. Abeille, v. 28.

England, France, Croatia, Sicily, Algeria.

Differs from its allies by its red head and thorax, while the
pectus and abdomen are black.

Triplax russica.

Silpha russica, L S. I^. Ed. x. 360 (1758).

Triplax , Lac. Erot. 209 (1842).

, Bed. Abeille, v. 29 (1868).

— , Crotch, Entom. v. 7 (1870).

Europe (from Sicily to Lapland), Caucasus, Algeria, United
States (Bedel).

This is the largest species of the genus and the only one having
the pectus alone black beneath,

Triplax macra.

Triplax macra, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 161.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 357.

Maine, Illinois.

Triplax frontalis.^

Triplax frontalis, Horn, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil i. 188 (1862).
Texas.

Triplax festiva.

Trijylax f estiva, Lac. Erot. 208.

. , Lee. J. Phil. (2) I. 1\.—Proc. Phil. vii. 161.

. , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 357.

Southern States.

Triplax antica.

Trijylax antica, Lee. Proc. Phil. 1861, 358.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc, 1873, 357.

Oregon.

Triplax californica.

Triplax californica, Lee. Proc. Phil. vii. 161.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 358.

California.

TRIPLAX. 89

Triplax elongata.

Triplax elongata, Lae. Erot. 210.

, Bed. Abeille, v. 31.

Austria, Vienna.

Nearest in many respects to T. rnssica, l)ut more elongate,
entirely red beneath, and with the hist joint of the palpi extremely
dilated.

Triplax scutellaris.

Trijylax scutellaris, Char p. 11 or. Ent. 244 (1825),

, Lac. Erot. 214.

hicolo7'f, Gyll. Ins. Snec. i. 205 {jiec Marsh.).

, Lac. Erot. 215.

, Bed. Abeille, V. 32.

G ulhnlialil, Crotch, Entoni. v. 7.

Mountainous countries. Sweden, Lapland, France, Austria,
Croatia, Dauria, L. Baikal (Maack).

The red under-side and scutellum sufficiently distinguish this
species; the elytra are not margined at the base.

Triplax thoracica.

Triplax thoracica, Say, J. Phil. (1) iv. 89.

__-., „ , Lee. J. Phil. (2) I. 71.

— — , Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Sac. 1873, 357.

• melanopfera, Lac. Erot. 215.

Lake Su^^erior, Hudson's Bay, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, etc.

Triplax lepida.

Ischyrus lepidus, Fald. Faun. Transc. li. 395 (1835).

Triplax lepida. Bed. Abeille, v. 33.

Sweden, France, Armenia.

Very nearly allied to T. rujipes, but readily distinguished by
the elytra being immarginatc at the base, the red club of the
antennas and their 3rd joint scarcely perceptibly longer than the
4th.

Triplax rufipes.

Tritoma ruJipes, Fab. Reise n. Korw. G3 (1779).
Triplax , Jjac. Erot. 21 G.

, Bed. Abeille, v. 34.

• — , Crotch, Entom. v. 7.

' elevata, Lac. Erot. 217.

Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Sicily.
Distinct from T. lepida by the antennre with piceous club
and elongate 3rd joint; the maxillary palpi are extremely dilated.

90 TRIPLAX.

Triplax japonica.*

Tr'iplax japonica, Crotch^ Eat. Mo. Mag. ix. 189.
Jajmii (Lewis).

Triplax coUaris.

Silpha collaris, Schall. Act. Hall. i. 256 (1783).

Triplax , Bed. Abeille, v. 36.

capistrata, Lac. Erot. 217.

France, Germany, Austria, Dalmatia.
At once recognised by its black head.

Triplax sibirica, sp. n.

Ovata, subdepressa, nigra, antennis pedibus tboraceque ferru-
gineis, hoc antice posticeqiie nigro, valde transverse, sat crebre
punctulato; scutello magno, nigro, fere l?evi; elytris basi denticu-
lato-marginatis, subtiliter punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce punc-
tatis, circa scutelhim confuse punctatis. L. LHin.

L. Baikal (Maack).

The depressed ovate form conjoined with the black head will at
once distinguish it.

Triplax flavicollis.

Triplax Jlavicollis, Lac. Erot. 218.

, Lee. J. Phil (2) I. 71.— Proc. Phil vii. 162.

, Crotch, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1873, 358.

Var. conftnis , Lee. Proc. Phil vii. 162.

Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, Illinois, etc.

Triplax Goudoti.

Triplax Goudoti^ Lac. Erot. 205.
Madagascar.

Triplax omogera.

Triplax omogei'a, Lac. Erot. 206.
Madagascar.

Triplax paiixilla.

Trijylax pauxilla, Lac. Erot. 207.

Madagascar.

Under-side as in T. omocjera. Mcntum quadrangular.

TRIPLAX. 91

Triplax haemastoma.

Triplax hcemastoma, Lac. Erot. 208.

INIadagascar.

Mentum quadrate, broadest in front and acuminate in tlic
middle; ventral process acuminate, no coxal line; metasternum
canaliculate; mesosternum depressed; prosternum with the pro-
cess narrow, parallel margined, deflexed.

Triplax cruentipennis.*

Triplax crueiitipennis, Lac. Erot. 205.
Brazil.

Intermediate coxal line visible, metasternum S2)aringly punc-
tate.

Triplax indica, sp. n.

Oblonga, fulva, antennis (basi excepto) pcctore el^^trisquc
nigris; capite fortiter punctate, vertice losviore, thorace subtrans-
verso, lateribus rotundatis, basi bisinuato, fortius parce punctato;
elytris 8 — 9 punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce sed fortiter puuc-
tatis; abdomine metasternoque fortiter punctatis. L. 2 lin.

India.

Antennae elongate, 3rd joint long, club lax.

Triplax apicata, sp. n.

Oblonga, parallela, nitida, Irete rufe, clypeo, antennis, pedibus,
elytrisque dimidio apicali nigris; capite tlioraceque parce punctatis,
elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce punctatis ; abdomine
metasterno episternisque sat fortiter punctatis. L. 3 — 3^ lin.

India, Nepaul. I have seen specimens labelled "Natal," but
doubtless erroneously.

The thorax is margined at the base, the prosternum not keeled
or raised before the coxte, the process finely margined and arcuate ;
the tibise are slightly dilated and setose ; the maxillary palpi
dilated, last joint very short and broad ; antennae rather short,
club 3-jointed, 3rd joint scarcely longer than 2nd.

Triplax coccinea.*

? Ischyrusflavus, Mots. Et. Ent. 18GG, IIG.

Oblonga, convexa, hete rufa; ca])ite thoraceque parce punctatis,
abdomine metasterno episternisque fortiter punctatis. L. 3 lin.

India.

Thorax margined at the base; head bi-imprcsscd; antcnnrx?
elongate, 3rd joint conspicuously longer than the 2nd, club 3-
jointed, lax.

92 TRITOMIDEA.

Triplex (?) sanguinea, sp. n.

T. coccinecB valde affinis, at minor, antennis brevioribus, clava
articulis sub-transversis, elytrorumque sculptura fortiori. L.
21 lin. ^

India.

Species diibise.

Triplax nigripes.*

Ischyrus nigrlpes, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 116.
Birma.

Triplax nnifasciata.*

Triplax unifasciataj Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 115.
India.

Triplax quadrimaculata.*

Triplax i-maculata, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 115.
India.

Triplax cyanipennis.*

Triplax cyanipennis, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 114.
India.

Triplax lugubris.*

Triplax lugicbris, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, lU.
Ceylon.

Triplax nigripennis.*

Triplax 7iigripennis, Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 114.

Triplax Motscliulskii.*

? Triplax 7iielanocephala, Mots. Et. Ent. 1859, 107 {nee Latr.).
Ceylon.

\Triplax Menetriesi, Fold. Faun. Transc. II. 39G, cannot belong
to this genus, nor probably to the family.]

Tritomidea.

Mots. Et. Ent. 1850, 104 {typ. translucida. Mots.).

Tritomidea translucida.*

Tritomidea translucida^ Mots, EL Ent. 1859, lOG.
India.

SPONDOTRIPLAX., 93

Tritoinidea basalis.*

Tritomidea hasalis, Mots. Et, Ent. 1850, lOG.
Ceylon, India.

Tritomidea oblonga.*

Tritomidea ohlouga, Mots. Et. Ent. 1859, 107.
India.

Tritomidea (?) chrysospila, sp. n.

Nigra, subliemisphferica, palpisabdomineqiie snbtus fermgincis;
elytris singulo maculis 2 l^te fill vis, 1 basali, 1 subapicaii. L.
21in.

Singapore (Wallace).

Closely resembling T. niyrocruciata but more strongly punctate.

Tritomidea (?) nigrocruciata, sp. n.

Hemisphjsrica, rufa, tliorace elytrorumque signaturis nigris ;
capite vage punctato ; thorace parcius j^unctato, transverso,
antice valde angustato, basi utrinque oblique truncato, basi
tenuissime vix marginato ; scutello lajvi ; elytris fortius punctatis,
nigris, singulo maculis 2 magnis (1 basali, 1 infra medium) apice-
que rufis; abdomine crebrius punctulato, segmentis 1 — 2 sequalibus,
3 brevissimo, processu ventrali lato, truncato, linea coxali distincta;
metasteruo breviore, canaliculato, crebrius punctato, lateribus sub-
Isevibus ; mesosterno latissimo, transverso ; prosterno antice elevato-
producto, processu lato, infra coxas vix producto leviter emarginato ;
epipleuris concavis ; capite subtus convexo, impunctato. Tarsia
brevioribus : capite convexo a;quali, oculis parvis j palpis max.
securiformibus. L. 1| lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Very near Tritomidea, Mots., but the structure of the palpi
and antenmc, both in this and the preceding species, does not ac-
cord with the characters given by Motschulsky.

Spondotriplax.

g. n. (tijp. endomychoides, Crotch).

Head broad, eyes finely granulated, autennrc with the 3rd joint
elongate, 9th dilated, 11th larger than the others, maxillary palpi
with the last joint dilated into a long narrow crescent (as in some
Mycotreti), mentum large triangular, head not impressed beneath.

Prosternuni very short, the coxal })rocess elevated, mai'gincd,
triangular (reaching the anterior margin), slightly eniai-ginate
behind ; mesosternum short, semicircular, margined in front (the

94 > MYCOPHTHORUS.

remainder depressed for the prosternum) ; metasternum broad,
coxal line continuous from the intermediate (round the outside) to
the posterior coxa?.

Abdomen with the coxal line almost reaching the margin, ven-
tral process truncate, 3rd segment short.

Tarsi short, last joint about equal to the others.

Spondotriplax endomychoides, sp. n.

Breviter ovata, hand convexa, supra carminea, subtus testacea,
antennis clava nigra ; capite punctato, sutura frontali translucida,
semicirculari ; thorace transverso, macula magna nigra utrinque,
angulis anticis acutis, posticis rotundatis, basi baud marginato, vix
lobato ; scutello parvo punctulato ; elytris fortius punctato-striatis
(striis 8), interstitiis evidentius punctulatis, macula nigra prope
marginem infra humerum. L. 2^- lin.

Sarawak (Wallace).

Abdomen hardly punctulate, metasternum coarsely but very
sparingly punctate.

Spondotriplax cyanecula, sp. n.

Breviter ovata, sub-depressa, ochracea, antennarum clava
thoraceque (angulis anticis exceptis) nigris, elytris nitidis cyaneis ;
capite punctato, thorace parce subtiliter punctato, antice })aulo
angustiore, angulis anticis acutis, ochraceis, basi utrinque suboblique
truncato ; scutello obsolete punctulato ; elytris basi marginato,
punctato-striatis (striis 7), interstitiis crebre punctulatis. L. 2 lin.

Salwatty (Wallace).

The palpi are less dilated, the abdomen is obsoletely punctulate,
the coxal line curved round to follow the coxa, the metepisterna
deeply punctate.

Spondotriplax ceramensis, sp. n.

Subovata, depressa, ochracea, pectore abdomineque picea, cyaneo
micantibus, elytris cyaneis ; thorace parce punctulato, ochraceo, vix
cyanescente, basi macula difformi rufo-picea, punctis majoribus
paucis in basi ipso impressis ; scutello Isevi ; elytris, interne obsolete
externe profunde, punctato-striatis, interstitiis crebre subtiliter
punctulatis. L. IJlin.

Ceram (Wallace).

Beneath hardly j)unctulate, coxal line obsolete.

Mycophthorus.

Lac. Erot. 193 {typ. melanocerus, Lac).

Antennre with a compressed 3-jointed club as in Triplax.
Mentum as in Mycotretus.

LYBAS. 95

Mycophtliorus melanocerus.

Jlfi/cophfliorus melanocerus, Lac. Erot. 193.

Cayenne.

Under-side coarsely punctate.

Mycophtliorus pauperculus.

My co\-)liihorus imuper cuius, Lac. Erot. 19 4.

Columbia, Ega, St Paulo (Bates).

Thorax nearly smooth, base sinuate, sinuation with several
deeply impressed punctures ; elytra with interstices liardly punctu-
late \ under-side smooth.

Lybas.

Bej. Cat. 453 {fyp. normalis, Lac).

The characters of this genus are difficult to define ; the first
section with produced lobe to the thorax seems sufficiently distinct,
especially as L. luciclus is not intermediate but is nearly allied to
Mycotretus; the second section has a double punctuation on the
thorax, but some of the species are uncertain.

A. Thorax produced behind, covering the scutellum in part
(Hemiaspis, Lac).

Lybas bicolor.

Brachymerus hicolor, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 153.

Lyhas — , Lac. Erot. 230.

Bolivia (Guerin).

The type (which is now before me) is pretty clearly punctate-
striate, the elytra with the apex narrowly red, the head deeply
impressed in front, the sides of the metasternum punctate, botli
coxal lines visible. The specimens from Venezuela accord better
with Lacordaire's description, having no visible stride or punctures
and the elytra entirely black.

Bates found specimens at S. Paulo and Ega, of which some
have the elytra entirely black and the head less impi-essed, the
others having the external margin and apex of the elytra red ;
Buckley sent 2 specimens from Ecuador, exactly alike in sculjiture,
one having the elytra black, the other red at the apex ; hence for
the present I have left all these forms under one specific name.

Lybas ferrugineus.

Erotylus ferrugineus, Oliv. Enf. v. 482, T. iii. f. 34.

Lybas , Lac. Erot. 230.

Cayenne.

Very like a pale form of L. hicolor, but with a much more
Btrongly punctured abdomen.

96 LYBAS.

Lybas granatus.

Lyhas granatus, Lac. Erot. 231.
Mexico,

Antenna3 with the 8th joint scarcely dilated; under-side shining,
sparingly punctate.

Lybas rufinus.

Lyhas ri(fi?ius, Lac. Erot. 232.

Cayenne.

Distinct by the concolorous legs and deeply punctured abdomen.

B. Scutelluni uncovered.

Lybas calidus.

Lyhas calidus, Lac. Erot. 233.

Columbia, Ega, St Paulo (Bates).

Bates' specimens agree exactly with the description, except
that there is only one black dot on each side the discoidal mark on
the thorax. Under-side rather deeply punctate ; thorax with a
double punctuation, the larger points evident.

Lybas cblamydopliorus.

Lyhas c1tlamydoj)horus, Lac. Erot. 2 3 •4.
Columbia.

Very near L. calidus, but the fine punctures on the thorax are
scarcely discernible.

Lybas faba.

Ljyhas faha, Lac. Erot. 234.
Columbia.

Thorax very sparingly punctate, the large punctures almost
obsolete.

Lybas normalis.

Lyhas normalis., L^ac. Erot. 235.

Cayenne, Ega (Bates).

Thorax evidently and thickly punctate, punctuation double.
In the Amazon s})ecimens the large elytral spot is not gradually
paler behind, but abruptly black.

Lybas thoracicus.

Erotylus thoracicus, Oliv. Eyit. V. 48G, T. in. f. 41.

Ljyhas , Imc. Erot. 23G.

Cayenne, Para (Bates).
Thorax evidently punctate.

MYCOLYBAS. 97

Lybas axillaris.

Lyhas axillaris, Lac. J'Jrot. 23G.

Cayenne.

Tliurax sparsely piu\ctate.

Lybas mycetophilus.*

Lyhas myceiopliilus-, Lac. Erot. 237.

Cayenne (Turin).

Very unlike tlie otlier species ; tliorax deeply and thickly
punctate, under-side dee[)ly punctate, nietastcrnuni very coarsely
j)unctate, even the sides of the prosternuiu punctate.

Lybas seminulus.

Lyhas seminulus, Lac. Erot. 237.

Cayenne.

Prosternuui in front deeply punctate.

Lybas pulicarins.

Lyhas p)dicarius, Lac, Erot. 238.
Cayenne.

Thorax very evidently and rather closely punctate; sides of
metasternuni with -i — 5 deep punctures, prosternuin impunctate.

Lybas (?) carbuncnlus.

L^yhas carhunculus, Lac. Erot. 238.

Mexico.

Thorax with a fine uniform punctuation.

Lybas (?) corallinus.

Lyhas corallinus, Lac. Erot. 239.

Cayenne.

Thorax with the basal fovea deeply punctate; under-side smooth,
no posterior coxal line, intermediate line deep, extending nearly to
the margin.

Mycolybas.

g. n, {fyp. lucidus, Lac).

Differs from 3fycofrctas l)y the convex surfjice, no coxal lines,
thorax not margined at the base and the basal lobt? truncate before
the scutellum.

Differs from I^yhas hj the absence of coxal lines, tlu; ti'uncate
lobe of the thorax, the form of the meutum, the dilated tibia^, etc.

C. II. 7

08 PAL^OLYBAS.

Mycolybas lucidus.

Lyhas lucidus, Lac, Erot. 232.

Brazil.

This species is very distinct, having no coxal lines, and the
tibise being suddenly angularly dilated at the apex; the mcntum
appears to be almost as in Mycotretus.

Mycolybas EgsDj sp. n.

M. lucido jn-oximus, sed opacus, pallide coccineiis, elytris mar-
gins tenui apiceque flavis; capite antice fortius punctato, sutura
clypeali distincta; thorace subtilius punctato; elytris minus visibi-
liter striatis, inturstitiis vix punctatis, corpore subtus punctulato,
ineta-e}n])leuris flavis. L. 4| lin. Ega (Bates).

Antennae with a 3-jointcd club.

Mycolybas cruentatus.

Lyhas cruentatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 97 (18G5).

M. lucido aflinis, sed thorace fortius punctato distinctus.

Bogota (Kirsch), N. Granada.

A specimen from N. Granada diflfers from Kirsch's type in
having the thorax more like M. lucidus, and the legs black : pos-
sibly all thi'oe form one species.

Mycolybas melanocorynus.

Jjylas melanocorynus, Lac. Erot 233.
Brazil.

Mycolybas (?) sangiiinosus,*

Tscliyrns sanguinosus. Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, IIG.
Columbia.

Mycolybas (?) coceineipeiinis.*

L'cliyrvs cocchieij^ennis. Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 117.
Central America.

Palseolybas.

g. n. {typ. andreai, Crotch).

This genus is apparently the; repi-esentative of the S. Americaii
LyJ.'ai^, Avhich it rt^scnsbles iji its convexity and polish; the most
marked character is the trismgular dilataticm of the tibia?, which
extends to their whole length. The thorax is not margined, the
prosternum is margined on cither side but not keeled in front,

XESTUS. 99

tlie process is brotid and emarginate; anteiina3 very sliort, third
joint elongate equal to the three following. Eyes linely granu-
Lited, first ventral segment with a raised line as in Coccinella,
following the movement of the coxa.

Palseolybas andrese,* sp. n.

Bre\dter ovatus, valde convexus, rufiis ; ca})ite thoraceque
crebre punctatus, hoc transverso, luteribus rotnndatis, angulis
posticis obtusia, lateribus marginatis, basi in medio lobato; elytris
tcnue punctato-striatia, interstitiis S})arse pnnctulatis, lateribns
marginatis, callo humerali })rominente, fascia basali (extern(3
latiore) punctisque 2 transverse positis pone medium nigris; corpore
su])ijus punctato (prosterno excepto), elytrorum epipleuris con-
cavis. L. 4 lin.

Old Calabar (Murray).

Palaeolybas humeralis,* sp. n.

P. andrece similliinus, sed minor, totiis rufus (puncto humerali
nigro), minus crebre punctatus, tibiisque minus fortiter dilatatis.
L. 3 lin.

Old Calabar (Murray).

PalsDolybas mgripennis, sp. n.

P. andrem proximus, sed paulo minor, elytris totis nigris,
thorace convexiore, nitidiore, parcius punctato. L. 3^ lin.

My specimen is marked ''India," but there is no doubt it is a
W. African insect and not impossibly identical with the 2 previous
species.

PaloBolybas coccinelloidesj sp. n.

Subhemisphericus, hiete sanguineo-rufus, capite thoraceque
crebre punctatis, hoc convexo lateribus mai'ginatis subrectis;
elytris punctato-striatis interstitiis sul)tiliter punctulatis, nigris,
macula sat magna discoidali rufa (paulo ante medium positii).
L. 2] lin.

Old Calabar (Murray), Natal.

Xestus.

Woll Cat Can. Col 420 {t>fp. tliroscoid(^s, Woll.).

Xestus throscoides."^

Xestus throscoides, Woll. Cat. Can. Col. 421.
— , Bedel, Abe'dle, v. 43.

Teneriffe.

'—2

100 ENCAUSTES.

Xestus fangicola.

XestusfmijicoJa, Wall, Col. Ailant, 385.
Gomera.

Neoxestus.

g. n. {tyjy. cliilensis, Crotch),

Near Xestus by the coai^sely granulated eyes, antennas with
a 3 jointed chib, etc.; mentum trapezoidal, depressed, acuminate
in front ; the base of the elytra with a raised denticulate margin,
scutelliim very transverse.

It seems to me impossible to range this with Ischyriis; it has
at first sight the appearance of Xestus.

Neoxestus cMlensis, sp. n.

Niger, subtiliter alutaceus, siibopacus, antennis pedibus ano-
qne ferrugineo; capite thoraceque parce evidentius punctatis, illo
labro rafo; hoc subtransverso, lateribus paulo rotnndatis, cumba^i
tenuiter marginatis, puncto ntrinque discoidali impresso, basi
ntrinqne sinuato, fovea grosse i>unctata impressa; scutello valde
trans verso, pnnctulato ; elytiis snbtiliter soriato punctatis, inter-
stitiis subtilissime pnnctiilatis, lateribus sat fortiter reflexis, macula
humerali, subap)icali parva, ajiicalique ferrugineis. L, 2h lin.

Cliili.

Abdomen beneath pubescent, sparingly, last sequent thickly
punctured, coxal line abbreviated, fine; metasternum pnnctulate,
niesosternum quadrate depressed for the presternum, with about a
dozen deep punctures; prosternum nearly smooth, i>rucess subtri-
augular, apex emarginate.

Tribe 3. Enoaustini.

Encaustes.

{J)<'j.) Lac. Erot. 33 {typ. verticalis, MacL.).

llccogiiizablc l»y the trapezoidal thorax, sides straight, base
slightly bisinuate, antenna) with the 3rd joint elongate, club
3-joiiitcd, abrupt, prosternum )>ut little produced between the
cox;e, miirgiiicd, obtriangular.

Elytra gcnei'ally sparstdy i)ilosc on the posterior fifth.

Thorax with the base slightlv foveolate on each side.

ENCAUSTES. 101

Encanstes verticalis.

Engis verticalis, MacL. A)ni. Jav. 41.

Encmistcs , Lac. Erot. 35.

Java.

A specimen labelled '' Bengal " is larger and with the apical
sixth of the elytra entirely black; it is, however, scarcely speci-
fically distinct.

Encaustss malayana.

Tselnphacus malaijanus, Guar. E. Z. 18-11, 157.
Encaustes vialayajia, Lac. Erot. 36.

Java, Sumatra (Lacordaire), Tringano, Malacca (Wallace).
The thorax is partially margined behind.

Encaustes opaca, sp. n.

Nigra, opaca, punctata ; capite lawi, fronte profunde emar-
ginato, sulcis ocularibus profundis ; thorace antice latiore, angu-
lis anticis productis rotundatis, lateribus rellexis, basi late rotun-
dato, hevi, macula utrinque difFormi fulva; elytris subsulcatis,
punctatis, unicoloribus. L. 11 lin.

Ligor (Wallace).

Encaustes cruenta.

Engis cruenta, MacL. Ann. Jav. 42.

Encaustes — - , Lac. Erot. 38.

Cambodia, Java, Penang, N. Borneo (Wallace).

The base of the thorax margined at the angles only. The
specimens without a scutellar spot are males, and have the anterior
femora curved.

Encaustes javanica.

Engis javanica, Lap. Hist. Nat. ii. 15.
Encaustes — , Lac. Erot. 40.
Java.

Encaustes dispar.*

Encaustes dispar, Lac. Erot. 39.

Java (Buquet).

I have not seen this species,

Encaustes marginalis, sp. n.

Nigro-picea, nitida, capite antice subhevi, vertice punctato,
fronte clypeo maculisque duabus in vertice rubris ; thorace sub-
quadrato, basi plus minusve marginato, sparse subtiliter piiiic-

102 MICREXCAUSTES.

tulato, maculis dnabus difFormibiis fulvis (ut in E. cmenta) ;
elytris tenuiter striato-pimctatis, interstitiis obsolete punctulatis,
vel leevibus, basi fulvo-marginato, vittis duabus fulvis valde
abbreviatis (1 in callo, 1 sub-suturali) vittaque laterali fulva
angusta ad apicem dilatata. L. 13 — 141in.

Penang, N. Borneo.

Eyes more approximated tlian in tlie other species, the trans-
verse impression more distinct, front deeply emarginate.

Encaustes humeralis, sp. n.

Nigra, nitidissima, capite parce punctato ; thorace brevi, an^ice
angustiore, lateribus rectis, angulis anticis hand productis, i>asi
late angulato, parcissime obsolete pnnctato, macnla utrinque
ditfornii riibro-fulva; elytris seriatim punctatis, interstitiis Itevibus,
macnla magna hnmerali, alteraqne subapicali fulvis. L. 11 h — 12 lin.

New Guinea (Wallace).

Encaustes Wallacii, sp. n.

Nigra, magis angustata, nitida, capite sparse punctato, oculis
magis approximatis ; thorace sub-quadrato, angulis anticis minus
prominulis, basi leviter sinuato, in medio producto, parcissime
obsoleteque punctulatis, maculis 4 in disco (lateralibus connectis)
fulvis ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctatis,
singulo humero, macula quadrata ante medium (cum humero con-
juncto) maculacjue subtransversa ante apicem fulvis, L. 9 lin.

Tonda (Wallace).

Encaustes cinctipcs.*

Encaustes cinctipes, Lac. Erot. 41.
Manilla.

Encaustes gigantea.*

Enranstes 'jiycmtea, Boh. Eu'j, Rasa, Ins. 211.
Malacca.

Micrencaustes.

g. n. {fup. lunulata, MacL.),

This difiers from Ejtcaustes proper by the structure of tlio pro-
stci-num which is com})rebscd, elevated and produced into a point
under the mentum.

Micrencaustes lunulata*

Dacne liumlatd, MarL. Ann. Jac. \'l.
Encaustes , Lac. Ervl. \'l-

AULACOCHILUS. 103

IJncaitstes sinuata, Lac. Erot. 41.
Java, Penang, Sarawak, N. Borneo (Wallace).
E. sinudta, Lac, ditfers only in the markings of tlie tliorax,
wliicli are exceedingly variable.

Micrencaustes carnifex.

Encaustes carnifex, Lac. Erot. 37.

Java, Sumatra (Wallace).

Tliorax short, base with a punctured fovea on each side.

Micrencaustes liturata.

Dacne liturata, MacL. Ann. Jav. 42.

Encai

Java.

Encaustes • — ■ , Ijuc. Erot. 43.

Tribe 4. Erotylini.

Aiilacocliilus.

Chev. Bej. Cat. Ed. 3 (1837), 453.

Lac. Erot. 245 {scrip. Aulacocheilus). {typ. — V)

AvLlacochilus javanus.

Aulacochihts javanus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 155.

— , Zrtc. Erot. 246.

, Bedel, An. K E. Fr. 1871, 274.

Java.

Aulacocliilus quadripustulatus.

Erotylus i-jmstulatuSy F. Syst. El. ii. 6.

Aulacocliilus , Lac. Erot. 247.

, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 274.

Java, Sumatra, Malacca.

Aulacocliilus Doriss.

Aidacochilus Dor ice, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 275.
Borneo.

Aulacocliilus quadrisi^natus.

Aidacochilus i-sirniatus, Giter. R. Z. 1841, 15G.

, Lac. Erot. 248.

, Ikdel, An. 6'. E. Fr. 1871, 275.

Philippines, Manilla.

104 AULACOCniLUS.

Aulacocliilns maximns*

Aulacochilus maxlmus, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 270.
India.

Aulacocliiliis propinquus.

Aidacochilus propiiiquus, Lac. Erot. 248.

, Bedel, Ail. >S'. E. Fr. 1871, 277.

Manilla.

AuIacocMlus tetraphacns.

Aul(Mochilus tetrapJuicus, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 278.
Malacca.

Aulacocliilus luniferus.

AidacocMlus luniferus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 156.
, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 279.

cuniferus, Lac. Erot. 249.

Java, Borneo.

Aulacocliilus birmanicus.

AuJacochUus huDianicus, Bedel, An. /S. E. Fr. 1871, 280.
Birnia, Kangoon.

Aulacocliilus micans.*

Aidacochilus micans, Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 281.

• janthinus ?, Lac. Erot. 250.

Malacca.

Aulacocliilus sericeus.

Aidacochilus sericens, Bedel, An. /S. E. Fr. 1871, 282.

atro-ci/anevs 1 Mots. Et. Ent. 1858, 117.

Malacca, Birnia 1 (MotschuLsky).

Aulacocliilus capensis.

A/'lacorhdus capensis, Lac. Erot. 21)1.

. , Bcdd, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 283.

Ca|)e of Good Hope, Natal.

Aulacocliilus Clievrolati.

Aulacochdus Chcvrolati, Luc. Expl. scient. de VAhj. Zool. II. 220.
T. XXII. f. 3.

. , Bedel, An. S. E. Fr. 1871, 284.

ahieriiius, Bedel, AbeUle, v. 47 (18G8).

Algeria, Constantine.

THONIUS. 105

AulacocMlus violacens.

Triplax viol area, Germ, Tns. Spoc. Nov. GIG (1824).
Aulacoclillus violdcetis, Lac. Erot. 251.

. , Bcdd, Aheille, v. Vo.—An. S. E. Fr.

1871, 284.

Austria, Sicily.

Aulacocliilus mediocaeruleus.

AuJacoch/Ius mediocicruleus, Bedel, An. S. E, Fr. 1871, 285.
Philippines, Miiiduiias.

Aulacocliilns japonicus.*

Afdacochilus jajwulcas, Crotch, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. 189.
Jujiun.

Aulacocliilus (?) rhomboides.*

Triplax rhomhoides, Montrouz. Ann. S. A(jr. Lijon. (2) vii. 74
(1855).

Island of AVoodlark.

Tliis will probably form the type of a new genus.

Thonius,

Lac, Erot. 252 {ti/p. pavoninus, La.c.).

Distinct from Ci/cJonwrphus by the elongate thorax, and from
all others of this group l)y the coarsely granulated eyes.

No coxal line, nieso- and meta-sternum very short ; thorax not
niai-gined ; ventral i)rocess strongly margined.

(^ with an impressed point in the middle of the first ventral
segment.

Thenius pavoninus.

Thonius pavoninus, Lac. Erot. 253.
Columbia.

The female differs but little from the male; Lacordaire's de-
scription of the female evidently ai)plies to a distinct species.

Tlionius maculatus.

Thonias macuhdus, Guer. Icon. E, A. Ins. 308 (1846).
Columbia. .

106 TEONIUS.

Thonius snbstriatus, sp. n.

T. pavonino simillimus, seel latior, tliorace breviore ; elytris
basi striato-jnmctatis, fascia basali siib-recta, maciilis duabus api-
caiibus fere confluentibu.s, ferrugineo-cinctis. L. 5| liii.

Columbia.

Tlionins Euckleyi, sp. n.

T. pavonino similis, sed postice valde dilatatus et convexus,
tliorace breviore postice tenue marginati, unicolore, elytris ut in
T. maculato signatis, macula interna subapicali minuta, totis
ferrugineo-ciuctis. L. 6 — 7 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley),

The prosternum is compressed, largely elevated and dilated.

Thonius nebrioides, sp. n.

Ovatus, rufo-brunneus, nigro-signatus, capite Isevi, nigro-bi-
signato; tliorace quadrato, angulis anticis acutis, crasse margin atis,
lateribus fortiter rotuudatis, basi elytris multo angustiore, disco
Isevi nigro-signato ; elytris Isevibus, ba-si punctis perpaucis sub-
seriatim impressis, fascia basali interrupta, subapicalique obliqua
nigris ferrugineo-cinctis. L. 5 J lin.

Columbia.

Yery distinct by tlie dilated tliorax; the markings are similar
to those of T. 2J(('Voni7ius.

Thonius fiexnososignatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, elytris basi constrictis, fulvus, capite oculis fortius
marginatis ; tliorace angusto vix transverso, aiitice leviter emar-
ginato, lateribus rotundatis, ante angulos posticos rectos, sinuatis,
basi truncato, Icevi, tenue nigro-limbato, maculis 2 discoidalibus
(cum margiiie aiitico connectis), 2 basal ibus remotis, nigris; elytris
basi constrictis, postice acuminatis, nigro-limbatis, uigro-signatis,
signatura ante medium ad sinistrum elytrum littera S simulante,
fasciaque flexuosa apicem versus. L. 5 lin.

N, Granada.

The first 2 ventral segments are black in the middle and with
black spots at the sides, the epipleurse bordered with black.

Thonius fiavipennis.

Thonius flavvpemils, Guer. Icon. R. A. Ins. 309.
Coluiubia.

Thonius (?) uiiicolor.

Thonius 7inicoIor, Guer. Icon. R. A. Ins. 300.
C\>hnnbia.

CYCLo:*roRriius. 107

Euphanistes.

Lac. Erot. 255 {fjjp. Lydropliiloiilcs, Lac).

A very anomalous insect ; smooth polished, eyes rather coarsely
granulated, thorax broadest at the l)ase, which is not margined ;
elytra with a strong, denticulate, basal margin ; metasternum very
short, coxal line com})lete, apex emarginate for the mesosternum ;
prosternum with a raised triangle in the middle, pointed in front
and truncate behind ; abdomen short ; no coxal line ; epipleura3
very broad at the base and flat.

Euphanistes hydropliiloides.

Eitphanistrs hydrophUoides, Lac. Erot. 25 G.
N. Granada.

Cyclomorplius.

{Hope) Lac. Erot. 258 {typ. globosiis, Guer.).

Allied on the one hand by its eyes and polished appearance to
Thonins, but gradually fading off into Brachysphamus. Some of
the latter genus (e.g. B. jjertiimx) evidently belong here. The
intermediate coxal line is present, and nearly reaches the margin.

Cyclomorplius Beanvoisii.

Cyclommyhus Beauvoisii, Lac. Erot. 259.
Columbia.

Very close to Thonlus in markings and sculpture, but witli a
short thorax, and coxal line developed.

Cyclomorplius Mssander.^

Cyclomorplius ]\[(cander, Lac. Erot. 2 GO.
Coluud)ia (Turin),

])eeply puuctate-striate, intermediate coxal lino well marked;,
posterior absent.

Cyclomorplius tumidus/^

CyclomorpJms tumiduSj Lac. Erot. 2G1,
Columbia.

Cyclomorpliiis l^viiisculus, sp. n.*

Ovatus, sat convexus, rufo-brunneus, thorace vix punctulato,
conv(3xo, lateribus rotundatis; elybris laivibus, fascia dentata utrincpic

108 CYCLOMORPHUS.

abbreviata nigro-picea prope basin : corpore subtus punctulato.
L. 3i— 41in.

Venezuela (Salic).

Allied to C. Beauvoisii but smaller ; the intermediate coxal
lines united forming a deep groove across the front of the meta-
sternuni, tarsi short.

Cyclomorphus alienus, sp. n,

Ovatus, convexus, rufo-brunneus, elytris fulvis, antencis nigris,
thorace vix punctulato, antice j^osticeque nigro-limbato, lateribus
rotundatis ; elytris laevibus, macula nigra pone medium mar-
ginem versus, altera parva obsoleta discoidali ante medium.
L. 4i lin.

N. Granada.

The coxal lines are here both absent.

Cyclomorpliiis globosns.

Cyclomorphus glohosus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 120.
, Lac, Erot. 261.

Columbia.

The posterior coxal line is present in this species ; and the
metasternal line is produced almost across the apex of the meta-
stei-num, forming a deep furrow on each side.

Cyclomorplius Bonplandi.

Cydomor'phus Bonplmuli^ Lac. Erot. 263.

Columbia,

The s})ots are much the same as in C. glohosus.

The coxal lines are distinct.

Cyclomorplius inflatus.

Cycloinorpliiis injlatus, Lac. Erot. 262.

Columbia.

Allied to C. glohosus, coxal lines distinct.

Cyclomorplius Eumboldti.

Cyclomorphus Ilumholdti, Lac. Erot. 263.
infaustus, Lac. Erot. 265.

Columbia.

Posterior coxal lines obsolete. C. iufatistns is founded on a
badly preserved sj)ecinieu, in which the pigment has run into
irrt^gular lines.

CYCLOMORPHUS, 109

Cyclomorphiis extricatus, sp. n.

C. Iluinholdti persimilis, sed convexior, nitidior, maculis
elytrornm nigris majoribus ferriigineo-cinctis.
L. 4^1in. Bogota (Janson).
I have seen several specimens, all exactly alike.

Cyclomorphus pertinax.

Brachysomus jjerti/iax, Lac. Erot. 33G.
Co]innl»ia.

I cannot nnderstand why this species was referred to Brachy-
somus {^Sternolvhus) ; it is in every i*espect a Cyclomorphas.

Cyclomorphus sub-ocellatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, rufo-castaneus, antennis nigris ; thorace brevi obsolete
punctulato, basi pnnctis majoribus impressis ; elytris punctato-
striatis, in basi figura numeri 8 ferrnginea nigro-pupilhita, macu-
laqne duplicata apicem versus nigra, ferrugineo-cincta. L. 3 liu.

Columbia.

Intermediate coxal line present ; this is less convex than the
other species.

Cyclomorplins quadriplag'iatus.

CyclomoTi:)lius -i-plagiatus, Lac. Erot. 2G4.

Columbia.

Intermediate coxal line visible.

Cyclomorphus bis-bimacnlatus.

CyclomorpJius his-hlmaculatus, Lac. Erot. 2 Go.
Columbia.

Both coxal lines visible ; this species has an extreme resem-
blance to Brachysphwnus.

Cyciomorphus iphicloides, sp. n.

Subovatus, paulo elongatus, fulvus, capite vertice nigro-punc-
tato, oculis late marginatis; thorace piano, antice angustiore, lateri-
bus sub-rotundatis, basi utrinque leviter sinuato, punctis majoribus
impressis, punctulato, antice punctis 2, disco punctis 4 nigris ;
scutello nigro; elytris pallide-olivaceis, punctato-striatis (striis 7)
tenue fulvo-marginatis ; singulo maculis 2 nigris pallide cinctis, 1
suturam versus ante medium, 1 majore jn-ope marginem intra
medium ; femoribus apice tibiis tarsisipic nigris. L. 4 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley),

Butli coxal lines \isible.

110 CYCLOMORPIIITS.

Cyclomorpliiis apicicornis, sp. n.

Siibliemisplissriciis, niticlus, flavo-ocliraceus, piceo-variegatus ;
antennis nigris, articulo ultimo testaceo ; capite fionte lateribus
crasse, oculis angustissime margiiiatis, leviter puiictulato; tborace
transverso, antice angustiore, lateribus fortiter reflexis, ls3vi,
antice posticeque nigro, disco fusco ; scutello nigro ; elytris
Icevibus, obsoletissime punctato-striatis; macula humerali fasciis
2 communibus fuscis, 1 ante medium, antice angulata, 1 suba-
picali, obliqua, minus distincta ; inter primam et basin, et inter
primam et secundam, punctis 2 nigris oblique sitis. L. 2Hin.

N. Granada.

Intermediate coxal line fine, nearly reaching the margin; pro-
sternum not carinate in front.

Cyclomorpliiis ^neomaculatns, sp. n.

C. opicicorni affinis, sed capite fortiter punctato, thorace
longiore, evidenter punctulato, disco vitta lata t^neo-nigra ; scutello
rufo, elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce punctulatis, fulvis,
puncto humerali, fascia ante medium utrinque dentata, obliqua,
sat lata, punctis 2 pone medium ^neo-nigris ; ante apicem vitta
obliqua fusca. L. 2| lin.

N. Granada.

Metasternum deeply punctate.

Cyclomorphus coccinelliims, sp. n.

C. ceneo macula fee affinis, sed paulo minor, minus convexus,
thorace disco fusco-bilineato ; elytris confuse punctato-striatis,
singulo puncto medio basali, 4 valde oblique sitis (externo parvo,
S'' majore), 1 prope marginem ultra medium, nigris ; apice fusco.
L. 2i lin.

N. Granada.

Cyclomorphus gibbosiis, sp. n.

Subovatus, elytris fortiter convexis, fere gibbosis, capite tho-
racecjue deflexis ; riifo-piceus ; f route late, oculis vix marginatis,
fortiter granulatis ; thorace la3vi, lateribus rotundatis, antice semi-
circulariter emarginato; elytris Isevibus, obsolete punctato-striatis,
annulo fuivo humerali, alteroque postice incompleto apicem ver-
sus. L. 2^—3 lin.

N. Granada.

The extremely convex form would seem to indicate a new
genus ; antennae long, rea^ching beyond the thorax, metasternum
and \ entral segment very short, transverse, no coxal lines.

STRONG YLOSOMUS. Ill

Cyclomorplius clirysomelinus.

Mijcotrctns clirysomelinus, Lac. Erot. 191.
N. Granada.

Cyclomorplius bihamatas,*

Brachuspluenus hihamatus, Lac. Erot. 414.
Columbia.

Sides of metasternum deeply punctate, intermediate coxal line
visible.

Cyclomorplius octopunctatus,*

C>icJomorphus ^-punctatus, Er. Arcli.f. JVat. xii. 179 (IS 17).
Peru.

Cyclomorplius variegatus.

Cyclomorphus variegatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 98 (1805).
Bogota.

Strongylosomus.

Chev. Dej. Cat. 451 {typ. unicolor, Oliv.).

[Coccimorphus, Hope, 1841 ; Lac. Erot. 2GG.]

It is difficult to define this genus, which resembles ^EgitJins
but has a differently shaped thorax. The eyes are finely granu-
lated and the antennse very short.

A. Rostrum quadrate, frontal suture distinct, presternum
scarcely compressed, no coxal lines, eyes scarcely margined, 1st
ventral segment short. Coccimorphus, Hope.

Strongylosomus nigTipes.

CoccimorpJius nigripes, Lac. Erot. 268.

Brcjzil.

The epipleur{fi of the elytra are deeply sulcate.

Strongylosomus melanopus.

Coccimorphus melanopus, Lac. Erot, 2G9.
Cayenne.

Strongylosomus carminous.

Coccimorphus carmineus, Lac. Erot. 2G9.

Brazil,

Elytra rather coarsely punctate.

112 STRONGYLOSOMUS.

Strongylosomus capitatus.

Coccimorplms capitatus, Lac. Erot. 270.

Brazil.

Distinct by its punctate-striate elytra ; the strire are seven in
number and then a submarginal stria after a space. The black
liead appears to me to result from false mending and not to be
the real head of the insect.

Strongylosomus rotimdatus.

Coccimoiyhus rotundatus, Lac. Erot. 270.
Cayenue.

Strongylosomus Emys.

Coccimorphus Emys, Lac. Erot. 518.
Oaxaca, Mexico.

The frontal suture is less apparent, and the eyes distinctly
margined.

Strongylosomus frenatus.

Coccimorphus frenatus, Guer. li. Z. 1841, 22.

, Lac. Erot. 271.

Columbia.

The front of the head is rather deeply concave.

Strongylosomus peruvianus, sp. n.

Ovatus, testaceus, antennis, femoribus, a}»ice, tibiis tarsisque
nigris ; capita postice nigro, sublsevi ; thorace subtilissime punc-
tulato, undique anguste nigro-marginato, basi maculis 2 elongato-
quadratis, remotis; scutello nigro; elytris flavis confertim punc-
tato-striatis, lateribus confuse punctatis, interstitiis la^vibus ;
margiue suturaque angustissime nigro. L. 3.\ lin.

Peru.

Near C. frenatus in colour, but very distinct by the smooth
interstices.

Strongylosomus coccinelloides.

Erotyhis coccinelloides, Duj). Erot. 33, T. in. f. G3.

(Joccii)iorplius , Lac. Erot. 272.

Brazil

^GITHUS. 113

B. Rostrum cuiioiform, short, foreliead with two impressions
in front; frontal suture visible, eyes not margined above. Jb'tro/i(/i/-
/obv/mis, Clievr.

Strongylosomus unicolor.

Erotijlus unicolor, Oliv. Ent. v. 481, T. iii. f. 32.

• hrevlcornls, Dap. Erot. 3G, T. in. f G8.

Coccwiorphus unicolor, Lac. Erot. 272. 8.
Brazil, Cayenne.

Strongylosomus rugosus,

Coccimorphus rmjosus, Lac. Erot. 27G.
Cayenne.

Strongylosomus dichrous.

Coccimorphus dichrous, Lac. Erot. 27-lo
Columbia, Bogota, Costa Kica, Guatemala,
Examples which I have before me from the two latter localities
are inseparable from this species.

Strongylosomus foveicoUis.*

Coccimorphus foveicollis, Lac. Erot. 275.
Brazil.

The unique type seems to have been somewhat immature and
malformed,

Strongylosomus alutaceus.

Coccimorphus alutaceus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xii. 179 (1847).

.ffigithus.

Fah. Syst. El. ii. 1) {typ. surinamensis, L.).

A. Elytra smooth : no coxal lines.

-ffigithus chalybeus.

Erotylus chalyheus, Bup. Erot. 33, T. in. f. G2.

uEijithus , Lac. Erot. 270.

Brazil, Espiritu Santo.

Distinct by its pyramidal form, flattened in front. Epi-
pleuree of the thorax concave.

c. II. 8

114- ^GITHUS.

-^g-ithus Walckenaeri.

jEgithna Walckenaeri, Lac. Erot. 280.

Brazil.

Ilesembliiig uE, chahjheus but less pyrfimidal.

-ffigithiis cinctipennis.

ErofyJus cinctipennis, Dup. Erot. 33, T. in. f. GO.

^Egithus , Lac. Erot. 280.

Brazil, Nicaragua (?).

Here the pyramidal form is entirely lost. Epipleura? concave.

^g-itlius cyanipennis.

jEgitJms cyanipennis, Giier. R. Z. 1841, 120.
, Lac. Erot. 279.

consularis, Guer. Verh. z. h. V. Wien, V. 610 (1855).

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Var. consularis. Elytris singulo plaga lateral! obliqua rufa,
magnitudine variante.

Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley).

This variety seems very distinct but I have seen all the pas-
sages, Guerin's character drawn from the scutellum is illusory.
The epipleuraa are concave, the whole form cordate.

B. Elytra with numerous irregularly disposed punctures.

^gitliiis pnnctatissimiis.

Erotylus puncfatissimiis, Fah. Syst. Ent. 123 (1775).

— 1— , Ilerbst, Natnrsyst. vin. 3G7, T. 137,

f. G.

, Dup. Erot. 33, T. iii. f 61.

uKyitlins , La^c. Erot. 281.

Surinam.

Thorax with a few punctures along the base, prosternum ele-
vated convex, ei)ipleura3 plane ; no coxal lines.

^gitlins separandns, sp. n.

jE. pimctatissimo persimilis, sed elytris colore Irete luteo,
punctis impressis paulo minoriV)us, niaujis numerosis, minus con-
tluentibus distinctus videtur. L. G — 6^, liu.

Ecuador (Buckley).

yEGITHUS. 115

^gitlius Burmeisteri.

uEijithus Burmeisteri, Leic. Erot. 281.
Bolivia, Amazons (Bates).

Differs from ^E. punctatissimus by the yellow epipleurrc of the
elytra.

-ffigithus cribrosus.

uEgiihus crihrosus, Lac. Erot. 293.

Brazil, Ecuador (Buckley).

The presternum is compressed in front ; the coxal process
broad and deeply foveolate ; intermediate coxal line well marked,
posterior absent.

C. Elytra gemellate punctate : no coxal lines.

.ffigithus suturella.

uEgithus suturejla, Lac. Erot. 20O.
Columbia.

.^githus brunnipennis.

uEgithus hrunnipemiis, Lric. Erot. 285.

Brazil.

The intermediate coxal line is here totally absent, in which
respect this species differs from the others with a similar colora
tion ; it is very close to ^E, Lebaf^ii but is a little less opaque, and
larger.

^gitlius Lsacliii.

^Eyifhus Leachiij Lac. Erot. 287,

Columbia.

Distinct by the evidently punctate interstices of the elytra.

^githus maculicollis.

Erotylus maculicolHs, Dfip. Erot. 34, T. iii. f G4.

uEglfhus , Lac. Erot. 288.

Brazil, Minas Geraes, Para.

^gitlius varicollis,

jEgithus varicollis, Laic. Erot. 291.

Columbia.

Thorax much nari'ower than the elyti'a.

A specimen labelled "Guatemala" is precisely identical, exce])t
that the black on the thorax is less developed, neither of the three
lines reaching the margin.

8—2

116 JEGITRVS.

^githus ornaticollis.*

^Egithus ornaticoUis, Lac. Erot. 292.

Columbia.

Very close to jE. var'icoUis, but more oval, head with a ]>ale
spot, elytra more coarsely puiictate-striate, interstices evidently
punctate.

^githus andreae.

u^yithus andrece, Lac. Erot. 282.

^ Q-maculatns, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 99 (1865).

Columbia, Amazons (Bates), Demerara.

Very variable bcth in colour and punctuation, the basal fascia
is sometimes divided, as in Kirsch's specimens.

D. Elytra inipunctate : coxal lines visible.

^githus uva.

yEyithns 'icva, Lac. Erot. 290.
C*oluml)ia, Bogota (Janson).

Elytra entirely smooth, shining ; prosternum compressed, sub-
carinate.

.ffigithus lineatus,

yEfp'fhvs liitaalns, Gulr. Icon. R. A. In^. 308.
Columbia.

^githus trimcatus, sp. n.

Hemisphericus, livido-fuscus, l?eAdssimus, nitidissimus ; capita
fulvo, occipite nigro ; thorace nigro, lateribus late pallide fuscis,
postice ante scutelhmi producto, truncato ; elytris la^vibus ; cor-
pore subtus nigro, segmentis 3 ultimis pallide fuscis. L. 4J lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Very distinct by the thorax truncate behind ; prosternum
compres.sed, sul)carinate iu front; intermediate coxal line well
marked,

iSgitlius cardinalis.

yEgithus cardinalis, Cliev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4.

, Lac. Erot. 284.

■ Crotch, Cidt. Ent. 140.

rvjipennis, Chev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4.

, Lac. Erot. 281.

Mexico, Teapa, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua.
Var. a. Capite thoraceque supra infraque nigris : r/ffipfw/iis,
Chv.v.

.EGITHUS. ir

Var. h, Ca[)ite thoraceque rufis, hoc tortia discoidali nigra,
prosteriio iiigro, e[)ipleuris rufis : card'ui'xlis, Cliev.

Var, c, Ca[)ite thoraceque rufis, prosterno et epipleuris rufis :
nieridionalis, Crotch.

I consider these three forms referable to one species, thoui^li
the variation in outline is considerable. The intermediate coxal
line is well marked.

jSGgithus clavicornis.

Chrysoinela clavicornis, L. S. N. ed. x. 370 (1758).

surinaniensis, L. Cent. Ins. 10 (1763).

uEyithus , Lac. Erot. '1'6'^.

■ clavicornis, CrotcJi, Cist. Ent. 140.

Costa Rica, Cayenne, Columbia, Ecuador, Amazons, Brazil,
Nicaray-ua.

E. Elytra gemellate striate : coxal lines visible,

iEgithus hemisph^ricus.

^'Er/lfhus /temlsphasricus, Lac. Erot. 289.
Brazil

^githus iailatus, sp. n.

Hemisphrericus, nitidissimus, livido-fuscus, capite thoraceque
subtiliter punctulatis, elytri.s Icevibus, sat fortiter sed irregulai-itrr
gemellato-punctato-striatis, postice acuminate productis ; corpore
subtus pallidiore, antennis nigris, tibiis tarsisque obscurioribus.
L. 5— oilin.

Pebas (Bates).

This is the most convex of all the species of uEgltkus; the
frontal margins are thickened and well marked.

-ffigitlius politissimiis, sp. n.

yE. Inflato proximus, sed capite thorace<pie fere h\3vibus, elytris
paulo minus convexis, interstitiis sparse sed profuude puuctatis,
postice minus acimiinatis. L. 5 lin,

Ecuador (Buckley).

-ffigithus cordatus, sp. n.

Valde convexus, fere hemispluericus, capite thoraceque sub-
Irevibus, elytris confuse gemellato-punctato-striatis, interstitiis
fortiter puuctatis, postice acuminato-productis ; subtus totus rufo-
testaceus, scutello nigro, corpore subtus epipleurisque fulvis. L.
4ilin.

Amazons (Bates).

118 iEGlTJlUS.

-ffigithus geminatus.

jE(jithus geminatus, Lac. Erot. 287.
Itio Janeiro, Brazil.

Coloration of ^E. clavlcornls, but smaller, and with gemellate

strioe.

jSSgitliiis scurra.

jEyifhus sciirra, Lac. Erot. 288.

Brazil.

1 Lave not seen the type: a s])ecimen ]al)ellecl "./i". scurra^'* in
C'luivrolat's collection, answering well to the descrii)tion, has the
rostrum coai'ctate.

iEgithus L^basii.

^EgitJnis Ijch((sij, Lac. Erot. 2^5.

cassldeiis, Lac. Erot. 295.

(\)lum!)ia.

Distinct by its o]ia(|ue elytr;i. ^E. cassldeus is founded on an
immature example of this species.

^githus bulla.*

J'lijithuH bulla, Lac. Erot. 289.
Cayenne,

^githus torquatus.

uKyitJiUs torquatus, Lac. Erot. 291.

('ayenne.

Thorax broad, transverse.

-ffigithus lateritius.*

yEyithus lateritius, Laic. Erot. 293.
Cayeiuie.

JEgithus monoclirous.

J'J(/ithus monochrous, Lac. Erot. 294.
Cayenne.

iEgithus lineola.

yEr/ifhus lineola, Lac. Erot. 294.

Cohimbia,

■^riiorax convex, sides rather rounded.

yEGITITUS. 1 1 9

-ffigithus dichrous, sp. n.

Coiivexus, rotiimlatus, rufo-tcstaceus, iiitidiis; ca])ite thoracc([uc
subhevihus, illo })nncto verticali iiigro, lioc nigro, vitta iitrinqiu;
lateribus parallela tostacea; scuteilu iiigi-o; ciytris iiigris, tertia
basali fnlva, postice deiitata, la^vibiis, gciiu'llato-pmictato-striatis,
epiplcuris nigris basi fulvis; corporo subtus pcdibusquc rufo-tes-
taceis. L. 4 lin.

Amazons ( Bates).

^githus quadrinotatus.

J'J(/ifhus \-notatus, Chec. Col Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4.
, Lac. EroL 283.

, CrotcJb^ Cist. Eld. 14G.

chdkmtns, Lac. Erot. 2S2.

Orizaba, Tuapa, Mexico, Nicaragua (Jansoii).

^githus satellitius.*

uK(jitJnis satellitit'.s, Lac. Erot. 20.5.
Columbia.

-^gitlms striatellus, sp. n.

OvatuR, nigor, nitidus, elytris fulvo-tcstaceis ; capite lievi,
clypeo fortitor ])unctato; thorace postice utrincjue leviter siiiuato;
elytris punctato-striatis, striis vix gomellatis, postice evanescenti-
bus, punctis nigris transluceiitibus ; abdomine rufo-piceo. L. 3.1 — •
4 lin.

Ecuador ( 1) u ck 1 ey ).

Coxal line short; the Gtli and 7tli striai are distant from the
otlier five.

^gitlius assimilis, sp. n.

y/i'. striatdlo valde aflliiis, sed minor, elytris rufo-brunneis,
abdomine rufo-testaceo dillert. L. 3 — 3 [ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The strife are arranged as in uE. sfriatdlus, but the punctures
are not translucent; the form is the same.

^githus Jansoni.

yEijifhvp, Jarifioni, Crotch, Cist. Eat. IIG.
Nicaragua (Janson).

iEgithus nigrocinctus.'^'

yK(^ithus nigrochictus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 170 (1840)
Peru.

120 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

-fflgithus luteus.*

JEgitJms lufeus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 179 (1849).
Peru.

^githus Boucieri.*

^Eg'dhus Eoucierli, Guer. Yerh. z. h. V. Wieii, V. 610 (1855).
River Napo (Osculati).

-ffigithus bicolor,*

jEgWms hlcolor, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 99 (18G5).
Boofota.

Brachysphoenus.

Lac. Erot. 29G {tyiy. ?).

A. Thorax semicircularly emarginate in front [Megaprotus,
Lac).

Bracliysplioenus decussatus.*

Braclijisphcenus decussatus, Lac. Erot. 298.
Columbia.

Prosteriium compressed, subcarinate in front, sutures curved,
distinct; coxal lines absent.

Brachysphoenus cinctellus.

Brachi/s}>h(vnus cinctellus, Lac. Erot. 300.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates).

No coxal lines; sides of nietasternum coarsely punctate.

I am doubtful whether this is not a CyclomorpJms.

Brachysphoenus duodecimpustulatus.

Bnicliysphmmis \1-pnMulatus, Lac. Erot. 301.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates).

Prosternum emarginate behind; no coxal lines.

Brachysphoenus moniliferus.

Mycofrefuf! mmiili/crus, Guer. 7?. Z. 1811, 155.

Jlrachysphmnus , Taic. Erot. 302.

Cayenne.

Allied to B. \2-]msti'latus.

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 121

Brachysphoenns ephippium.

Erotylus ephippium, Dup. Erot. 39, T. in. f. 77.
BracJij/spJiiOius — • , Lac. Erot. 302.
Brazil.

Prosteriiiun truncate beliind, less compressed than in the allicil
species; no coxal lines; el}tra more obsoletely [)unctate-striate.

Eracliysplicenus signatiis.

Erotyhis signatics, Dup. Erot. 35, T. in. f. G7.
Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 304.
Brazil.

Elytra rather ohsoletely pnnctate-striate ; no coxal lines.
In a specimen received from M. Chevrolat the colour is of a
bright lemon yellow.

Brachysplioenus amabilis.

Brachysijhcenus amahilis, Lac. Erot. 305.

Brazil.

I have not seen tlie original type, but M. Beiche's specimen,
which agrees with the description, appears to me certainly to be a
variety of B. siguatus.

Brachysphcenus perlepidus.*

Brachi/sphcemis perlepidus, Lac. Erot. 290.
Cayenne.

Brachysphcenus delineatus.

Brachysphamus delineatus, Lac. Erot. 30G.

Panama, Brazil.

Prosternum emarginate; no coxal lines.

Brachysphcenus fasciunculus, sp. n.

B. (lelineato proximus, thorace angulis anticis solis flnvis,
fasciisque elytrorum hete ilavis, latioribus, multo minus dentatis.
L. 3 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

I can see no difference except in the form of the fascia^; but
have before me a series quite constant in this respect; in B. deli-
neatus the basal fascia encloses 2 nearly round basal spots; in this
species it merely encloses 2 transverse black marks.

Brachysphcenus fasciellus, sp. n.

B. delineafo iterum peraffinis, et pi-?csertim elytrorum ])iefu]'a
distincta. Thorax lateribus albidis. Elytra fascia latiore basali,

122 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

minus denticulata, subapicalique recta deiiticulata, flavis. L.
Silin.

Amazons (Bates).

The basal fascia here is somewhat oblique, following the
external margin a little, and thus approaching B, clrcidiis.

Brachysphoenns circulus.

Brachysjyhfenus circulus, Lac. Erot. 307.

Cayenne, Pebas (Janson).

The yellow ring is equally broad and not denticulate.

BracliysplKsnus zonula.

Brachysphcmius zonula, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 117.
Ecuador (Buckley), Nicaragua (Janson).

Bracliysphcsnus duplicatiis.

Brachysphmnus duplicatus, Lac. Erot. 299.
mediatus, Lac. Erot. 305.

Columbia.

Distinct by the smooth elytra; prosternum conq>ressed; no
coxal lines.

B. mediatus is a variety with the discoidal black fascia obsolete,
leavdn'Tj a broad fulvous band.

Bracliyspliasmis liiteoniger, sp. n.

B. duj^lic'do affinis, sed elytris fascia latissiina lutea, tertia
a})icali, |)uncto basali humeroque solis nigris. L. 3| lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

This is very like B. dupUcatus var. onediatus, and possibly
may sometimes have a discoidal fascia. The smooth elytra dis-
tinguish it from all exc(>pt B. duplicatas.

Bracliysplicgnus sadeoimpnnctatus.

Brachy^jj/mnus IG-punctiUus, Lac. Ej'ot, 309.
Cayenne.

The thorax is almost quadrangularly emarginaic in front;
no coxal lines.

Brachysphoenus pithecius.*

Brachys}>hvcnus pithicius, Lac. Erot. 309.
Cayenne.

BRACHYSPIICENUS. 123

BracliyGphoenus sexsigillatiis.''

Brachyspluoius (j-siy'dlatuSy Lac. Erut. 300.
Brazil.

Thorax seniicircularly emarginato; elytra nearly smooth; in-
termediate coxal lines visible.

Brachysphoenus eximius.*

Brachy.'ijJueiLUS cxinilas, Lac. Erot. 393.
Brazil.

Extremely brilliant and polished; thorax semicircnlarly cmar-
ginate; no coxal lines.

B. Head deeply foveolate in front in the male, anterior tarsi
dilated.

Brachysphoenns coadunatus.

Brachysjyhcenus coadunatus, Lac. Erot. 303.
Cayenne, Amazons (Bates).

BracliysphoBnus nubiliis.

Brachysphoenus nub His, Lac. Erot. 310,
Cayenne.

The head is deeply foveolate in the male; the intermediate
coxal line visible.

BrachysplicBnus masculinus, sp, n,

Ovatus, niger, sat convexus, capite antice, antennis basi, abdo-
mine subtus, elytrisqne fascia sat lata communi sub basali rufo-
testaceis ; capite thoraceque subtilissime punctulatis, antennis sat
elongatis, elytrorum fascia in medio latiore, nscpie ad sciitellum
producta. L. 3.} lin.

Amazons (Bates).

S". cai)ite antice profnnde foveolato, tarsis 4 anterioribus dila-
tatis, brevibns.

Distinct by the short, rather stout, tai'si and the male characters.
No coxal lines.

Bracliysphcsnus Isetus, sp. n.

B. masculino afSuis, sed elytris aurantiacis, tertia apicali,
puncto geminato basali, humeroque nigris; cor])ore subtus fulvo,
pedibns rufo-piceis. L, 3e] lin.

Amazons (Bates).

This species has the red head and dilated tarsi as in B.
masculinus.

124 BRACHYSPHCEXUS.

C. Elytra gemellate punctate-striate.

BrachysphcBnus porcellana.

Brachysphamus porcellana, Lac. Erot. 300.

Cayenne.

Tliorax semicircularly emarginate in front; prosternnm com-
pressed into an acute ridge, pointed in front, broad and sliglitly
emarginate behind, with no sutures visible; sides of metasternum
deeply punctate; posterior tarsi long; no coxal lines.

Bradiysplicenns orphanulus.*

Brachysphoenus orphanulus, Lac. Erot. 307.
Cayenne.

BracliysplicBnus manicatus.*

BrachyspJuenus manicatiis, Lac. Erot. 312.

Columbia.

This is very near uE(jithus ; the intermediate coxal line is
complete, the posterior absent; the striae of the elytra are closely
approximate, leaving broad smooth interstices.

BrachysphcBiins annulatiis.

Erotylus annuJatus, Germ. N. Ins. Sp. G13.

BrachyspJioiuus — , Lac. Erot. 330.

Brazil.

Prosternum broad behind, rather deeply emarginate; no coxal
lines; thorax almost semicircularly emarginate in front; antennae
with a 3 jointed club.

Brachysphoenus conspersus.

Erotylus conspersus, Dup. Erot. 28. T. ii. f. 48,

Brachysphamus — , Lac. Erot. 342.

Brazil.

This species is certainly closely allied to B. annulatus: the
antennae are elongate with a 3-jointed cbib; the intermediate
coxal line is present, but abbreviated ; the thorax is semicircularly
emarginate in front.

Brachysphoenus epigraphus, sp. n,

B-ufo-testaceus, oblongo-ovatus, nitidus, clypeo punctato ;
thorace convexo, lateribus rotundatis, vix jmnctato, nigro-sigiiato;
scutello nigro ; elytris flavo-testaceis, gemellat()-])unetato-striatis,
interstitiis punctis panels, confuse nigro-signatis. L. 4|lin.

Amazons (Bates).

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 125

The coloration resembles thcat of Scaph. zujcvna; and is difficnlt
to describe; in the type there is a humeral and basal spot, a very
waved (but entire) fascia at \, an externally abbreviated (and often
interrupted) fascia in the middle, an irregular interrupted (but
starting from the margin) fascia at % and an irregular dentate
line at ^, all black; these however vary so much in their intensity
as to be very difficult to recognize sometimes.

Prosternum convex, emai-ginate behind; no coxal lines; meta-
stei-num with the sides strongly })unctate ; anterior tarsi stout, 8th
joint longer than the 2nd; antennae with a 3-jointed club.

Brachysphcenus luteopictus, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, capite postice nigro,
clypeo punctato; thorace sat lato, convexo, lateribus rotundatis,
antice semicirculariter emarginato, nigro, vix punctato, lateribus
anguste rufo-testaceis ; elytris ochraceo-flavis, sutura marginibiis
epipleurisque rufo-testaceis, nigro-pictis, obsolete gemellato-punc-
tato-striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctatis ; scutello nigro. L.
4 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Anterior tarsi dilated, joints 1 — 3 subequal, antennae w^ith a 3-
jointed club. Prosternum very convex, emarginate behind; no
coxal lines. The colouring of the elytra is probably variable : in
the type there is a small dot in the middle of the base, a well-
defined cordate common spot below the scutellum, an irregular
transverse mark at I on the disc, connected from the middle with
a common fascia at g (which is dilated on the disc, and again at
the suture), and the apical \ black,

BrachysphcBims fasciatus.

Erotylus fasclatus, Olw. K M. vi. 433 (1791).

trifasciatus, Oliv. Ent. v. 473. T. ii. f. IG (1807).

BrachysijJujenus — , Lac. Erot. 384.
Brazil; abundant.

Kecognizable by its opaque surface; the tarsi are short and
stout; no coxal lines.

Bracliysplioenus tricinctus.

Erotylus tricinctus, Dup. Erot. 13. T. i. f. IG,

Brachyspluiimis — , Lac. Erot. 385.

Cayenne.

Both coxal lines are present, but much abbreviated.

Var. rectesignatus. Elytris fasciis nigris rectis hand dentieulatis.

Amazons (Bates).

126 BRACHYSPHGENUS.

Brachysplioenus peraffinis, sp. n.

B. rectesignato simillimus, lineis coxalibiis nullis, metAsternoque
laterihus |)rotiinde pimctatis tantum cliffert.
AmazoDs (Bates), Pebas (Jan son).

Braohyspliosiins bizonatus, sp. n.

B. trichicto affiiiis, sed paulo minor, thorace breviore, elytris
l?ete flavis fascia recte paulo ante medium, tertiaque apicali nigris.
L. 5 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Tlie intermediate coxal line is abbreviate, the posterior entirely
wanting; the epipleura3 of the elytra are yellow, with the apical
^ black.

BrachysplicBniis musicalis.

Brachysphmnus musicalis, Lac. Erot. 388.

Columbia.

No coxal lines; sides of mctasternum coarsely but obsoletely
punctate; head with two red spots; meso- and metasternum
punctate and finely pilose in the middle.

EracliysplKBnus nigropictus.

Brachysj^hmnus niyropici'xs, Lac. Erot. 387.

— , Crotch, Cist. Eat. U7.

Columbia, Nicaragua (Janson).

The head has sometimes two red spots in front; no coxal lines;
the meso- and metasternum are punctate and finely pilose along
the middle.

Var. decoloratus. Rufo-testaceus, thorace punctis 9 nigris (4
anticis 5 posticis); elytris nigro-signatis, apice rufo-testaceo.

Amazons (^ Bates).

BracliysphcBiiiis Ericlisoiii.

Brachysphmnus Erichsoni, Lac. Erot. 390,

Columbia.

Intermediate coxal line present, abbreviate.

Bracliysplioenus Westwoodii.

Zonarius Westwoodii, Gner. R. Z. 1841, 117.

JWachyspho&nus — , Lac. Erot. 391.

Bolivia.

I have only seen the variety described from M. Chevrolat's
collection ; in this the elytra are almost smooth ; the intermediate
coxal line is present, abbreviate.

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 127

Brachyspliceniis quadrifasciatus.'^

Brachysplucnus i-J'ascuUus, Klrsc/i, B. E. Z. ix. 08.
Bogota.

Bracliysphcsmis Bremei.*

Zonarius Bremei, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 117.

Jlrdchysphceuus — , Lac. Erot. 31)3.

Bolivia.

Ko coxal liues=

Brachysplioenns bicinctus.

Erotylus bicinctus, Oliv. Ent. v. 89. 472, T. ii. f. 15.

Brack i/.y)hietms — , Lac. Erot. 381.

Amazons (Bates).

This species resembles Micrerotylus Gnmovii, Hbst., in colora-
tion, but differs from it in structure ; it has the thorax convex
and the presternum without side pieces.

Eracliysplioenus geometra.

Brachysphcenus geometra, Lac. Erot. 381.
Erotylus alternans, Oliv. Ent. V. 80, T. i. f. 10 a,
Cayenne.

Brachysphoenus lugens,*

Brachysphcenus lugens, Lac. Erot. 384.
Columbia.

D. First joint of posterior tarsi elongate (Ilahroclacfylus, Lac).

BracliysplicBiiiis perspicillatus.

Brachysphoenus 2^(i'i'spicillai'iis, Lac. Erot. 312,
Columbia.

Intermediate coxal line visible, reaching lialf across the meta-
sternum, side pieces distinct.

Bracliysplicgnus quadriniaculatus.

Erotylus i-maculatus, Bup, Erot. 20, T. ii. f. 25.

BrrachysphociLUS — , Lac. Erot. 313.

Brazil.

Brachysplioenus bistripiinctatus.

Bracliysplicenus histripnnctMtus, I^ac. Erot. 314.
Cayenne, Amazons (Bates).
No coxal line.

128 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

Brachysplioenns detritus.

Brachysphcenus detritus, Lac. Erot. 314.
Morphoides? nehidosusW, Giier. E. Z. 18-11, 118.
Columbia.
No coxal line.

The specific name cited in synonymy is preoccupied by Gueriu's
Ischijrus nebulosus, now in this genus.

Brachysphoenus oblong-onotatus.

Brachysphcenus ohloivjonotatus, Lac. Erot. 315.
Columbia, Amazons (Bates).
Intermediate coxal line well marked.

BracliysplioDnus vetula.*

Brachysphcenus vet'ida, Lac. Erot. 31 G.
Cayenne.

BrachysplicBnus decempunctatus.

Erotylus lO-p^mctatus, Dup. Erot. 38, T. iii. f. 74.

BracJtysphteiLUS , Lac. Erot. 317.

Brazil.

Intermediate coxal line well marked; antennae with a 3-jointed
club.

Bracliysplicenus bisquinquepunctatus.*

BracliyspJuenus hisquinquepunctatus, Lac. Erot. 318.
Cayenne.

Appears to differ from B. lOqmnctatus mainly by the black
thorax.

Brachysphcenus basinotatus, sp. n.

B. lO-punciaio affinis, sed minor, niger, abdomine elytrisque
tantum rufo-testaceis, his singulis punctis duabus nigris, 1 basali,
1 prope raarginem pone humerum. L. 3 lin.

Brazil.

Brachysphcenus congener.

Brachysphcenus congener, Lac. Erot. 318.
llio Janeiro, Brazil.
No coxal lines.

Brachysphcenus meleagris.

Brachysp>hoenus meleagrls, Lac. Erot. 320.

Cay(!nne.

Intermediate coxal line present, margin of the front thickened.

BRACIIYSPHCENUS. 129

Bradiyspliosnns deiiciens, sp. n.

B. meleagridi pcrsimilis, sed olytris singulis iiiaciilis sex tau-
tiim lutcis (2 apicalibiis defioientibus) distinctus. L. 3 lin.
Amazons (Bates).

Brachyspliajniis obliqueguttatus, sp. n.

Ovatus. rufesceiis, oculis prominentibus, clypeo sat m.agno,
fronte lateribus iiicrassatis ; tliorace brevi, subtilissiiuo punctuiato,
})Iano, antice in medio nigro-marginato ; elytris obsolete })unc-
tato-striatis, singulis maculis 4 liiteis nigro-cinctis, 1 basali jn-ope
sciitellum, 1 pone liumerum pvope marginem, 1 elongata prope
snturam pone medium, 1 rotunda ta prope marginem apicem versus.
L. 3 lin.

Brazil.

Intermediate coxal line abbreviate, deeply impressed.

BracliysplicEnus melanostictus, sp. n.

Ovatus sat convexus, ocliraceus subtus testaceus, capite
ante oculos utrinque lineola impressa ; tliorace piano, punctuiato,
antice in medio nigro-marginato ; scutello nigro ; elytris punc-
tato-striatis, striis ante apicem evanescentibus, singulis maculis
4 subquadratis nigris ; 2 prope suturam (1 ante, 1 pone medium),
inferiore elongata, 2 transverse positis in medium, prope mar-
ginem (interiore elongata) ; corpore subtus testaceo, tibiis nigris.
L. 4Uin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Distinct by the 3-jointed club to the antennae and the impressed
head, which resembles Coccimorphus.

Brachyspli(Bnus tetrastictus, sp. n.

Ovatus, rufo-testaceus, capite antice utrinque leviter impresso,
frontis marginibus incrassatis ; tliorace i)unctulato, piano ; scut(;llo
nigro ; elytris punctato-striatis, tenuissime nigro-marginatis, sin-
gulis maculis 4 rotundatis nigris, subocellatis ; 1 prope suturam,
ad quartam, 1 pro2:)e marginem, ad tertiam, 1 discoidali, in medio,
1 prope suturam pone medium. L. 4 j lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Intermediate coxal line visible. Anteimre with a 3-jointed club.
Rather like B. melanostictus, but the spots equal-sized and the
colour rufescent.

Bracliysplioenus mendax.^'

Brachysphcenus mendax, Lac. Erot. 321.

litiyiosus, Lac. Erot. 322.

Kio Janeiro, Brazil (Lacordaire).

c. II. 9

130 BBACHYSPHCENUS.

Intermediate coxal line distinct, antennae with a 3-jointed
club. B. litigiosus is only an immature example of this species.
I should prefer to describe it as obscurely fulvous, with two dark
interrupted common fasciae.

Brachysphoenus palmatus.

Brachysphcenus palmatus, Lac. Erot. 347.
Columbia.

Brachysplicenus fascomaculatus.

Erotylus fuscomaculatus, Dup. Erot. 28, T. ii. f. 50.

Brachysphcenus , Lac. Erot. 322.

Brazil.

Brachysphcenus Hoffmanni.

Brachysp)hcemis Hoffmanni, Lac. Erot. 323.
Brazil.

Brachysphcenus sulphurifer.

Brachysphmnus sulphui'ifer, Lac. Erot. 324.
Brazil.

Brachysphcenus Kourouensis.*

Brachysphc&mis Koiirouensisy Lac. Erot. 325.
Cayenne (Turin).

Brachysphcenus hybridus.

Brachysphoenus hyhrklus, Lac. Erot. 319.
Bio Janeiro, Brazil.

Brachysphcenus rufescens.

Brachysphcenus ru/escens, Lac. Erot. 319.
Cayenne.

Brachysphcenus haematomelas.*

Brachysphoe7ius hcematomelas, Lac. Erot. 320.
Bolivia 1

Brachysphcenus oblitus.*

Brachysphcenus ohlitus^ Lac. Erot. 325.
Mexico.

BRACIIYSriTCENUS. 131

Brachysphosnus haematites/

BrachjfipJuemis luematUes, Lac. Erot. 326.
Cayenne.

Brachysphoenus spadiceus.

BrachyspJuenus spadiceus, Lac. Erot. 409.
Ciiycnne.

Bracliysphcenus ictericus.

Brachysphomus ictericus, Lac. Erot. 327.
Cayenne.

Brachysphoenus antennalis.*

Brachy>iph(enits ant-cnnalis, Lac. Erot, ilO.
Cayenne.

Brachysphoenus fuscipes.*

Brachysphamiis fuscipeSj Lac. Erot, 410.
Brazil (Lacordaire).

Brachysphcenus discus.*

Brachysphoenus discus , Lac. Erot. 327,
Cayenne (Turin).

Brachysphosnus cordiger, sp. n.

Ovatus, latior, testaceus, an tennis (basi excepta) nigris, elytris
macula magna communi (antice pone scutellum emarginata) picea;
capite leviter punctulato; thorace disco vix punctulato, lateribus
punctatis, piano, testaceo, basi punctis majoribus impressis; scutello
la3vi; elytris, l^evibiis, punctato-striatis, striis latera versus fortius
punctatis; corpore subtus Inevi. L. 3Hin.

Ega (Bates).

The punctuation of the thorax is peculiar.

Brachysphcenus concolor.

Brachyspho&nus concolor^ Lac. Erot. 328.
Cayenne.

Brachysphcenus punctiger."

Brachyspliocnus inmctiyer, T^ac. Erot. 328.
Cayenne.

132 BR ACH YSPHCENUS.

Brachysplioenus subsignatus.*

Brachysph(e.7uis subsignatus, Lac. Erot. 329.
Cayenne (Turin).

Elytra deeply pnnctate-striate, interstices punctulate; thorax
with the base dee})ly punctate.

Brachysphceiius centromaculatus.

Brachysphcenus centromaculatus, Lac. Erot. 329.

Cayenne.

Elytra very coarsely punctate striate.

Brachysplioenus agathinus.

Erotylus agathinus, Guer. E. Z. 1841, 154.
Brachysplioenus — , Lac. Erot. 411.
Brazil.

Brachysplioenus deletus.*

Brachysplioenus deletus, Lac. Erot. 408.
Cayenne (Lacordaire).

Brachysphcenus rufifrons.*

Brachysplioenus rujifrons, Lac. Erot. 409.
Columbia (Lacordaire).

E. Ovate, convex, thorax elongate, flat, tarsi elongate {Acro-
7iotus, Lac).

Brachysphcenus annularis.

Erotylus annularis, Lap. Hist. Nat. ii. 520 (1840).
Brachysphmius — , Lac. Erot. 333.
Columbia, Mexico.
No coxal lines.

Brachysphcenus Columbii.

Brachysplmnus Columbii, Guer. Leon. R. A. Ins. 311 (184G).
Columbia.

F. Elongate, tarsi elongate, prosternum strongly compressed,
produced in front (Sternolobus, Guer.).

Brachysphcenus dispilotus.

Brachysplujenus dispilotus, Lac. Erot. 334.
Columbia.

BRACHYSPHOENUS. 133

Tntermediato coxal line veiy short; club of antennce 3-jointed,
Otli joint elongate-triangular, longer than the 10th; eyes small;
striie of the elytra effaced externally.

Brachysplicenus bisignatus.

Erotylus his'ujnatiis, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 115.

Brachyspliizmis — , Lac. Erot. 335.

Columbia.

Closely allied to B. displlotus.

Brachysphoenus oblongosignatus.

Brachysphoenus oblongosicjnatus, Guer. R. A. Ins. 311.

Columbia.

No coxal lines; the prosternum is a little less strongly keeled,

BracliysplKBmis ecuadorensis, sp. n.

Oblongo-ellipticus, testaceus, antennis pedibusque (femoribus
basi exceptis) nigris; thorace punctulato, basi utrinque sinuato,
antice leviter emarginato, t<at fortiter angustato; scutello rufo-tes-
taceo; elytris nitidis, griseis, tenue nigro-marginatis, epiplenris
nigris, dorso punctato-striato, paulo pone medium macula irregular!
subquadrata pallid e cincta. L. 5 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Ptesembles B. h'lshjnatus, but the prosternum is much less
developed, and the intermediate coxal line is present.

G. Thorax transverse, flat; tarsi rather robust, the first joint
very rarely elongate. (Iphtclus, Lac.)

Brachysplioenns sexpunctatus.

Erotylus C^-pitnctatus, Dup. Erot. 39, T. in. f. 78.
Brackysphaitius — , Lac. Erot. 337.
Brazil.

No coxal line; thorax with some coarser punctures on each
side at the base; elytra gemellate striate-punctate.

Bracliysplicenus varians.

Brachysplicenus varians, Lac. Erot. 344.
3f -nigrum, Lac. Erot. 346.

Brazil.

Diflers from the other species by the well-marked punctate
fovea at the base of the thorax, the externally incomj)lete rect-
angular sutures of the prosternum, the ^'ery short coxal line, and
the gemellate striiie.

B. M-ni(jrum m a pale form.

134 BlUCHYSPHCENUS.

Brachysphoenus rubidus.

Erolylm rubidus, Dup. Erot. 30, T. ii. f. 53.

BracJiysphoenus - ., Lac. Erot. 331.

Brazil.

Differs from B. G-punctatfcs by tho presence of a coxal line, and
by the prosternum being slightly compressed forming a point on
the anterior margin. The interstices of the elytra are distinctly
punctulate.

Brachysphoenus flavovittatus.

Erotylus Jlavovittatus, Dap. Erot. 30, T. ii. f. 55.

Brachysphoenus — , Lac. Erot. 339.

Brazil.

Coxal line present, thorax with a i)unctnred fovea at the base.
The 1st joint of the posterior tarsi does not appear to me shorter
than usual.

Brachysphoenus tenuecinctus.

Erachysphaznus tenuecinctus, Lac. Erot. 3i0.
Brazil, Upper Amazons.

Brachysphoenus sedecimmaculatus.

Erotylus \C)-macidatus, Buq. R. Z. 1840, 173.

Brachyxphmnus , Lac. Erot. 3-49.

Columbia.

Coxal line very short; head produced, clypeus punctate ; thorax
punctulate, base with a few coarser punctures.

Var. concentrata. Smaller, with the elytra more deei»ly striate,
the spots much paler and smaller, the thorax less foveolate at the
base.

Brachysphoenus sedecimpustulatus.

Brachysphcenus l6-pustidaius, Lac. Erot. 349.

Amazon (Bates).

Gucrin's type was not in his collection in 1872, and the speci-
men from the Amazon has no spots ou the thorax, but it agrees in
all other respects.

Brachysphoenus basalis, sp. n.

B. } C)-pustulato aflinis, sod clytris singulis linea transversal!
basali albida nigro-cincta, maculisque sex albidis late nigro-cinctis.
L. 4^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

[These 4 s])eci(!sall liave the spots arranged in a similar manner
and may possibly be varieties; they ap[)ear to be rare in collections.]

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 135

Brachysphoenus sedecimguttatus.

Erotylus \Q>-guttatus, OUv. E. M. vi. 43G (17U1).

, OUv. Ent. V. 477, T. ii. f. 23.

, Dujj. Erot. 24, T. ii. f. 31).

thoracicits, Voet. ii. T. xxxiii. t". vii.

Erachijsphosims 16-gutfafus, Lac. Erot. 348.
Cayenne, Venezuela, Amazons (Bates).

Tliorax somewhat convex, with three or four coarse punctures
on each side the base.

Brachysphoenus vigintipunctatus.

Erotylus 20-punctatus, OUv. E. M. vi. 43G (1791).

20-cjuUatus, Germ. Lis. Sjx Nov. 612 (1824).

, Du2y. Erot. 24, T. ii. f. 38.

Brachysphoinus — , Lac. Erot. 350.

Brazil.

Coxal line visible; thorax with a basal punctate fovea.

Brachysphoenus octodecimguttatus.

Brachysjyhoenus 18-giUtatics, Lac. Erot. 351.
Kio Janeiro, Brazil.

Brachysphoenus guttatus.

Erotylus guttatus, Dup. Erot. 23, T. ii. f. 37.

Brachysphvenus -, Lac. Erot. 352.

Brazil.

Brachysphoenus lineellus.

Erotylus Uneellus, Dup. Erot. 29, T. ii. f. 51.
Brachysphmmis - , Lac. Erot. 354.
Erotylus amabiUs, Guer. E. Z. 1841, 154.
Brazil.

Allied to B. guttatus, but the thorax is entirely destitute of the
basal fovea.

Brachysphoenus pardalinus.

Brachysphienus jmrdaliiiiis, Lac. Erot. 355.
Brazil.

Brachysphoenus abdominalis.

Erotylus abdominalis, OUv. E. M. vi. 433 (1791).

, OUv. Ent. v. 474, T. ii. f. 18.

— , llbst. JSfatursyst. Col. viii. 377.

, Dup. Erot. 15, T. i. f. 19.

BrachyspJujenus — , Lac. Erot. 398.

Brazil.

No coxal line.

136 BRACHYSPHCEXUS.

BrachysplicBims ventralis.

Brachijsphienus ve7itraliSf Lac. Erot. 399.
Brazil.

BrachysphcBnns flexuosus.*

Brachysphoenus Jlexuosus, Lac. Erot. 400.
Brazil (Robyns).

BradiysphcBnns decemnotatns.

Erotylus l^-notatus, Dup. Erot. 16, T. i. f. 22.

Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 340.

Brazil.

Coxal line visible; thorax without basal fovere; head produced
in front beyond the eyes; elytral strite effaced externally.

A large form with rufous spots is labelled ^^rufonotatus'^ by
Keiche, but it does not differ specifically.

BrachyspliCBnus cingulatus.

Brachysphoenus cingulatus, Lac. Erot. 341.
Brazil.

Coxal line veiy short ; head produced iu front; thorax with
the sides rounded, base equal.

BrachysplicBnus pictus,

Erotylus pictus, Dup. Erot. 19, T. i. f. 28.

BracJiysphmnus — , Lac. Erot. 341.

Brazil.

Coxal line short ; prosternum deeply emarginate behind.

Brachysplioenus chelonarius.

Brachysp/ucmis cliclonarius, Lac. Erot. 343.
Brazil.

Brachysphoeniis intersectus.

Erotylus intersectus^ Dup. Erot. 20, T. ii. f. 29.

Ischyras? , Lac. Erot. 131.

Brazil.

This is evidently a Brachysphoenus, and may be conveniently
located here.

BRACHYSPH(ENU3. 137

H. Elytra entirely smooth, opaque ; no coxal llncf? ; tarsi
sliort; antennre with a l-jointed club, the joints elongate-quadrate.
[^Eyithoniorph us, Lac. )

Brachysplioenus biplagiatus.*

Erotijlus hlpJagiatus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 119.

BracJiijsjj]t<jenus — , Lac. Erot. 374:.

Brazil.

Guerin's type was not in his collection in 1872.

Bradiysphoenus dorsomaculatus.*

Braclujsphmnus dorsomacidatus, Lac. Erot. 375.
Brazil.

I. Body oval, acuminate before and behind ; tarsi short ;
stria? of the elytra gemellate ; thorax slightly emarginate in front ;
no coxal lines ; antennae with a large 4-jointed club, 9th joint
elongate-quadrate. {Ooyaster, Lac.)

Brachysplioeniis guadeloiipensis.

Galleruca guadeloupensiSy Fah. Ent. Spst. ii. IG.

BracJiyspluenus , Lac. Erot. 377.

sutiiralis, Lac. Erot. 378.

Guadeloupe.

B. sutiiralis is founded on a very immature example.

K. Form subparallel, colour brick-red and black ; thorax flat,
subquadrate, base often with a punctate fovea ; elytra 0}>aque,
with 5 — 6 dorsal stride, stri?e sometimes gemellate; coxal lines
generally absent. {Saccomorphus, Dej.)

Bracliysplioenus nebulosiis.

Erotyhis nebidosus, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 155.
Jh'achi/sphoinus — , Lac. Erot. 357.
Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Thorax very flat, with a small punctate basal fovea; inter-
mediate coxal line very sliort.

Bracliysplioeiins bimaculatus.

Eroti/kcs himaculatus, Germ. Ins. Sp. Nov. G12 (1824).

, Dup. Erot. 12, T. i. f. 13.

Brachysphoenus , Lac. Erot. 358.

Brazil, ilio Janeiro, Miuas Geraes.

Thorax opacpie, two or three coarse punctures at the base only;
elytra very faintly striate, the striae gemellate ; no coxal line.

138 BRACK YSPHCENUS.

Brachysphoenus ruficeps.

Erotylus ruficeps, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 118.
Brachysjjhcenus — , Lac. Erot. 359.
Columbia, Bolivia, Peru.

A very variable species. The thorax has a v/ell-marked basal
fovea.

Brachysplioeiius hsematocephalus.

Brachysjyhoenus liannatocephalus^ Lac, Erot. 361.
Columbia.

Elytra with a large oblong-quadrate black spot ; no coxal line;
metasternum finely punctate and sparingly jiubescent.

BrachysphcEnus glyptoderus.

Brachys2yli(em(,s glyptoderus, Lac. Erot. 3G1.

Columbia, Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas (Bates).

Nearly as variable as B. ruficeps. Underside as in B. hamia-
tocephalus ; the imjn-essions on the thorax seem constant ; the
elytra are deeply striate, externally irregularly punctate.

Brachysphcenus Klugii.

Bracliysplimins Klugii, Lac. Erot. 362.

Brazil, Chili (Germain).

The thorax is elongate and scarcely perceptibly narrowed in
front; no coxal line; elytra nearly smooth; metasternum canalicu-
late, opaque, not punctate ; antennae very short.

Brachysphoenus quadrisignatus.

Erotylus i-signatus, Dup. Erot. 42, T. in. f. 86.

Brachysphoinus — , Lac. Erot. 363.

Brazil.

Brachysphoenus limbatus.

Erotylus limbatus, Oliv. ^. i/. vi. 437 (1791).

, Oliv. Ent. V. 477, T. ii. f. 25.

, Eab. Ent. Syst. i. 2. 39 (1792)— .^ys^. El.

II. 7.

, Ilbst. Natursyst. Col. vni. 379.

, Dup. Erot. 42, T. in. f. 85.

Brachysphm)ius - , Lac. Erot. 364.
Cayenne.

Head and thorax punctulate ; striae of the elytra gemellate;
no coxal line.

BRACllYSPIKENUS. 139

Brachysphoenus bisigillatus.

Brachi/t^pJucRus hls'ujlllatas, Lac. Eroi. 3G5.

Columbia.

This is probably a variety of 7>. llmhatus.

Brachysphoenus Adamsii.

Brnchysph<e)ivs Adamsii, Lac. Erot. 3GG.
Coluiubia, Upper Ainazous.
Probably a variety of B. limhatus.

Brachysphoenus bilineatus.

Erotylus hilineatus, Dirp. Erot. 42, T. in. f. 85.
Brachysplioeiius — , Lac. Erot. 3G5.
Brazil.

Less parallel tlian tlie others ; thorax distinctly narrowed in
front ; strite of the elytra geniellate, interstices punctate.

Brachysphoenus erotyloides, sp. n.

Ljete rufo-testaceus, subovatus, capite parvo, antice impresso,
antennis nigris, articulo 1" fulvo, clava vix incrassata; thorace
brevi piano, leviter emarginato, lateribus fortiter rotundatis, basi
utrinque fortiter sinuato, profunde foveolato, disco pnnctato ;
elytris convexis dorso punctato-striatis (striis 5 — G) lateribus
confuse fortiter punctatis, disco macula magna communi nigra
(fere marginem attingente) ; corpore subtus rufo-testaceo, pectoris
lateribus nigris, segmentis ventralibus lateribus nigro-maculatis.
L. 4Jlin.

Amazons (Bates).

This species is difficult to place ; its coloration is precisely
that of the present section however. No coxal lines.

L. Ovate, convex species ; coxal line present ; prosternum
compressed ; coloration of Sacconwrphus. {Morjj/ioides, pars,
Lac.)

Brachysphoenus Lacordairii.

Erotylus clavicor'nisf, OUv. E. M. vi. 435 [aec Linn.].

. , OUv. Ent V. 479, T. ii. f. 28.

• , Dap. Erot. 13, T. i. f. 14.

Brachysphooaus — , Lac. Erot. 3G7.
Brazil.

Thorax with a line of coarse punctures in the basal sinuationj
prosternum decidedly keeled ; intermediate coxal lino visible.

140 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

BracliysphcBniis Columbise, sp. n.

B. Lacordairu pevsiinilis, sed major, abdomine nigro elytrisqiie
striis distincte gemellatis facile distinguendus. L. 6^ lin.
Bogota (Janson).
This species retains the oval outline of B. Lacordairii.

Brachyspliosniis amazonnsj sp. n.

B. Lacordairii similis, sed multo major, convexus, antemiis
articulis 1 — 2 rufis, striisque elytrorum subgemellatis distinctus
videtur. L. 7— 7| lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The elytra are suddenly convex, thus breaking the uniform
outline.

Brachysplioenus nigriventris, sp. n.

B. amazono simillimus, sed antennarum basi abdomineque
nigris, thorace la3vi, striis elytrorum distincte gemellatis. L. 7 — 7f
lin.

Ecuador (Buckley),

Brachyspliosnus immaculatus.

Brachysphu^nus imriiacidatus, Lac. Erot. 3G9.

Brazil.

Thorax with a few basal punctures ; form ovate, depressed ;
elytra with the striie subgemellate, 3rd and 4th distant at the
base.

Brachysplioenus bicolor.

Brachysplioinus hlcolor, Lac. Erot. 3G8.
Brazil.

Elytra opaque, impunctatej coxal line visible; thorax without
any basal punctures.

Brachyspliffinus dorsonotatus.

Brachysphmnus dorsonotatus, Lac. Erot. 370.

• hieniatopteriis, Lac. Erot. 371.

Brazil.

Thorax with no basal punctures ; elytra smooth, opaque.

B. liuimatoptGriis has the elytra immaculate.

BrachysphcBiins rubripennis.

BracJiyspJiamus rubripennis, Lmc. Erot. 372.
Brazil.

Distinct by the shorter thorax and the uniform striae of the
elytra.

BRACnYSPHCENUS. 141

Brachysplioenns simplex.

Jjmc/i>/.<^ph(cnus shiij)lex, Lac. Erot. 372.
Brazil.

OpiKjue, rather convex, stride of elytra effaced externally';
coxal line visible.

Brachysplioenus tibialis.

Erotyhis tibialis, Dup. Erot. 2G, T. ii. f. 41.
BracJiysplujaiius, Lac. Erot. 373.
Brazil.

Differs by tlic elytral strict being entire, and the scutclluni
black.

BrachysplicEnus lateripunctatiis, sp. n.

Ovatus, rufo-testacens, nitidus, capite punctulato, antice late
impresso ; tliorace piano, fere loevi, basi lobato, lateribus vix rotun-
datis; elytris punctato-striatis (striis 7), lateribus confuse punc-
tatis, macula nigra subquadrata laterali in medio ; corpore subtus
rufo-testaceo, antennis tibiisque nigris. L. 5^ lin.

Ecuador (Buckley), Amazons (Bates).

Coxal line visible.

M. Ovate convex species ; tliorax convex without any basal
fovea ; coloration generally black and yellow, thorax nearly always
black [Barytopus, Lac).

Brachysplioenus flavofasciatiis.

Erotylas flavofasciatus, Dup. Erot. 14, T. i. f. 18.

Brachys2)ho6nus , Lac. Erot. 38G.

Brazil.

Surface finely alutaceous; no coxal line.

Var. Thorace angulis Itete Havis, elytris fasciis latioribus,
externe confluentibus.

Brachysphoenus epipleuralis, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, niger, palpis maxillaribus la^te ochraceis,
elytris fasciis 2 latioribus epipleurisque (apice excepta) flavis;
capite thoraceque punctulatis, hoc punctis paucis majoribus ad
basin; elytris, punctato-striatis (striis 7), fascia })rima basali ad
suturam interrupta a macula triangular! scutellari; fascia secunda
(pone medium) recta ad suturam interrupta. L. 5;] lin.

Amazons (Bates).

142 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

Brachysphoenus luteozonatus, sp. n.

B. epipleurall valde affinis, sed minor, epipleuris nigris, fascia
prima rectiore, secunda aiitice obliqua distiuctus. L. 5 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Tlie discoidal black fascia is here narrowed towards tlie suture,
instead of being straight as in the preceding species.

Brachysphoenus odyneroides, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatas, postice paulo acuminatus, nitidus, niger,
palpis ochraceis, capite punctis 2 rufis, segmentis ventral ibus rufo-
maculatis; thorace convexo, punctulato, basi liaud foveolato, elytris
punctato-striatis (striis 7), fasciis 3 epipleurisque fiavis, 1 basali
angustiore ad suturam interrupta, 1 latiore in medio, integra, 1
subapicali, interrupta, antice curvata. L. 5 lin.

Ega (Bates).

A variable species, the 2nd fiiscia is sometimes interrupted and
the subapical one nearly entire.

Brachysphoenus dorsalis.

Eroiylus dorsalis, OUv. Ent. v. 475, T. ii. f 20.

— , Dup. Erot. 54, T. ii. f 54.

Brachysphvenus - , Lac. Erot. 3 88.
Cayenne.

The strise of the elytra are sub-gemellate ; intermediate coxal
line visible.

Brachysphoenus quinquefasciatus.

Brachysphoenus 5-/asciatus, Lac. Erot. 39G.

Columbia, Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas (Janson).

Ventral segments distinctly punctate.

The following varieties occur of this species, all having a similar
punctuation and structure :

Var. orthozonms.

Like the type, except that the fasciae are nearly straight and
not denticulate.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Var, anisozonius.

In this form the basal, medial, and apical fasciae are broad and
nearly straight; the other 2 narrow and denticulate.

Ecuador (Buckley), Amazons (Bates).

Var. basicinctus.

The basal fascia is entire and, as well as the other four,
straight; the basal fascia is often connected with the 2nd. A
subordinate variety has the thorax with 2 transverse series of 4
red spots.

Amazons (Bates).

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 143

Brachysphoeniis Brongniarti.

Bracliysphoenus Brongniarti, Lac. Erot. 397.

Var. , fasciato-jnoictatus, Lac. Erot. 39G.

Columbia, Bolivia.

B . fasciato-punctatus is a variety with tlie basal bands much
reduced.

Brachysphoenus distinctus.

Erotylus distinctus^ Dup. Erot. 44.
Brachysphmnus — , Lac. Erot. 394.
Cayenne.

Eather broad and depressed; clypeus deeply punctate; elytra
with a marginal row of punctures; coxal line visible.

Bracliysphoenus eburneus, sp. n.

B. dlstincto affinis, sed paulo minor, elytris dimidio basali
eburneo, fascia denticulata sat lata communi nigra, extern e abbre-
viata, punctisque 2 externis nigris. L. 5 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

This is very like distinctus except that the black has further
invaded the elytra.

Brachysphoenus adustus.

Erotylus adustus, Dup. Erot. 27, T. ii. f. 47.

Brachysphoenus - , Lac. Erot. 395.

Brazil.

Closely allied to B. distinctus.

Brachysphcenus spectabilis.*

Brachysphoenus spectabilis, Lac. Erot. 392.
Columbia.

Bracbysphcenus Venezuelaa, sp. n.

B. spcctahili affinis, sed major, abdomine nigro, elytris fascia
prima nigra utrinque abbreviata, puncto laterali nigro ante medium,
punctisque duobus basalibus nigris distinctus. L. 4| lin.

Venezuela,

Brachysphcenus tripartitus.*

Brachysphoenus tripartitus, Lac. Erot. 386.

Columbia.

Coxal line visible,

144 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

Bracliysphoenus obsolete-signatus, sp, n.

Oblongo-ovatiis, niger, palpis ochraceis, elytris epii^leurisque
flavo-ochraceis (tertia apicali nigra); clypeo punctate; tliorace sat
convexo, subtiliter puncttilato, basi punctis paiicis majoribus;
elytris puiictato-striatis (striis 7), lateribus confuse punctatis, singulo
puncto basali, 3 ante medium (suturali majore), 4 in medio, trans-
verse positis, fiiscis. L. 5 lin.

S. Paulo, Ega (Bates).

Coxal line present.

Brachyspliosnus hexastictus, sp. n.

Ovatus niger, nitidus, antennis basi pal})is abdomineque rufis;
capite antice imjn-esso, clypeo parce punctato; tliorace sat convexo,
punctulato, lateribus rotundatis, basi sinuato, punctis perjmucis
majoribus; elytris ocliraceo-flavis dimidio apicali uigro, singulo
maculis 6 nigris, punctato-striatis (striis 7) serieque marginali
punctorum; abdomine subtus et metasterno in medio rufis. L.
4J lin.

Ega (Bates).

The spots are arranged thus, 3 near the base (the discoidal
nearest), 1 oblique elongate near the suture, 2 transverse (slightly
oblique) parallel and the apex black.

Var. discretus.

Structurally identical with the type, but the external basal
spot of the elytra is fused with the elongate spot lying under it,
the 2 spots iji the middle are run together into an oblique trans-
verse fascia, the apical half is reduced to a fourth, a narrow black
fascia (abbreviated on eitlier side) being the remainder of the
anterior portion; thus, there are 2 basal spots, 3 oblique fasciae
and the apex black.

S. Paulo (Bates).

Brachysphosnus cerasinus.*

Brack i/sphoMus cera^uuis, Lac. Erot. 400.
Brazil.

Elytra almost impunctate, but the first two striie are just
visible; coxal line visible.

Brachysplioenus ramosus.

Eroiylus ramosus, Oliv. Ent. v. 480, T. ii. f. 30.

, Du^y. Erot. 27, T. ii. f. 40.

Brachysphamus -, Lac. Erot. 401.
Cayenne, Para (Bates).

Meso- and meta-sturnum thickly punctato in the middle; coxal
lino visible.

BRACHYSPIICENUS. 145

Var. dilaceratus.

The basal dent is abbreviated, and the 2nd fascia is i)roduced
beyond the middle of the disc, the 3rd fascia is narrower than in
the type.

Columbia.

Var. carniineus.

The 2nd fascia is reduced to a small subquadrate spot, the
3rd is much broader and denticulate.
Ecuador (Buckley).

Var. apicicinctus.

Besides the fascice, the whole external margin of the elytra is
l^ordered with red; in one specimen the thorax also is varied with
red.

Ecuador (Buckley),

Bracliysplioenus subsangiiineus, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, clypeo punctato, capite
macula nigricante; thorace convexo, punctulato, maculis 2 maxi-
mis nigris, linea discoidali margineque rufis; elytris tenuiter
punctato-striatis, serie marginali fortiter impressa, margine ex-
terno carmineo-cincto ; fascia dentata basali (per marginem con-
tinuata), fascia obliqua apicem versus (ad apicem per suturani
continuata) carmineis ; corpore subtus toto rufo-testaceo. L. 4;^ lin.

8. Paulo, Ega (Bates).

Var. disjunctus.

Major, fascia basali discreta, thorace punctis G nigris.

Santarem.

Brachyspli^nus hebraicus.

Brachjsphcemts heh'aicus, Lac. Erot. 403.
Cayenne,

BrachysplicBiius nitidulus.

Erotijlus nitididus, Oliv. Ent. v. 479, T. ii. f. 29.

, Dup. Erot. 43.

Brachysphcemts — -, Lac. Erot. 403.
Cayenne.

Brachysphoenus bellulus.

Brachyspha'.nus helhdus, L^ac. Erot. 404,
Cayenne, Para.

BrachysphcBiius bajulus.

Brachysphimihs hajidus, T^ac. Erot. 413.
Brazil.

C. II. 10

14)6 BRACHYSPHCENUS.

BrachysphoBnus octoguttatus.

Erotylus 8-guttatus, Oliv. E7it. v. 484, T. iii. f. 39.

Brachysphoenus — , Lac. Erot. 412.

Erotylus oculatus, Buj). Erot, 37, T. iii. f. 73,

Brachys2)ho&niis — , Lac. Erot. 414.

Cayenne.

Brachysplicenus neopliyta/

Brachysphoenus neo'phyta^ Lac. Erot. 415.
Cayenne (Lacordaii-e).

Brachysplicenus flavosignatus.

ErotyUis flavosignatus, Bup. Erot. 28, T. ii. f. 49.

Brachysphoenus , Lac. Erot. 352.

Brazil.

Brachysphoenus conformis.

Brachysphoenus conformis, Lac. Erot. 353.

Brazil, Kio Janeiro.

Differs from B. Jlavosignatus by the very oblique 2nd fascia.

Brachysphoenus nigripennis.

Brachysphoenus nigri2)ennis, Lac. Erot. 412.
Demerara.

Brachysphoenus stramineus.*

Brachys^yhoenus stramineuSy Lac. Erot. 415.
Columbia.

Brachysphoenus fulvipennis.*

Brachysphoenus falvipennis, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 179.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus salamandra.*

Brachysphxnus salamandra, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 178.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus pyrrhocephalus.*

Brachysphmius pyrrhocephalus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 178.
Peru.

BRACHYSPHCENUS. 14«7

Brachysphoenus tabidus.*

Brachysphoinus tabkhis, Kr. Arch./. Nat. xiii. 179.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus grammicus.*

Brachysphcenus (jrammicus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 179.
Peru.

BrachysphoBnus amictus.*

Brachysphoenus amictus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xm, 178.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus luscus.*

Brachysphmnus luscus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 178.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus procerus."^

Brachysphoenus procerus^ Er. Arch.f Nat. xiii. 178.
Peru.

Brachysphoenus regularise

Brachysphcenus regular is, Er. in Schomh. Eeise, iii. 578(1848).
British Guyana.

Brachysphoenus proximus/'^

Brachysphoenus proximusj Guer. Icon. R. A, Ins 311.
Columbia,

Typocephalus.

Dej. Cat. Ed. 3. 451 {typ. climidiatus, Oliv.).

Head in the male deeply excavate, vertex generally armed
with a spine. Coxal lines present, abbreviated. Prosternum com-
pressed, elevated, emarginate behind, produced into a point m
front, sutures abruptly curved.

Typocephalus dimidiatus.

Erotylus dimidiatus, Oliv. E. M. vi. 435 (1791).
Brachysphoinus — , Lac. Erot. 406.
Cayenne, N. Granada, Demerara.

c5 vertice lamina procumbente antice unidentata armato.
9 vertice piano, vel paulo concavo.

The elytra are almost smooth; in some examples there is a
trace of a black fiiscia across the yellow band.

10—2

148 ' .TYPOCEPHALUS.

Typoceplialus cruciatus.

Brachysphcenus cruciatus, Lac. Eroi. 407.

Cayenne, N. Granada.

<5 vertice profunde excavato, lateribus elevatis, postiee lamina
brevi rotundata procumbente, utrinque cornu valde clevato supra
ociilos.

Closely allied to T. dimidiatus.

Typoceplialus interpunctatus, sp. n.

Oblongus, niger, sublfevis, fere opacus, elytiis flavo-ocliraceis,
tertia apicali nigra, singiilisque punctis tribiis transverse positis
(in linea postiee concava), et macula sub-basali prope suturam,
nigris. L. 4 — 4Hin.

Venezuela.

(^ capite profunde excavato, postiee lamina deflexa truncata,
iitrinque cornubus majoribus armatis.

Typoceplialus vespoides.

T. dimidiato affinis, sed paulo minor, corpore subtus pedi-
bnsque rufis, elytrorum qiiarta basali lutea distinctus. L. 3^ lin.
Amazons (Bates).

Splienoxus.

Lac. Erot. 376 {typ. Germari, Lac.).

Lacordaire lias left tliis under BrachyspJtamus, as a sub-genus,
but it is very distinct by the ]3ointed rostrum, the elongate thorax
with a broad basal punctate fovea, semicircularly eraarginate in
front; the tarsi with the first joint short, the last joint very long,
equal to the rest. Intermediate coxal line very short.

Sphenoxns Germari.

Brachysplmmus Germari, Lac. Erot. 37G.
Columbia.

Eurycardius.

Lac. Erot. 479 {typ. erythropterus, Lac).

Eurycardius erythropterus.

Eurycardius erytliropterus, Lac. Erot. 480.
Cayenne, Brazil.

Eurycardius concolor, sp. n.

E. eryihroptero similis, sed colore rufo, femoribus apice, tibils
tarsis antennisque nigris. L. 5.1 lin.
]\Iinas Geraes.

EROTYLUS. 149

Erotylus.

Fah. Syst. But. 123 (1775) {fyp. gigantcus, Fab.).

This genus seems to me somcwLat difficult to characterize, as
Lacordaire has comprised in it species with the rostrum parallel
and coarctate. All the species are of tolerably large size, and
have the elytra more or less visibly gemellate punctate-striate.

A. Rostro quadrangular!, elytris plus minusvc regulariter
punctato-striatis.

Erotylus histrio.

Erotylus hlstrio, Fah. Mant. 91 (1787). - - -

, Lac. Erot. 419.

Brazil.

Kecognizable by the impressed punctures being black on the
yellow fasciae; 1st ventral segment with an impressed pilose dot.

Erotylus Chevrolatii.

Erotylus Chevrolatii, Lac. Erot. 421.

Brazil, Minas Geraes, Sta. Catharina.

Differs from E. histrio by the deep coarse punctures of the
elytra, smaller size, etc. The type is an immature specimen with
the yellow markings sub-confluent : ^ dotted ; abdomen with
last segment faintly punctulate.

Erotylus segrotus.

Erotylus cegrotus, Lac. Erot. 420.
BryaSy Lac. Erot. 424.

Brazil.

Yery near E. Chevrolatii, but with the punctuation more
obsolete, and the yellow fasciae filled uji with brown instead of
black : <5 dotted ; abdomen punctulate as in E. Chevrolatii.

E. Dryas is unquestionably only an immature state.

Erotylus histrionicus.

Erotylus histrioiiicus, Bup. Erot. 8, T. i. f. 4.
, Lac. Erot. 422.

Brazil.

Differs from E. histrio by its nari'ow boat-like shape ; the
yellow markings crowd the elytiu all over, leaving no decided
black fascia. Abdomen punctulate beneath.

150 EROTYLUS.

Erotylus Marshami.

Erotylus Marshami, Lac. Erot. 425.

Cayenne.

This is at once distinguished by its black epipleurae.

(5 dotted ; abdomen punctulate.

Erotylus Buquetii.

Erotylus Buquetiiy Lac, Erot. 445.

Brazil.

Closely allied to E. Marshami, with black epipleurse, but with-
out the red apex and shoulders: 1st and 2nd segments of abdomen
slightly pilose, former with an impressed dot.

Erotylus taeniatus.

Erotylus tceniatus, Latr. Humh. Yoy. ii. 9, T. xxxi. f. 1.

, Lac. Erot. 428.

fulgurator, Lac. Erot. 427.

N. Granada.

E. fulgurator, of which the type is before me, differs only in
having the markings less developed, and in being in bad con-
dition.

^ abdomen slightly pilose and punctulate; 1st segment with
an impressed dot.

Erotylus vinculatus.

Erotylus vinculatus, Lac. Erot. 426.

Bogota (Janson).

Coarsely and sparsely punctate ; the strise of the elytra hardly
gemellate ; the basal band rather straight : allied to E. taeniatus,
but with all the fasciae red.

Erotylus margineguttatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, postice acuminatus, ater, nitidus; elytris fasciis 4
flexuosis (basali e maculis composita) signaturaque apicali luteis,
ad marginem (basali excepta) coccineis. L. 8 — 9 lin.

Amazons, Pebas.

Punctuation very coarse, subgemellate, the fasciae irregular,
basal generally broken up into spots ; the red marginal spots not
always visible, but then to be seen on the epijjleura?.

^ abdomen very faintly punctulate and pilose, 1st segment
with an impressed dot.

EROTYLUS. 151

Erotylus marginemaculatus, sp. n.

E. marginegiiUafo simillimus, niagis elongatiis, angustior, elv-
tris minus profundc et magis seriatim piinctatis, fasciis minus
flexuosis, basali integra, signatura apicali minore, liaud coccineo-
tincta, L. 8 — 8^- lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Var. fasciis 2 — 3 totis, 4 dimidio coccineis.

<5 1st ventral segment with an impressed dot, all tlic segments
punctulate.

Erotylus Buckleyi, sp. n.

Elongato-ovatus, navicularis, ater, nitidus, parce obsoletius
punctatis, punctis subgemellatis; eljtris fasciis 3 signaturaque
apicali luteis (2'^ fere tota, 3'*^ ad marginem coccineo-tincta). L.
7 i_9i lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

The basal fascia is entire, the medial a little broader and evi-
dently consists of the 2nd and 3rd united ; it is very distinct by
this and the smooth appearance. In one example the medial
fascia is obsolete.

(J abdomen smooth, 1st segment with an impressed dot.

Erotylus rudepunctatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, ater, minus nitidus, elytris profunde crebreque punc-
tato-striatis, fasciis angustis 3 signaturaque apicali fulvis vel
luteis. L. 7 lin. — 9 lin.

Amazons, Pebas.

The flisciai are well marked, uniform and narrow, the basal
forms a humeral spot, the 4th is confused with the apical mark-
ings. It is readily recognizable by the punctuation.

(5 abdomen punctate, 1st segment with an impressed dot.

Erotylus peruvianus, sp. n.

Convexus, ovatus, ater, nitidus, fasciis 4 flexuosis angustis,
signaturaque apicali luteis (2 — 4 coccineo-tinctis, ad suturam luteis).
L. 9 lin.

Peru.

It diflfers from E. Voeti hj being broader, with much deeper
and coarser punctures, the bands are more flexuose, the apical
marks yellow. Varieties occur with the 2nd fxscia obsolete, or
the basal reduced to dots.

S abdomen punctulate, 1st segment with an impressed dot.

152 EROTYLUS.

Erotylns Voeti.

Erotylus Voeti, Lac. Erot. 429.
Moxos, Bolivia.

Distinct by its ovate narrow form, and close, comparatively
fine, punctuation.

Erotylus loratus.*

Erotylus loratus, Er.Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 176 (1848).
Peru.

Erotylus Guerinii.

Erotylus Guerinii, Demay, R. Z. 1838, 23.

, Lac. Erot. 430.

Guarayos, Bolivia.

Besembles E. Voeti in form, more coarsely punctate.

^ 1st ventral segment slightly rugose and pilose.

Erotylus hexagrammus.

Erotylus hexagrammus, Lac. Erot. 430.
Bolivia.

Narrower and smaller tlian E. Voeti, witli tlie fasciai more
regular and not approximate.

Erotylus incomparabilis.

Erotylus incomjmrahilis, Perty, E elect. Anini. Art. 110. T.
XXII. f. 8.

' , Lac. Erot. 4G7.

Amazons (Bates).

This is the most variable species of the genus.

A. Basal fascia consisting of 3 yellow dots near the scutellum,
and a large humeral patch, 2 — 4 flexuous, narrow, 5 — G confused
together (2 — 3 generally approximate).

B. Basal ftiscia reduced to 3 or 4 yellow dots, 2 — 3 united in a
broad band, or 2 — 5 confused inextricably. (This is the described
form and the most abundant).

C. Larger, basal fascia almost entire, 2 — 3 united in a band
narrowed at the suture, 4 — 5 united, near the ai)ex.

D. Black, with 2 or 3 yellow dots at the base.

Erotylus NautsQ, sp. n.

This is difficult to separate from LJ. incomparahiUs, but it is
rather more strongly and closcsly punctate, tlie basal f iscia is red,
2 — 3 generally united, the others fi-agnu>ntary, nearly black
varieties arc apparently common. L. 9 lin.

Nauta, (Bates).

EROTYLUS. 153

Erotyliis scenicus.*

Erofi/lu8 scenicus, Er. Arch.f. N(U. xiii. 17G.
Peru.

Erotylus picturatus, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, niger, iiitidiis, fasciis 4 (basali liiton, 2 — 3
exterue juiictis coccineis, 4 apicali cocciuea, fracta); elytri.s fortiter,
clorso gemollato, i)uiictatis. L. 5ilin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Yeiy distinct by its small size; the epipleuri\j are red in the
middle, and not yellow at tlie base.

Erotylus variegatus.

Erotijhis varieyatus, Fah. Sp. Ins. i. 157 (1781).

, Lac. Erot. 439.

Cayenne.

S 1st ventral segment with a pilose impressed dot.

Erotylns pretiosus.

Erotylus lyi'^tiosus, Fevty^ Delect. Anim. Art. Ill, T. xxii. f. 9.

, Lac. Erot. 440.

E-io Negro, R. Essiquibo, Amazons, Carracas.

Erotylus giganteus.

Coccinella gigantea, Linn. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 3G8 (1758).

Erotylus , Lac. Erot. 434.

Cayenne.

Erotylus sexfasciatus.

Erotylus G-fasciatiis, Fah. Eat. Syst. n. 3G (1792).

, Lac. Erot. 42G.

Para, IMaranliam.

I am quite at a loss to understand how Lacordaire overlooked
the affinity of this with E. giganteus, of which it is hardly more
than a variety with the fulvous spots coalescing into bands.

Erotylus incertus.

Erotylus incertus, La'c. Erot. 435.
Cayenne.

Very near E. giganteus, but smaller and less convex. I am
very sceptical as to the validity of this species.

154 EROTYLUS.

Erotylus varians, sp. n.

Ovatus, subangustatus, ater, nitidus, modice punctatus ; elytris
fasciis latis 3 rufo-testaceis (1 subbasali, 1 medio, 1 apicali triau-
gulari). L. 8—9 lin.

Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas.

Var. fasciis 1 — 2 decompositis.

Erotylus cingnlatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, valde convexus, ater, subnitidus, tliorace fovea basali
fortiter punctata ; elytris crebre vix gemellato-punctatis, cingulis 3
signaturaque apicali rufo-testaceis (1 prope basin, 1 ante medium,
1 paulo infra medium, omnibus latitudine sequali) ; epipleuris
testaceis, basi maculaque media nigris. L. 9 J lin.

Amazons (Bates).

<J segmento primo ventrali puncto piligero. Very distinct by
its system of coloration.

Erotylus ecuadorica, sp. n.

Ovatus, convexus, angustatus, niger, nitidus; elytris distincte
subgemellato-punctatus, fascia basali interrupta, altera in medio,
maculaque subapicali fulvis. L. 5h — G lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

<J segmento 1" pilis paucis in disco, margine in medio tuber-
culato.

This lias tlie form of £J. Olivier l; the fascije are composed of
large spots, sometimes partially separated: antennae short.

Erotylus Olivieri.

Erotylus Olivieri, Lac. Erot. 4G3.

Bolivia, Peru (Ericlison).

<5 segmento 1" disco puncto pilifero.

This species is very distinct by the punctures of the elytra
being black on the orange fasciae, as in the 2nd group. The pro-
sternum is very convex, the ventral process margined.

Erotylus papulosus.

Erotyhis papulosus, Lac. Erot. 43G.

Cayenne.

Distinct by the black epipleurre.

Erotylus pustulatus.

Erotylus pustulatus, Dup. Erot. 1 0, T. i. f. 8.

, Lac. Erot. 437.

Cayenne.

EROTYLUS. 155

Erotylns connectens, sp. n.

E. pustulato affinis, scd tliorace gequall, elytris obsolete sed
regulariter gemellato-punctatis, epiplcuris totis rufis, supra maculis
rubris sub-conflueiitibus. L. G lin.

Brazil.

<5 segmento 1° puncto })iligero.

In E. pustulatus there is a central black band free from spots,
which is not the case here.

Erotylns intermedins, sp. n.

E. pustulato affinis, sed magis elongatus, maculis plurimis
testaceis, sequaliter sparsis, seriatim positis. L. 7 — 7] lin.

N. Granada.

The more abundant, equally scattered spots give it a very
difierent appearance.

Erotylns leopardus.

Erotylus leopardus^ Lac. Erot. 442.
Mexico.

The orange margin of the elytra is characteristic.
^ segmento Imo puncto pilifero.

Erotylus confluens, sp. n.

E. leopardo affinis, sed magis opacus, minor, maculisque ely-
trorum confluentibus. L. 5 J lin.
Mexico, Guatemala.

Erotylus dicliroinostigma.

Erotylus dichromostigma, Guer. B. Z. 1841, 115.

, Lac. Erot. 441.

Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Stri^ of elytra regularly gemellate ; thorax punctate ; ventral
process margined.

^ segmento Imo ventrali disco fovea punctata piligera.

Erotylus multiguttatus.

Erotylus multujuttatus^ Lac. Erot. 441.

Bolivia.

Resembles E. connectens, but the spots are much smaller.

Erotylus jaspideus."^'

Erotylus jaspideus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 176.
Peru.

15G EROTYLUS.

Erotylus Nicaraguse.

Erotylus Nicaraguoi, Crotch, Cist, Ent. 148.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Erotylus herpestes.

Erotylus herpestes, Lac. Erot. 445.

Columbia.

Epipleura3 yellow, base black.

(5 segmento Imo ventrali puncto piligero.

Erotylus onagga.

Erotylus onagga, Lac. Erot. 427.
Columbia.

The elongate shape, the opaque, hardly impressed thorax, and
the regularly fasciate elytra, at once separate this species.

Erotylus scapMdomorplioides, sp. n.

Elongato-ovatus, convexus, nitidus; thorace opaco, punctu-
lato; elytris parce punctatis, dorso sub-gem ellatis, fasciis 2 (1
basali, 1 in medio), ad suturam interruptis, maculaque suba-
picali l?ete aurantiacis. L. 7 J — 8 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

This bears a curious resemblance to Scaphidomorphus Boscii.

The ventral process is very short and margined.

Erotylus bifasciatus, sp. n.

Elongatus, convexus, sub-gibbosus, niger, nitidus, thorace sub-
transverso, lateribus rectis, angulis anticis porrectis, nitido ; elytris
gemellato-punctato-striatis, striis valde approximatis, fasciis 2
dentatis sat latis (1 ante, 1 infra medium) testaceis ; sutura
anguste nigra. L. 8^ lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

<5 segmento 1° puncto piligero.

Very distinct by its shape.

Erotylus liieroglypliicus, sp. n.

Elongatus, antice angustior, niger, nitidus ; thorace parvo
elytris distinctc angustiore lateribus rectis ; elytris ochraceis (vel
ftdvis), fasciis 7 irregularibus nigris (1°, 3*^, b^ communibus, ad
suturam dilatatis, reliquis interruptis) ; epipleuris ochraceis.
L. 81 lin.

Venezuela (Salle).

Punctuation obsolete, with traces of gemcllated strii\3 closely
approximated.

EROTYLUS. 157

Erotyliis elongatulus, sp. n.

Elongatus, postice dilatatus, ater, subnitidus; tlioracc })rcviorG,
angusto, obsolete jnmctato ; clytris crebre pimctulatis, obsolctis-
sime gemellato-striatis ; lineis transversis 4 (per ])aria approxi-
matis) annuloque apicali riitis ; liueis basalibus oblique sitis, ad
suturam junctis. L. 131iii.

Patiia igiiota.

Erotylus imperfectus, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger, nitidus ; elytris dorso gemellato-, lateri])us vagc
punctatis, maculis siibconflueutibus Vxtc rufo-flavis (basin versus
raris, infra medium fascia irregulari formantibus), margine epipleu-
risque (liumeris exce})tis) rufo-ilavis. L. 8 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

The unique specimen has unfortunately lost its head and
thorax.

Erotylus subreticulatus.

Erotylus suhreticAilatus, Guer. R. Z. 184:1, 115.

, Lac. Erot, 443.

Bolivia, Amazons (Bates), Peru (Erichson).
Easily recognizable by its punctuation.

(5 segmento Imo ventrali fovea piligera.

Erotylus meknostictus, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger, nitidus, elytris Irete flavis basi anguste apicequo
nigiis, punctis profundis nigris sparsis impressis ; epipleuris flavis
basi apiceque nigris. L. 8J lin.

Amazons (Bates), Panama (Sheppard).

This has the irregular punctuation of the 2nd group and the
outline of a Barytojyus, but is evidently allied to E. suhretlcidatus,

Erotylus gemmatus.

Erotylus gemmatus, Eah. Ent. Syst. 2. 38.

, Lac. Erot. 437.

Cayenne.

Distinct by its form which is rather pyramidal, being flattened
in front and obliquely so at the sides. I can detect no sexual
diflerence in the specimens before me.

Erotylus cassidoides, sp. n.

Cyaneus, nitidus, breviter ovatus, postice acuminatus, lateril)iis
late explanatis; capite biimpresso, punctato ; thorace ina?qnali,
punctato, brevi; elytris fortiter punctatis, dorso subgcmellato-

158 EROTYLUS.

striatis, lateribus opacis, explanatis, vitta obliqua magna riifa ;
epipleuris macula media rufa, abdomine rufo, segmentis medio
puuctoque laterali nigris. L. G| — 8J lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Allied to E. gemmahis by its pyi-amidal form, and very distinct
from all the other species. I can discover no sexual characters in
the series of examples which I have examined. The abdomen is
sometimes entirely black. The punctures on the elytra are black
on the red vitta.

Erotylus geminatus, sp. n.

Subovatus, niger, nitidus, elytris profunde punctatis dorso
gemellato-striatis, striis valde approximatis, margine maculis vage
s^iarsis epipleurisque rubris. L. 6|^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Closely allied to E. 2^ustulatus in appearance, but with a de-
cidedly pyramidal form, though less so than in E, gemmatus, from
which it differs by the regular dorsal striae.

Erotylus helopioides.

Erotylus helofioidesy Dujj. Erot. 2, T. i. f. 11.

— — , Lac. Erot. 417.

Lacordairei (Eej.), Lac. Erot. 446.

Brazil.

The impunctate elytra at once distinguish this species. I have
no doubt that E. helopioides and E. Lacordairei are forms of one
and the same species. The former appears to be of very rare
occurrence ; I have seen but a single bad example of it.
6 segmento Imo disco puncto piligero.

Yentral process margined.

Erotylus Eeichei.

Zonarius Beichei, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 117.

Erotylus , Lac. Erot. 431.

Bolivia, Guarayos.

Elytra with fine punctures intermingled ; thorax semicircularly
emarginate in front.

Erotylus toxophorus.

Erotylus toxophorus, Lac. Erot. 432.

Bolivia, Amazons.

Thorax punctate ; <5 first segment with an impressed dot.

Erotylus tozographus.*

Erotylus ioxographuSj Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 176.
Peru.

ER0TYLU3. 159

Erotyius Theodori.

Erotylns imi/asciatus\\, Lac. Erot. 433 (1842); ncc Fah. Ent.
Si/sL Supp. 101 (1798).
Colimibia.

Erotyius rulipes, sp. n.

Ovatiis, ater, iiitidus, ore femoribiisquc riil)ris; tliorace brevi,
piinctuLito, iiiterdum obscure rufo-limbato ; elytris nigris, dorso
gemellato-striatis, maculis nigris subtessollatis ; epipleuris nigris.
L. 6ilin.

Bogota (Janson).

Yery like E. Nicarar/uce, but witli the femora red ; tlie tliorax
is short with the sides rounded, while in E. Nicarar/mc they are
straight.

Erotyius maculiventris.

Erotyius 7nacuUventris, Lac. Erot. 444.

Columbia, Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas, Peru (Erichson).

^ segmeuto Imo ventrali fovea piligera.

Erotyius nigrotibialis, sp. n.

E. macuUventri simillimus sed tibiis totis nigris ; ely tromimque
margine rubro, maculis elytrorum minus quadratis, etc. L. 5 — 8 J
lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Erotyius fiavangulus, sp. n.

E. macuUventri similis, sed brevior, magis ovatus, margine
basi et infra medium flavo, elytris nigris maculis irregularibus
rufis, antice et postice sitis, medio nigro. L. 6 — 8 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The markings are very near those of E. p)ustulatus.

B. Kostrum basi coarctato; elytris irregulariter punctatis,
punctis nigris,

Erotyius parcepunctatus, sp. n.

Breviter ovatus, postice acuminatus, niger, nitidus, thorace
subopaco, insequali, obsolete punctulato, ba,si utrinque fovea punc-
tata; elytris fasciis 2 latis nigro-irroratis denticulatis (1 prope
basim, 1 paulo infra medium) ochraceis ; epipleuris macula basali
ochracea. L. 7 J — 8 lin.

,? puncto ventrali piligero.

160 EROTYLUS.

Ecuador (Buckley), N. Peru (Bates).

This reproduces tlie characters of the first section in every
respect except the rostrum j the punctures are visible on the fasciae
as in E. Olivieri.

Erotylus decipiens, sp. n.

Elongato-ovatus, postice dilatatus, ater, sub-nitidus, thorace
sericeo, vix punctulato, basi fovea punctata ; elytris nitidis, fasciis
2 ochraceis vel carneis nigro-irroratis, marginem haud attin-
gentibus ; 1 basali lata, macula juxtascutellari includente, 1 infra
medium angustiore subobliqua ; epipleuris nigris. L. 9 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

This recalls U. bifasciatus in form and colour, but the rostrum
is very decidedly narrowed at the base.

Erotylus ustnlatus.*

Erotylus ustulatus, Er. Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 176.
Peru.

Erotylus aulicus/

Erotjjlus aulicus, Lac. Erot. 438.
Cayenne.

I have seen the type; it is very like E. variegatus, but with an
additional apical fascia.

Erotylus Latreiilii.

Erotjjlus Latreillei, Lac. Erot. 461.

Bolivia.

Thorax, with the sides broadly rounded, rather deeply emar-
ginate in front, posterior angles produced, acute, base not mar-
gined; elytra evidently punctulate.

^ puncto ventrali piligero.

Erotylus pardalis.*

Erotylus pardalis, Er. in Schomb. Reise Brit. Guy. iii. 578.
British Guiana.

Erotylus Cornaliae.

Erotylus Cornalia; Over. Verh. Z-b. Ver. Wien, v. 611 (1855).
Napo.

CYPHEROTYLUS. 1()1

Erotylus Ghilianii.*

Erotijlus Ohilianii, (iah\ VerJi. z.-h. Ver. Wien, V. Gil.
Napo.

Cypherotylus.

Crotch, Trans. Amer. Enf. Soc. 1873, Zr^S.—Clst. EnL 148.
ijHp- giltbosus, Linn.).

Cypherotylus sphacelatiis.

Eroti/J>i,^ sphacelatMs, Fab. Syst. El. ii. 4 (1801).

, L((c. Erof. 450.

Brazil.

Easily recognizable by the large opaque black fascia.

Cypherotylus Jacquieri.

Erotylus Jaerpderi, Lac. Erof. 451.
Cayenne.

The anterior angles of the thorax are acute, produced, and
divaricate, the base is margined ; the tarsi are broadly dilated.
6 segniento 5to ventrali emai'ginato.

Cypherotylus maximus, sp. n.

9 elongatus, ater, nitidus, th(n'ace aiigulis anticis rotundatis,
lateribus rectis, basi marginatis ; elytris acute gibbosis, ochraceis,
punctis maximis siepe confluentibus nigris, apice nigro. L. 13 —
141in.

Up])er Amazons.

Cypherotylus impuiictatus, sp. n.

Niger, nitidus, elongatus, thorace basi marginato ; elytris
ochraceis, basi nigro-marginato, punctis perpaucis nigrisim pressis,
fascia media, apicecpie lato nigris. L. 11 — IS^lin.

Amazons (Bates).

cJ thorace angulis anticis productis, acutis, segniento 5" ven-
trali acute trianguLiriter exciso.

9 thorace angulis acutis truncatis.

The male of this species a[)[)ears to want the piliferous puncture.

Cypherotylus camelus.

Erolyla.^ canielvs, Gucr. R. Z. 1841, IG.

, L(ic. Erot. 452.

Bolivia, Amazons (Bates).

C. II. 11

162 CYPHEROTYLUS.

Var. fascia media Integra.

The solitary male I have seen has not got the small piliferous
dot characteristic of the genus.

Cyplierotylus gibbosus.

ChrT/somela gihhosa, Linn. Cent. In^. 10 (17C)3).

Erotylus gibbosus, Lac. Erot. 453.

Cayenne.

<5 thorace laterilnis incrassatis.

Cyplierotylus Debanvei.

Erotylus Dehauvei, Demay, R. Z. 1838, 23.

, J^ac. Erot. 457.

New Granada, Cayenne, Brazil.

This differs from G. (jibbosus by the colour of the legs, and in
more gibbous.

Cyplierotylus armillatus.*

Erotylus armUlatus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii, 176.
Peru.

Cyplierotylus dromedarius.

Erotylus dromedarius, I^ac. Erot. 455.

Cyplierotylus , Crotch, Cist. Ent. 148.

Cayenne, jSTicaragua (Janson).

Thorax margined at the base, obsoletely punctulate.

Cypherotylus annulatus.

ErotijJus annulatus, Laic. Erot. 45 G.
Brazil.

Closely allied to C. dromedarius, but larger and more acutely
gibbous.

Cyplierotylus miliaris«

Erotylus miliaris, Lac. Erot. 458.
Bolivia, N. Granada,, Amazons (Bates).
The thorax is deeply bisinuate at the base,
(J thoracis lateribus antice incrassatis.

Cyplierotylus elevatus.

Erotylus elevatus, Fab. Syst. El. ii. 4 (1801).

—1— , Lac. Erot. 459.

Cayenne, Bogota.

Thorax very short, posterif>r angles rounded.
^ sine puncto venti-ali.

cviMii^iioTVLr?;. Ifjf?

Cyplierotylus annulipes.

Erotylus annvUpes, (Jucr. R. Z. 1841, 115.

, Lac. Erot. 461.

Bolivia,

The femora are narrowly circled with red ; elytra evidently
punctulate.

Cypherotylus apiatus.

Eroti/lus apiatu!^, Lac. Erot. 462.

■ foraminosus, Lac. Erot. 46.3.

Brazil.

Thorax margined at the base ; elytra not visibly punctate.
E. foraminosus is only a variety with V)]ack thorax.
(5 segniento Imo ventrali fovea ])nnctata.

Cypherotylus aeneoniger, sp. n.

Ovatns, niger, sub-convexus, thorace vTneo-nigro, punctnlato,
basi marginato, ntrinqne sinuato ; lateribus rotiindatis, reflexis ;
elytris ochraceis, snbtilissime piinctulatis, punctis nigris sparsim
impressis, fascia media interrupta (macula marginali sutnralique),
L. 5—51 ]in.

Ecuador (Buckley).

Cypherotylns Goryi.

Erotylus Goryi, Gner. E. ^. 1841, 116.

— , Lac. Erot. 464.

Columbia, Bogota.

Thorax emarginate behind, elytra not visibly punctulate.
(5 puncto ventrali 2)iligero.

Cypherotylus Jansoni.

Cyplierotylus Jansoni, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 149,
Nicaragua (Janso])).

Cypherotylus vicinus.

Erotylua vicinus, Gner. R. Z. 1841, 116.

, Laic. Erot. 465.

me/anostigma, Laic Erot. 466.

Mexico, Guatemala.
Yery near C. Goryi.
(5 puncto ventrali piligero.
C. mclanosiif/mrt, is based on a discoloured .specimeiL

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164 CYPHEROTYLUS.

Cypherotylus Guatemalae, sp. n.

(7. vlcino ijroximus, convexior, thoracis lateribus anguste I'lifo-
cinctis ; elytris punctis nigris multo majoribus.
Guatemala.

Cypherotylus stillatus.

Erotylus stillatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 100 (1865).
Bogota, Peru.

The male lias the femora dilated, and the last ventral segment
sinuate.

Cypherotylus impressopunctatus.

Cypherotylus inipressoimnctatus, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 148.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Cypherotylus variolosus, sp. n.

E. stillato affinis, sed brevier, magis convexus, nitidus, elytris
punctis variolosis apiceque nigris. L. 8 — 0 lin.
Ecuador (Buckley).
<^ puncto ventrali piligero.

Cypherotylus apicalis, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger, nitidus, thorace nitido, fequali, basi marginato ;
elytris apice })unctisque impressis nigris. L. 6 — 7 lin.
]Sr. Granada.

Allied to E. variolosus, but the impressed dots are much finer.
(J puncto ventrali piligero.

Cypherotylus Boisduvalii.

Erotylus Boisduvalii, Chov. Col. Me.v. ii. 4.

— , Lac. Erot. 4GG.

Cypherotylus , Crotch, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 1873,358.

Erotylus cali/ornicus, Lac. Erot. 447.
Mexico, California.
The thorax is margined at the base.
^ puncto ventrali pilig(^ro.

E. ca,liforniri(i< differs only in having the ])unctures more
numerous.

Cypherotylus sticticus."'

Erotijlns sticlicas, Er. Arch. J'. Xat. xiii. 17G.
Peru'.

MICUEllOTYLUS. 165

Micrerotylus.

(g. 11., typ. Grouovii, Herbst).

These insects were ranked by Lacordaire nnder Barytopus,
with which they agree in the geminate striation of the elyti-a, but
ill the structure of the thorax and margining of the elytra they
are much nearer Eroti/lns. The males appear not to present any
external distinctive characters.

Micrerotylus Gronovii.

Chrysomela Gronovii, Ilerhst, Filssl. Arch. 10. 52, T. xxiii. f. 4.
Erotylus alternans, Oliv. E. M. vi. 434.
Brachysi^hmiLus — , Ldc. Erof. 579.
Cayenne.

Micrerotylus dubitabilis, sp. n.

B. Gronovii simillimus, macula humerali careiite, macula
apicali majore, fascia media utrinque abbreviata, punctis 3 prope
basin distinctus. L. 5 — 5^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Micrerotylus heterogrammus.

Brachysphoenas heterogrammits, Lac. Erof. 382.
Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Micrerotylus lunulatus.

Erotylmlunulatas, Oliv. E. M. vi. 435 (1791).

BracJtysphmnus Imjubris, Lac. Erot. 383.

Columbia, Cayenne (Olivier), N. Granada.

Specimens from the latter locality do not entirely agree; the
basal fascia is hardly reniform, and the sub-apical is denticulate,
but the three examples which I have seen vaiy a good deal
i7iter se.

Micrerotylus hesitans, sp. n.

B. Gronovii simillimus, sed minor, macula humerali, scutellari,
punctisque 3 basilaribus nigris, fascia sub-apicali ochracea angus-
tiore, denticulata, recta. L. 4^ liu.

Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas (Bates).

Micrerotylus fanerellus, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger, nitidus, thorace medio fortius canaliculate, basi
fovea punctato ; elytris dimidio basali ochraceo, macula scutellari,
punctisque 3 nigris. L. d^ lin.

N. Granada (Jansoii).

166 ZONARIUS.

Zonarius.

(Hope) Lac. Erot. 468 {typ. xanthomelaS;, Lac).
A. Abdomme nigro, aiitennis clava 3-articulata.

Zonarius indicus.

Chrysomda indlca, Ilerhst, Filssl. Arch. 52, T. xxiii. f. 5 (1784).
Zonarius indicus, Lac. Erot. 471.

xanthonielas, Lac. Erot. 470.

Cayenne.

<5 puncto ventrali piligero.

In Z. indicus the basal fascia is entire ; in Z. xanthomelas it is
broken up into three spots.

Zonarius nigrotibialis/

.Erofylus nigrotihialis, Demay, It. Z. 1835, 24.

Zonai-ius , Lac. Erot. 472.

Bolivia.

B. Abdoraine testaceo, antennis clava 4-articulata. Elytris
gemellato-striatis. Thorace nigro.

Zonarius cacicus.

Zonarius cacicas, Lac. Erot. 474.
Mexico, Orizaba, Yucatan.
<J puncto ventrali piligero.

Zonarius militaris.

Erotylus mil if ar is, Cerm. I7is. Sp. Nov. 611.

Zoiiariiis , Lac. Erot. 47o,

Brazil, Minas Geraes,
(5 puncto ventrali piligero.

Zona^rius peregrinus.

Zonarius per eyrhms, Laic. Erot. 476.
Brazil, Minas Geraes.

Zonarius trizonatus.*

Erotylus trizonafus, Germ. Ins. Sj). Now 611.

Zonarius , Lac. Erot. 479.

Brazil (Germar),

I'his appears to diffei- from Z. peregrinus only })y the fact that
neither of the fascia^ I'cach the margin.

ZONARIUS. 167

Zoiiarius nigroteeniatus.

Zotiarius tdijrotaniiatus, Luc. Erot. 477.
Columbia.

Zonarius hybridus.

Eroti/lus Itj/hridus, Er. ArcJi.f. Xat. xiii. 177.
Ecuador (J3uckley), Peru (Ericlison),
^ puiicto ventrali piligero.

C. Elytris gGmellato-striatis, aljdouiiue, tlioraceque antice
testaceis,

Zonarins zebra.

Ewtjflas zchra, Fah. Jfcatt. Ins. *J2.
Zonarlu.'i — , Lac. J'JroL 47t>,
Columbia.

In tills species and its allies I think tlie males have no pik-se
dot on the first abdominal sediment.

Zonarius JansonL

Zonartas Jansoui, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 149.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Zonarius quadrifasciatus, sp. n.

Z. zehroi valde ailinis, sed elytris fasciis nigris angustioribus,
margine externo inter fasciis, epipleurisque testaceis, intervallis
paulo minus fortiter punctatis. L. 3^- — 1 lin.

Mexico.

Zonarius GiiatemalsB, sp. n.

Z. zehnb iterum afHuis, sed minor, thorace antice flavo limbato,
angulis triangulariter Havis; elytris fasciis dilatatis, antica margine
hand attingente, intervallis parcissinie punctatis. L. 1 lin.

Guatemala.

Zonarius erytlirogonus, sp. n.

Ovatus, niger subtus testaceus, antennis pedibus episternisque
ni-'n-is; capitc testaceo verticc nigro ; thorace angulis anticis macula
quadrata, punctoque discoidali testaceis, obsolete punctato basi
truiicato ; elytris maculis 3 flavis, 1 basali, 1 transversa paulo
ante medium, 1 subrotunda apicem versus, epipleuris dimidio
basali flavo. L. 4| lin.

Amazons (Bates).

168 ZONARIUS.

Zonarius fractus, sp. n.

Z. zehrce affinis, sed }>;iulo major, elytris singulis niaciilis 5
iiigris ; 2 in tertia basali (externa minore, interna magna obliqua),
2 pone medium (1 transversa, margiue vix jittingente, 1 elongata
suturali), 1 triangulari apicali et epipleuris albidis, apice et puncto
pone medium nigris. L. G lin.

Bogota (Janson).

Zonarius convexiusculus, sp. n.

Ovatus, convcxus, niger, capite thorace lateribus corporeque
subtus rufis ; elytris flavis singulo maculis 2 sub-basalibus fere
junctis, fascia magna communi paulo pone medium, maculaque
subapicali nigris. L, 4^ lin.

Ui)per Amazons.

In this species the yellow is reduced to a narrow border at the
base and apex and between the fasciic ; the interstices are coarsely
but very sparingly punctured.

D. Elytris rugosis, abdomine testaceo.

Zonarius cinctus.

Erotyhis cincfvs, Hhst. Xatursyi<t. Kaf. viii. 372, T. t^wwii.
f. 11.

discoideus;^ Olw. Ent. V. 482, T. 3, f. 33.

Zonarius , Lac. Erot. 473.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates).

One of my specimens has the elytra with a narrow obsolete
yellow band across the centre.

Epi])leume of the elytra yellow.

<J ]»uncto ventrali piligero.

Zonarius convexus, sp. n.

Z. c'uicfo affiiiis, sed brevior, magis convexus, thorace rufo,
elytris nigris, angulo humerali apiceque tantum rufescentibus,
epi])leuris nigris basi testaceo. L. 3^ — 4 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The thorax sometimes has darker mai-kings, and tlie elytra
have a white discoidal spot near the suture in the middle, and
an apical transverse vitta, also white.

Zonarius rugi-punctatus, sp. n.

Niger, siibilepi-ossus, i-ugoso-puuelatus, cajrite antice rul'esccnto;
elytris juacula liuinei-ali, fascia coiuuiuiii media utriuque abbre-

SCAPIIIDOMORPHITS. IGO

viata, maculaciue triangulari apicali liavis, epi})lciiris basi llavis ;
abdomine testaceo. L. 4^ lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

S puucto ventrali piligcro.

Zonarius Buckleyi, sp. n.

Z. riKji-pviictato affiiiis, caplte rufescente, elytris albidis iiigi-o-
margiiiatis macula quadrata basali communi (lineola parva
utrinque juxta-scutellari flava iiicludente), punctis 2 (interioro
majore) inter maculaui et niargineni exterioreiu ; macula triangulari
in margine externo, punctisque 2 inter earn et suturam, maculaque
parva apicali nigris ; e})ipleuris basi albidis. L. 5 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

This may be the same as the last, with the foscia broken up
into dots.

Scaphidomorphus.

Iloppy R. Z. 1841, 11 {tijp. 5-punctatus, Linn.).

Scaphidomorphus quinque-punctatus.

Chrysomeld ^-pwictata, Linn. S. JV. i. 2, 58G.
Scaph'idomorjiJiUs 5-pu7ictatus, Lac. Erot. 483.

Boscil, Gae.r. R. Z. 1841, 117.

— , Lac. Erot. 482.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates), Pebas, Columbia, Bogota.
Prostermim largely produced between the coxa3 ; deejily emar-

ginate.

S. BoscH is more obsoletely [)unctate, with the two pairs <^>f
spots confluent.

Scaphidomorphus notatus.

ErotjjJus uotafus, Fah. Ent. /S//.st. ii. 37.

Scajj/tidoi/iorpJuis — , Lac. Erot. 484.

Amazons (Bates), Cayenne, Bolivia.

Prosternuni compressed between the coxa% emarginate.

Scaphidomorphus impluviatus/

ScaplLidoiiior pill's iinpJwv'iatas, Lac. Erot. 485.

Columbia.

This seems hardly to differ from *S'. nofatns, except that the
elytral l)and is described as " latissinia, punctis nigris sje[)C con-
iluentibus crcbrc adspersa."

170 SCAPHIDOMOllPHUS.

Scaphidomorphus bitseniatus.

Scaphidoinorphus hitceniatus, Lac, Erot. ^i'S^.
Bolivia.

Scaphidomorplins Merbstii.

Scajjhidomorphus Ilerhstii, Lac. Erot. 486.

crabronoides, Lac. Erot. 487.

Chiquitos, Bolivia, Amazons (Bates).

DitFers from A', hiio^niafus by the pale epipleurse. Tlie bands
^aiy bnt are never denticulate as in S. hitceniatus.

ScapMdomorpliiis Buponciielii.

Erotijliis DuponGJieUi, GJtev. Col. Mex. ii. 4.
ScapJddomorpliUS — , Lac. Erot. 488.
Mexico.

Var. tliorace nigro, lateribus anguste nigris, eljtris macula
apical i obsoleta.

Scapbidomorplius xantbomelas.

Scapliidortiorplius xanthomelas, Crotch, Cist. Ent, 150.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Scapbidomorphus undatus.

Erotylus undatus, Fah. Syst. El. ii. 8.
ScapJtidomorphus — , L^ac. Erot. 491.
Erotijlus jyrcmistus, Dup. Erot. 26, T. ii. f. 45.
ScapJddoinorphus — , Lac. Erot. 490.
z'ujcena, Lac. Erot. 492.

Cayenne, Amazons (Bates), Columbia.

This species is perhaps the most variable of the group ; the
only constant characters I find beyond the smooth surface and
finely punctate-striate elytra, are the black dot on the vertex, the
testaceous under-side, with a small black spot on the prosternum
behind the coxae under the femora, and the more or less black tibiae.
1 have separated the following forms ;

A. nndatiis. Thorace puncto antico et postico, uncoque utrin-
que nigris ; elytris basi maculis 3, fascia media, alteraque pone
medium undatis nigris, apice sufFuso, tibiis basi nigris. L. 5 lin.

Var. The hook on the thorax reduced to a point, the basal
dots of the elytra forming a waved fascia, the apical suffusion
extending to the 2nd fascia.

SC APin DOM O R PH US. 171

B. prceuatus. Tliorace antice punctis 3, postice piinctis 3 qua-
dratis magis reiiiotis, iiigris ; elytris fascia media in niaculis 2 qua-
dratis divi.sa, fascia su1)apicali apico suM'asa ; pedibus pallidis. L.
5 lia.

Var. Fascia media intogra.

C. zigccua. Tliorace aiitico punctis, linoa discoidali abbre-
viata ante scntellum, unco ntrincpie nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub-
basilaribus, fascia media (ad sutm-am interrupta), fascia subapicali
denticnlata, apiceqiio rufo-fulvis, nigro-cinctis, tibiis basi nigris.
L. 5 lin.

Tlie subapical yellow fiscia consists of 2 rounded yellow S])ots.
"Varieties occur in wliich tlie thoracic hook is brolieu into 2 spots,
tli8 basal fascia entire, the medial broken up, the markings nigro-
piceous, instead of being merely edged with black, etc.

D. atrojiarus. Luteus, nigro-.signatus, thorace punctis 2 qua-
dratis anticis, 1 utrinque discoidali, 3 basalibus quadratis ; eljtris
maculis 3 sub-basalibus, fasciis 2 integris apiceque nigris ; tibiis
basi femoribusque extus nigris. L. 4| lin.

Varieties occur with the side-marks of tlie thorax united, or
the subapical yellow f iscia on the elytra nearly obsolete, also with
the distance between the 2nd and 3rd fasciae greatly increased,

E. iiiterraptns. Luteus, thorace punctis 4 anticis, 3 basalibus
subquadi-atis ; elytris basi tenue flavo-marginato fasciaque j3one
medium flava ; til)iis basi femoribusipie extus nigris. L. 4 lin.

The anterior dots on the thorax appear to be placed almost in
a transverse line.

F. cUfic'iens. Thorace unco laterali, })unctisque 3 nigris ; ely-
tris linea flava transversa in tertia basali ad scntellum per suturam
excurrente, fasciaque flava irregulari pone medium; tibiis basi
femoribusque extus lugris. L. 4 lin.

G. tJioracicus. Thorace nigi-o, margine antico et laterali tes-
taceo ; elytris nigris, fliscia prope basin ad scntellum oblique
curvata, altera pone medium sat recta, testaceis ; pedibus ut in
E et F. L. 4 lin.

H. inchoatus. Thorace punctis 2 anticis, et 2 posticis quadratis,
vittaque laterali utrinque nigris; elytris nigris fascia basali punctis
2 nigris includente, altci-aque angusta pone medium flavis ; tibiis
basi nigris.

The basal fascia varies much in extent; the principal change
is in the decomposition of the central basal spot of the tliorax.

I. hasi-slrjnatus. Fulvus vertice punctis 2 nigris, thorace antico
punctis 2, basi punctis 4 nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub-basalibus,
fascia media (s?epe interrupta) tertiaque apicali nigris ; geniculis
nigris. L. 3J lin.

172 SCAPHIDOMORPHUS.

Venezuela.

This i.s more like a separate species than any of the others.
The lateral lines of the thorax are reduced to basal points, but in
one specimen, the basal half is obsolete, thus leaving six points
arrancred in a circle.

^o^

Scaphidomorphus partitus, sp. n.

Oblong'us, antice angustatus, flavo-testaceus, antennis tibiarum
basi, punctoque prosternali nigris; vertice nigro-maculato ; thorace
punctis 2 anticis, 4 basalibus nigris ; scutello nigro ; elytris nigris
tertia basali flava, ])unctis 2 basalibus, 4 in serie transversa pone
basin nigris ; epiplcuris basi flavis. L. 2 lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

New Granada.

Diiiers from any variety of S. undatns by its oblong form.

Scaphidomorphus chamseleo.

AScaphidoniorjjhus c/uwiceleo, Lac. Erot. 489.
Columbia, Bolivia.

Scaphidomorphus opalizans/

Scaplddomorplius ojjcdizans, Lac. Erot. 493.
Cayenne.

Scaphidomorphus disputabilis, sp. n.

aS'. opalizanil j^roximus, sed pedibus totis pallidis striisque
septem elytrorum distinctus videtur. L. 4 lin.
Amazons (Bates),

Scaphidomorphus maculiforus, sp. n.

Testaceus ; elytris punctato-striatis, ochraceis, punctis quadra-
tis basin 4 transverse ])Ositis (3'^ ad basin ap])roxiniato) ; 5 in
circulo })one medium positis (interiore majore, caudato) nigris.
L. 3i lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Scaphidomorphus pustuliforus, sp. n.

Ixufo-tcstaccus ; elytris subtiliter })uuctato-striatis, flavo-testa-
ceisj margine rufo-testaceo, singulis maculis 7 nigris (4 })ro])e
marginem, 2 pi'0])C suturam, 1 minore in medio). L. 3 — 4^ lin.

Ama/ons (Bates).

PEIUTFION'r. 173

Scaphidomorphus duplicatus, sp. n.

Rufo-testaceus, elytris llavo-testaceis, riifo-inargiuatis, singulis
niaculis 8 bruniieis, per paria dig(\sti.s, 4 mediis plus miiuisve
coalitis. L. 31 lin.

Amazons (i3atcs).

Scaphidomorplius barytopoides, sp. n.

Niger, ore abdoiiiiueqiie testaceis, elytris tiavis macula com-
muni pone scutellum, apice, siiigulisque punclis 8 nlgris (I basali,
1 liumerali, 1 jx)ne macula commnni, 4 transvcirse ^)Ositis pone
medium). L. 3^ lin,

Amazons (Bates).

Scaphidomorphus varicollis, sp. n.

Kufo-testaceus, prostei'no ])edibusque nigris; capite puncto nigro,
thorace nigro, macula biloba ante scutellum, lineaque irregulai'i
laterali rufo-testaceis ; scutello nigro; elytris fiavis, fasciis 2 angustis
Hexuosis connnunibus extus abbreviatis, singulo punctis (3, apice-
que nigiis ; (punctis 2 Imsalibus, 2 in margine, 2 inter fasciam
secundam et maculam apicalem). L. 3^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Epipleurai yellow,

Scaphidomorphus obliteratus."^

Prepophanifi ohj'derafus, Er. Arcli.f. Nat. xiii, 178.
Peru,

Scaphidomorphus diifinis.

rrepopharus diffiiiis, Er. Arcli.f. Nat. xiii, 178.

Perithonius.

g. n, {tijp. misolampoides, Lac).

It is impossible to allow this curious species to remain iu
Eiiphanistes, with which it has only an external resemblance.
The eyes are rather coarsely granulated; the clypeus omargitiate ;
thorax hardly transverse, sides slightly rounded, with a l)asa-l line
of deep punctures; elytra smooth, not margined at the base;
metasternum with no coxal line, prosternum not keeled.

Perithonius misolampoides.

E'itphdrd.sfes nuKohonpoiJps, Lar. Krot. 2.''v7.
Columbia.

174 RIiyNCHOTHOXIUS.

Ehynchotlionius.

g. n. {tup. albidoguttatus, Crotch).

Tlie single species of tliis genus differs from all the genera of
this section by the very long and narrow rostrum, the large
prominent and oval eyes, the deflexed head, the narrow prosternum
(the coxse being approximated), the thorax wider than the elytra
at the base, and the short anterior tarsi (joints 1 — 2 equal).

Rhyncliothonius albidoguttatuSj sp. n.

Fusco-testaceus, ovatus, postice angustior, subtus rufo-testaceus ;
alutaceus, nitidus, obsolete punctatus, elytris punctato-striatis,
singulis maculis 2 albidis (1 basali, 1 subapicali). L. 3 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The spots vary slightly in size.

Priotelns.

(Hope) Lac. Erot. 493 {tup. 8-maculata, Oliv.).

I think this gen\is has been strained a little to bring in P.
lividus and above all P. jucundus, but short of creating new genera
for them there is nothing else to be done. It is distinguished by
its slender antennae, and pale colour with darker markings. The
males have the pilose dot on the first ventral segment. The
elytra are very slightly pilose near the apex.

A. Elytris postice serratis.

Priotelns octomaculatus.

Erotylus S-777.acnlatns, Oliv. E. M. vi. 43G (1701).

Priotdus , Lac. Erot. 500.

Cayenne.

Thorax transverse, base truncate, with a punctate fovea on each
side ; elytra with the margin broadly refiexed, with a punctate
sti'ia along it.

Priotelns Bejeani/""

Priotelus LJcjeaiiii, Lac. Erot. 501.
Cayenne.

Very close to P. S-macnlaivs, differs by the black head, and
the s])ots on the elytra more or loss oonnocted.

PRTOTELUS. 175

Priotelus orphaims, sp. n.

P. S-7naculafo vaUle affinis, seel tliorace breviore, elytris maculis
minoribus, secunda tertiaque hand quadratic, inargine apicali
serrato, angulo siituraJi baud pruducto, distinctus videtur. Ij.
4—5 li'n.

Amazons (Bates).

Priotelus sex-maculatns, sp. n.

P. S-)ur(Ci(Iafo proximns, macula bumcrali u ul la, secunda parva,
intus obliqua, tertia pone medium, angusta transversa, quarta
apicali. L. 41iu.

Amazons (Bates).

The aj)ex of the elytra is irregularly serrate, the sutural angle
produced.

B. Elytris postice excavato-truncatis.

Priotelus tigrinipennis.

Priotelus tigrinipennis, Lac. Erot. 400.
N. Granada, Venezuela.

Elytra with seven stride and reflexed margin, thorax with the
base punctate on each side.

Priotelus transversofasciatus, sp. n.

P. tigripenni affinis, sed minor, elytris maculis magis tran&-
versis, macula subapicali rotundata juxta-suturali, fliscia ultima
transversa, hand obliqua. L. 3| — 4 lin.

N. Granada.

The markings are closer and larger than in P. tigrinipennis.

Priotelus detraliens, sp. n.

P. tiqrimpcnni similis, sed thorace antice profundius emargi-
nato, lateribus rotundatis, basi truncato hand punctato, elytris
obsolete punctato-striatis, apice recte truncatis, angulo suturali
hand producto, facile distinguendus. L. 4^—5 lin.

Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley).

The spots converge towards tlie suture, the last fascia con-
sisting of 2 spots placed obliquely.

Priotelus macasensis, sp. n.

P. tigrinipenni affinis, sed major, parallel us, thorace toto
punctulato, elytris lituris aterrimis, transversis, recti^, apice

170 PR! OT EL us.

excavate truiicato, angiilo sutarali liaiid prodncto, feinoiibus apice
late nigris. L. 5^ I in.
Ecuador (Buckley).

Priotelus truncatus.

Prlotehis truncafus, Lac. Erot. 499.
Cayenne.

Priotelus ignobiiis.^'

Priotelus iynohlUs, KirscJi, B. E. Z. 1805, 102.

Bogota.

This is probably a pale variety of P. truncatus.

Priotelus obsoletus, sp. n.

Rufo-testaceu.s, oblongus, antennis (])asi excepta) tibiisque
nigris ; thorace antice augustato, semicirculariter emarginato,
lateribus rotundatis, basin versus punctulato; elytris punctato-
striatis (striis 7), interstitiis vix punctulatis, lateribus crebre evi-
denter punctulatis. L. 5i lin.

Brazil.

The elytra are obliquely truncate, the external angle acute.

Priotelus debilis, sp. n.

Ovatus, pallide ocliraceus, antennis (basi exce^^ta) tibiarumque
basi nigris; thorace lateribus rotundatis, angulis posticis acutis,
supra punctulato, basi ante scutellum rotundato producto ; elytris
punctato-striatis (striis 5), lateribus confuse crebreque punctatis,
fasciis 2 (1 interrupta paulo ante medium, 1 latiore infra medium)
obsolete fuscis. L. 4^ — 5 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Elytra truncate, external angle acute.

Var. elytris unicoloribus.

Priotelus stellio.^

Priotelus stellio, E. Arch. f. Nat. xin. 177.
Peru.

C. Elytris integris.

Priotelus apiatus.

Erotylus apiatus, Chcv. Col. Mcx. ii. 5.

J*riotelus , Lac. Erot. 428.

Mexico.

Lacordaire gh'es "Columbia" as its patria, ])\it, T think, in-
correct] v.

PRIOTELUS. 177

Priotelus equestris.

Priotelus equestris, Lac. Erot. 495.
Cayenne (Lacordaire).

Yar. amazonicas. Elytris stiiis suljgcaiellatis, tibiis dimidio
apicali testaceis.

Amazons (Bates),

Priotelus lividus.

Priotelus lividus, Lac. Erot. -196.
Brazil.

Priotelus calceatus.*

Priotelus calceatus, Lac. Erot. 49(5.
Cayenne.

Priotelus femoralis.

Bacis femoralis, Ivirsch, B. E. Z. 18G5, 102.
Bogota, Venezuela.
(5 puncto piligero ventrali.
This is ''P. nigrocalceatas,'' Cliev. MS.

Priotelus limbatus, sp. n.

Late ovatus, subdepressus, niger, nitidus, antennis articulis
1 — 2 testaceis; capite thoraceque brunneis, hoc transverso, angulis
anticis acutis, lateribus fere rectis, basi utrinque paulo obliquo,
punctato, ante scutelknn nigro; elytris brunneis, undique anguste
ochraceo-limbatis, punctato-striatis (striis subgemellatis) apice pro-
ducto rotundato ; epipieuris ochraceis; corpora subtus punctulato,
prosterno obscure rufo. L. 51 lin.

Guayaquil.

The prosternum is compressed at the anterior margin.

Priotelus jucundus.

Priotelus juGundus, Lac. Erot. 497.
Cayenne.

Altogether unlike the other species ; the striai are almost
gemellate.

Priotelus Spinolae.

Omoitelus Sjyinolai, Guer. L'on. R. A. Ins. 312 (1846).
Columbia.

Priotelus difficilis, sp. n.

Ovatus, rufo testaceus, antennis (basi excepta) tibiis tarsisque
nigrisj thorace subl?evi, antice semicirculariter emarginato, late-
ribus rotundatis, basi utrinque sinuatis, ante scutellum elongatum
producto; elytris striato-punctatis (striis 7), interstitiis punctis

c. II. 12

178 PRIOTELUS.

raris ; corpore subtus vix pimctulato ; prosterno compresso antice
elevato. L. 4|lm.

N. Granada.

(J without piligeroiis dot.

Priotelns ovatus, sp. n.

Ovatus, postice angustior, pallide ochraceus capite, parce
punctato, antennis nigris (articulis 1 — 2 testaceis); tliorace parce
punctate, lateribus rotundatis, basi utrinque oblique truncato,
antice posticeque margine in medio nigro-tincto; scutello nigro,
elytris subgemellato-punctato-striatis (striis 7), interstitiis punctu-
latis, lituris cuneiformibus transversis 13 obscure nigris. L.
3-^- lin.

AmazoDS (Bates).

This has very much the shape of Tcqnnotarsus, the posterior
tarsi are elongate, the basal joint equal to the rest ; the prosternum
is compressed almost carinate in front; the thoracic epipleurss
uneven behind.

Priotelus irroratus.

Brachysphcenus irroratus, Lac. Erot. 331.
Cayenne.

Priotelus minor, sp. n.

Ovatus, ochraceus, antennis plus minusve scutelloque nigris ;
thorace brevi, lateribus rotundatis, asquali, obsolete vage punctu-
latis; eljtris punctato-striatis (striis 7 et marginali) vix gemellatis,
interstitiis vix punctulatis ; maculis oblongis fuscis inter strias
(3 basalibus, oblique positis, 1 sub humeris, 3 mediis in triangulo,
i subapicalibus). li. 2| lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Very like Brachysphcenus detritus : prosternum compressed in
front.

Priotelus habrodactyloides, sp. n.

P. minori affinis sed aliter signatus; elytris maculis 2 basali-
bus, annulo communi maculis 8 formato, macula oblonga laterali,
quatuorque suba})icalibus, fuscis. L. 2^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Priotelus nitidior, sp. n.

P. 7ninori affinis, sed nitidior, elytris obsoletius puncto-striatis
striis minus gcmeihxtis, maculis 2 basalibus, annulo communi,
punctisque 3 a|)icalibus fuscis ; thorace nigro signato. L. 2 J lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Near P. hthrodactyloides by the markings, but very distinct
by the faint stria).

TAPIXOTARSUS, 179

Prioteliis lineatulus, sp. n.

Sat latcovatus, tostaceiLS, antennis (Ijasi excepta) nigris; tliorace
0equali,transverso, Literibus rotuudatis, obsolete punctulato, antico
angustato; elytris punctato-striatis (striis 7, geiuellatis), pallido
oclimceis, vittis 3 f'uscis apice iutus curvatis, lituraque parva sub-
scutellari. L. 3^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Allied to P. minor, prostoniiim compressed in front, antcM-ior
legs short, inner edge of elytral epipleura? margined with black.
In this species the pairs of striie are 1 — 2, 3 — 4, 5 — G instead of
2—3, 4—5, as nsual.

Priotelus rugithorax, sp. n.

Ovatus, subconvexus, croceus ; tibiis nigris ; thorace requali,
subtransverso, fortiter subrugose punctato, basi fere truncato,
ante scutelluni paulo producto; elytris ochraceis, punctato-striatis
(striis 7) interstitiis lateribusque crebre fortius punctatis, corporo
subtus vix punctulato, prosterno anticc compresso. L. 4^ lin.

Amazons (Bates).

Veiy distinct by the punctuation.

Priotelus festiviiSv

Brachijsphcennsfestivas, Lac. Erot. 332.
Mexico.

Tapinotarsus.

Kirsch, B. E. Z. 18G5, 100 {tup. maculatus, Kirscli).

I have not seen the type, but a specimen from the Amazons
obviously belongs to this genus. The principal characters are the
short anterior femora, and narrow third joint to the tarsi, the
posterior tarsi also have the first joint extremely elongate. It is
very near the small Prioteli, P. minor etc. ; but the punctuation,
though hardly a generic character, may serve to separate it ; there
are no strise, but the black markings arc surrounded each by a
ring of jmnctures.

Tapinotarsus maculatus.''

Tapinotarsus maculatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. 18G5, 101.
Bogota.

Tapinotarsus multinotatus.

Brachysplmnus multinotatus, Lac. Erot. 330.
Cayenne.

This is evidently very nearly allied to and congeneric with
T. Kirschii, but even the sutural stria is obsolete.

12—2

180 BACIS.

Tapinotarsus Kirschii, sp. n.

Ovatus, convexus, rufo-testaceus, thorace nitido, parce punctu-
lato, basi in medio nigro ; elytris ochraceis nigro signatis, sutura
rufo-testacea, stria suturali integra, lituris transversis 15 nigris,
pimctis cingulatis. L. 3i liii.

A m azons (Bates) .

The markings are very like those of Priot. iigrlnlpenms.

Tapinotarsus ? brachymeroides, sp. n.

Oblongo-ovatus, niger, capite ahdomine elytrisqne nifo-brun-
neis ; thorace brevi, sat hito, punctuhito, basi vix sinuate, elytris
dorso punctato-striatis, lateribus punctoriim seriebus ovatis 5
signatis. L. 3 — 3^ lin.

Amazons (Bates),

The coloration is exactly that of Brachysphceniis fulvlfro7is,
from which it differs by the rostrum and smaller thorax ; the
punctuation is very curious and is eAddently allied to that of
P. maculatus.

Bacis.

iClievrolai) Lac. Erot. 502 itjjp. 3-punctatus, Dup.),

This genus is difficult to define ; it has the gemellate punctua-
tion and marginal stria of Priotelus, from which it differs by its
broadly ovate form, and by the structure of the presternum which
is produced on either side from the coxa^ in a straight line towards
the margin, the epipleuree in front being narrow, and concave,
while in Priotelus the suture goes from the coxie straight to the
anterior margin and the epipleurae and presternum are on one
plane.

Bacis tripunctatus.

Erotylus triimyictatus, Dwp. Erot. 36, T. iii. f. 71.
Bacis ' , Lac. Erot, 503.

Cayenne.

Bacis scutellaris.

Bacis scutellaris, Lac. Erot. 504.
— ■ ambiguus, Lac. Erot. 505.
Cayenne.
B. ambiguus differs only in having the scutellum pale.

Bacis immaculicollis, sp. n.

Breviter ovatus, testaceus, elytris pallidis, scutello antennarum
clava, tibiis femoribusque extus nigro-fuseis ; thorace transverso

rnuicoBAcis. 181

IfevI, antice angiistato, lateribus siibrectis; elytrls explanato
marfjinatis, fortius vix crebre punctatis, striis 5 gemellatis (2 — 3,
4—5). L. 31 liii.
Amazons (Bates).

Bacis nigropictus, sp. n.

Breviter ovatus, rufo-tcstacens, nitidus, antennis pedibusque,
femoribus basi excei)ta, nigris; capite macula verticali nigro;
tliorace transverso, sublievi, basi puuctis m;tjoriV>us paucis, nigro,
macula utrinque disci rufo-testacea ; elytris ochraceis, stria margi-
nali, suturali, quatuorque dorsalibus gemellatis, lateribus confuse
punctatis, tenue nigro limbatis, margine maculis 3(1 subhumerali,
1 in medio, 1 infra medium), sutura, fasciis 2 extus abbreviatis
communibus (1 ante, 1 pone medium) punctoque apicali nigris.
L. 3^—4 lin.

Venezuela.

Phricobacis.

g. n. {typ. Batesii, Crotch).

This genus differs from Bacis by its large size and oblong form,
close rugulose punctuation and different structure of the proster-
num. This is intermediate to some extent between Bacis and Fri-
otelus, the side pieces are on the same plane, but the presternum
extends widely to right and left of the coxoe.

Phricobacis Hopii.

Erotijlas llopei, Gucr. 7?. Z. 1841, 115.

— , Lac. Erot. 448.

Bolivia.

My specimen has the rostrum wt'Yw decidedly narrowed.
(5 puncto ventrali piligero.

Phricobacis arduus.

Bacis arduus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 177.

— hepaticns, Kirsch, MS.

Rufo-testaceus, oblongus, thoracis punctis 8 (4 discoidalibus
4 ante basin), antennis (basi excepta) tibiisque nigris, elytris sutura
margineque flavo-ochraceis; capite parce punctate, fronte impresso;
thorace antice semicirculariter emarginato, basi utrinque sinuato,
cum lateribus fortius punctate, disco obsolete punctate, subcanali-
culato; scutcUo elongate, hevi; elytris confertim rugoso-puncta-
tis ; subtus paulo dilutiore, punctulato, prosterno medio im-
presso. L. 4| — 5^ lin.

Peru (Erichson), Amazons (Bates).

(5 ])uncto veil ti all )>iIigero.

The bhick dots on the thorax vary, some being absent occa-
sionally; the Amaz<m sj)eGimens are of an olive brown, with pale
ochreous thorax, probably arising from discoloration or immaturity.

182 PHiilCOBACIS.

Traces of gemellate punctuation are visible in some examples.
The cUsc of the thorax has the appearance of having been sulcate
and since filled up.

Var. tibiis apice flavis. (Amazons).

Phricobacis Batesii, sp. n.

K,ufo-testaceus, oblongus, antennis (basi excepta) tibiis tarsis-
que nigris, elytris pallide ochraceis; thorace subrequali punctulato,
basi punctis paucis majoribus; elytris confertim punctatis, ol)solete
geminato-punctatis ; subtus rufo-testaceus, punctulatus. L. 5}y —
6h lin.

Amazons (Bates).

^ puncto ventrali piiigero.

Phricobacis pnlclierj sp. n.

Ptufo-testaceus, oblongus, antennis brevioribus (basi excepta)
tibiis (apice rufo) tarsisque nigris; thorace elytrisque la3te viridi-
bus (post mortem ochraceis) maculis rufo-piceis; illo suba^quali,
punctulato, lateribus valde rotundatis, punctis 8 rufo-brunneis (4
discoidalibus, antice concavis, 4 sub-basalibus) ; elytris fortius minus
confertim subrugose punctatis, dorso subgeminatis, singulo macu-
lis 9 rufo-brunneis; 1 sub-humerali, 1 obliqua majore, prope scu-
tellum, 1 discoidali sat magna ante medium, 3 mediis (2 externis
fere junctis, interno majore elongato subsuturali), 1 parvo discoi-
dali, 2 api)roximatis subapicalibus. L. 5h — G lin.

Amazons (Bates).

(5 puncto ventrali piiigero.

Phricobacis Eatzeburgii.*

Erotylus Ratzehuryii, Lac. Erot. 449.
Brazil.

Phricobacis marginatus.*

Omoiotelus marghiatus, (hicr. It. Z. 1841, 119.

Bacls , Lac. Erot. 505.

Bolivia.

Phricobacis rufolimbatus, sp. n.

Oblongus, fortiter convexus, niger, subnitidus, capite antice,
elytrorum epipleuris margine externo sutiu-aque kete rufis; thorace
inicquali, undique punctato, lateribus rotundatis, basi utrinque
sinuato ; elytiis fortiter subrugose dorso sul)seriatim punctatis,
apice obscure rufo; abdomijic subtus pimctulato, prosterno mar-
gine antico clevato in medio. \u 7 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

HOMCEOTELUS. 183

Phricobacis navicularis.

Omoiotelus navicularis, Lac. A' rot. 512.
Cayenne.

This species is not altogether appropriately placed liere, but it
is evidently not an Homoeotelus.

Homoeotelus.

Hojye, JR. Z. 1841, 112— scripsit ''Omoiotelus'' {typ. testa-
ceus, Fab.).

A. Elytris confertim rugoso-punctatis.

Homoeotelus testaceus.

Erotylus testaceus, Fab. Syst. Ent. Ap. 822 (1775).

Ouioiotelus , Lac. Erot. 508.

Brazil, Minas Geraes.

$ pimcto ventrali piligero.

Homoeotelus confusus.

Homoeotelus confusus, Crotch, Cist. Eat. 150.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Homoeotelus d'Orbig-nyi.

Omoiotelus cVOrhiynyi, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 119.

testaceus var., Lac. Erot. 509.

Peru, N. Granada, Amazons,

Lacordaire gives this as a variety of //. testaceus, but it seems
to me very distinct. All the large specimens I have seen pertain
to this, and the femora are never infuscate.

Homoeotelus Duponchelii.

Omoiotelus Duponchelii, Lac* Erot. 507.

Brazil, Minas Geraes.

Diflers from //. Orhignyanus in colour only.

Homoeotelus Orhignyanus.

Omoiotelus Orhignyanus^ Lac. Erot, 510.
Bolivia, Amazons (Bates).
Very near //. Duponchelii.

Homoeotelus umbonatus.

Omoiotelus umbonatus, Lac. Erot. 510.

trimaculatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. 18G5, 102.

Columbia, Bogota (Janson, Kirsch).

0. trimaculatus, Kirsch, appears to me nothing more than a
mature dark-coloured umbonatus.

184 HOMCEOTELUS.

Homoeotelus distinguendus, sp. n.

//. umhonato peraffinis^ sed paiilo convexior, antice posticeque
magis angiistatiis, thorace maciUis 3 fuscis obsoletis, elytris magis
regulariter pimctatis, tibiis cUmidio apicali testaceis. L. 5 liii.

Amazons (Bates).

Kear H. ixillichis by its tibia?, but differing by punctuation
and tlie broad ill-defined marks on the thoi-ax.

Homoeotelus hepaticus, sp. n.

//. umhonato proximus, sed antennis articulo ultimo Isete llavo
distinctus videtur. L. i\ — 5 lin.
Ecuador (Buckley).
Var. a. thoracis macula media divisa.

Homoeotelus octomaculatus, sp. n.''

Omoiotelus S-7naculatus, Kirsch, MS.

II. hepatico simillimus, sed thorace seriebus duabus transversis
l)unctorum quatuor. L. 4| lin.
Pozuza (Kirsch).
This is probably a variety with the vittse divided transversely.

Homoeotelus terminalis.^

IIo7noeotelus terminaUs, Er. Arch./. Nat. xiii. 177.
Peru.

Homoeotelus pallidus.

Erotylns imlVuhis, Ol'w. E. M. vi. 436 (1791).

Omoiotelus , Lac. Erot. 511.

Cayenne.

More rugulose than //. iimhonatus.

Homoeotelus apicicornis.

Omoiotekis apicico7mis, Guer. Icon, II. A. Ins. 312.

eniargincUus, KWsch, B. E. Z. 1865, 103.

N. Granada.

Readily recognized by the truncate elytra.

Homoeotelus vitiosus, sp. n.

//. apicicorni proximus, sed minor, elytris ajiicc integris, sat
regulai-iter punctato-striatis, interstitiis crebrc fortiter ]>unctatis,
antennis brovioribus certe distinctus. L. 1 lin.

Amazoiis (Bates).

HOMCEOTELUS. 185

HomcBotelus prioteloides, sp. n.

Ovatus, antice acuiiiiiintns, tostaccnis, scutolLj aiitennis (basi
excepta) til)iis tarsisque nigris ; tlioraco latorilms rectis, sii})iTigoso,
vitta discoi<lali iiigro-picea ; elytris fuscis coiifertiiii rngoso-pimc-
tatis, sublineatis, undique anguste flavo-limbatis. L. 5.', lin.

Amazons (Bates).

The aiiteiina3 are shorter than usual.

Homoeotelus spinifer.

Omoiotelus sphdfer, Thorns. Arch. Ent. i. 310.

Amazons (Bates).

This species varies considerably in size.

HomcBotelus rugosus, sp. n.

LA,te ovatus, antice posticeque acuminatus, fortiter convexus,
nigro-piceus ; capite antice elytrorum margine suturaque, epipleuris
externa laste rul)ris ; thorace pinictato, lateribus rectis, angulis
anticis acutis productis ; elytris fortius confertim rugosis ; corpore
subtus punctulato. L. Ti — 8 lin.

Amazons (Bates).

This has exactly the colouring and sculi)ture of Phricohacis
riifolimhatus.

B, Elytris geniellato-striatis.

Komoeoteliis gemellatus,

Omoiotelus (jemdlatus, Lac. Erot. 513.

Columbia.

This closely resembles Bacis in form and colour.

The tibiae have the apical third testaceous.

HomcBotelus mexicanus, sp. n.

//. (jciiiellato afiinis, sed postice minus acuminatus, magis de-
]»ressus, obsoletius punctato-striatus, interstitiis obsolete punctu-
latis, tibiisque nigris sat distinctus. L. 4 — 4i lin.

Mexico (Sall6).

Lacordaire has united this with //. gemellatus.

Homoeotelus Jansoni.

Uom.dcotelns Jansoni^ Crotch, Cist. Ent. 150.
Nicaragua (Janson).

Homoeotelus crocicollis.

Omoiotehts crocicoUis, Lac. Erot. 514.
N. Granada.

' 18G HELOTIDES.

Homoeotelus albidipennis, sp. n.

//. ci'ocicolli valde affinis, sed minus rotundatus, thorace niti-
diore, vitta discoidali nigra basi dilatata, elytris albidis, punctis
impressis nigiis. L. 5 — 5 J lin.

Ecuador (Buckley).

C. Elytria lasvibus.

Eomceotelus signaticollis.

Erotylus signaticollis, Diq). Erot. 35, T. in. f. ^^.

Otnolotekis , Lac. Erot. 514.

Brazil.

This ought probably to form a new genus; it has some re-
semblance to Eiwycardius.

Subfamily 3. Helotides.

Helota.

Macleay, Ann. Jav. 42, 1825 {ty2:>, Yigorsii, Macleay).

Helota Vigorsii.

Ilelota Vigorsii, Mad. Ami. Jav. 43, T. i. f. 9 (1825).
Java, Malacca, India.

Helota Servillei."^

Helota Servillei, Hope, Col. Man. in. 187, T. in. I 4 (1840).
Poonah, Bengal.

Helota gemmata.*

Ilelota gemmata, Gorham, Tr. E. S. Lond. 1874, 448.
Shanghai, Japan.

Helota Mellii.*

Helota Mellii, Westw. Cab. Or. Ent. 8G, T. xli. f. 8 (1848).
India.

Helota Guerinii.^

Helota Guerinii, Hope, Col. Man. in. 188 (1840).
India, Travancore, Birma, Bombay.

INDEX.

ACRONOTUS 132
ilCcilTHCMORrHUS 137

iEaiTHUS 113

— andrea3 116

— assimilis 119

— bicolor 120
— ■ Boiicieri 120

— bruimipennis 115

— bulla 118

— Burmeisteri 115

— cardinalis 11(3

— cit.^sideus 118

— chalybcus 113

— cinctiiieiuus 114

— clatliratus 119

— claviconiis 117

— cojisularis 111:

— cordatus 117

— cribrosus 115

— cyaiiipeuuis 114

— diclirous 119

— gemiiiatus 118

— bemispliajiicus 117

— iiiflatus 117

— Jansoni 119

— lateritius 118

— Leacbii 115

— Lebasii 118

— lineatus 116

— lineola 118

— In tens 120

— maculicollis 115

— monoclirous 118

— nigrocinctus 119

— oriiaticollis 116

■ — politissimus 117

— puuctatissimus 114

— quadrinotatus 119

— rufipemiis 116

— satellitius 119

— scurra 118

— soparaudus 114

— scxniacuJatus 116

— striatellus 119

— surhtaniensis 117

— suturella 115

— torqnatus 118

— ti'uncatiis 116

— uva 116

/EGITHUS

— varict)llis 115

— Walckenaeri 114
AMBLYOPUS 59

— ciuctipennis 60

— mehdwfttomos 59

— Murrayi 60

— natalensis 59

— rubens 59

— rusticus 60

— senegalensis 59

— testaceus 59

— vittatus 60
AULACOCHILUS 103

— algerinus 104

— atrocyaneus 104

— birmauicus 104

— capensis 104

— Clievrolati 104

— cuniferus 104

— Doria3 103

— japonicns 105

— javauns 103

— luniferus 104

— maximus 104

— mediocffiruleus 105

— micans 104

— propinqnus 104

— quadripnstulatus 103

— quadrisiguatus 103
— ■ rhomboides 105

— sericeiis 104

— tetraphacus 104

— violaceus 105

BACIS 180

— amhiguus 180

— arduus 181

— femoral is 177

— Jicpaticus 181

— immaculicollis 180

— marg hiatus 182

— uigropictiis 181

— scutellaris 180

— tripnnctatns 180
Baeytopus 141
BEAGIIYMERUS

— bicolor 95

— cincte.Uus 71

BRACHYjFERUS

— fiohriiiHs 80
BRACHYSPHCENUS 120

— abdominalis 135

— Adamsii 139

— adustns 143

— agathinus 132

— alternans 165

— amabilis 121

— amazonus 140

— amictns 147

— annularis 132

— annulatus 124

— antennalis 131

— bajulus 145

— basalis 134

— basinotatns 128

— bellulus 145

— bicinctus 127

— bicolor 140

— hUiamatus 111

— bilineatus 139

— bimacnlatns 137

— biplngiatus 137

— bisigillatus 139

— bisignatus 133

[ — bisquiuquepunctatus

I 128

I — bizonatus 126

— Bremei 127

— Brongniarti 143

— centromaculatus 132

— cerasinus 144

— clielonarius 136

— cinctellus 120

— ciugulatus 136

— circulus 122

— clai-iicornis 139

— coadunatus 123
• — Columbi;T3 140

— Columbii 132

— concolor 131

— conformis 146

— congener 128

— conspersus 124

— cordiger 131

— cruciatus 148

— deccninotatus 136

— dccempuuctatus 128

188

INDEX.

BKACHYSPH(ENUS

— decussatus 120

— deficiens 129

— deletus 132

— delineatus 121

— detritus 128

— dlmidiatus 147

— discus 131

— dispilotus 132

— distiiictus 143

— dorsalis 142

— dorsomaculatus 137

— dorsonotatus 340

— duodecimiiustulatus

120

— duplicatus 122

— ebiiriieus 143

— ecuadorcnsis 133

— epliippinm 121

— epigraphus 124

— epipleuralis 141

— Ericlisoni 126

— erotyloides 139

— eximius 123

— fasciatus 125

— fasciellus 121

— fasciunculus 121

— festivus 179

— flavofaseiatus 141

— flavosignatus 140

— flavovittatus, 134

— flexuosus 136

— fulvipennis 146

— fuscipes 131

— fuscomacnlatus 130

— geometra 127

— Germarl 148

— glyptoderus 138

— granimicus 147

— guadeluupeusis 137

— guttatus 135

— liiematites 131

— lijematocei)lialus 138

— lifematomelas 130

— hcematopterus 140

— bebraicus 145

— Jieterograrjimm 165

— liexastictus 144

— Hoffmanni 130

— hybrid us 130

— ictericus 131

— immaculatus 140

— intersectus 136

— Klugii 138

■ — Kourouensis 130

— Lacordairii 139

— Iffitus 123

— lateripunctatus lil

— limbatus 138

— linecllus 135
• — lugens 127

BRACHYSPHCENUS

— lufinbris 165

— luscus 147

— luteoniger 122

— liiteopictus 125

— luteozonatus 142

— manicatus 124

— masculinus 123

— mediatiis 122

— melanostictus 129

— meleagris 128
j — meudax 129

' — 31-}) if/rum 133
I — moiiiliferus 120
I — multhiotatus 179

— musicalis 126

, — ncbulosus 137

— ueopbyta 146

— nigiipeniiis 146

— nigriveutris 140

— nigropictus 126

— nitidulus 145

— nubilus 123

— obliqueguttatus 129

— oblitus 130

— oblongonotatus 128

— oblongosignatus 133

— obsoletesigiiatus 144

- octodecimguttatus 135
— ■ octoguttatus 146

— oculatus 146

— odyneroides 142

— orpLanulus 124

— palmatus 130

— pardaliiius 135
• — peraffinis 126

— perlepidus 121

— perspicillatus 127

— pcrtinax 109

— pictus 136

— pithecius 122

— porcellana 124

— procerus 147

— proximus 147
~ punctiger 131

— pyrrliocepbalus 146

— quadrifasciatus 127

■ — quadrimaculatus 127

— quadrisignatus 138

— quinquefasciatus 142

— ramosus 144

— regular is 147

— rubidus 134

— rubripeunis 140

— rufescens 130

— ruficeps 138

— rufifroiis 132

— salamandra 116

— Rcdecimguttatus 135

— Kcdcciminaculatus 134

— sedccimpunctatus 122

BRACHYSPHCENUS

— sedecimpustulatus 134

— sexpunctatus 133

— sexsigillatus 123

— signatus 121

— simplex 141

— spadiceus 131

— spectabllis 143

— stramiueus 146

— subsaiiguiiieus 145

— subsignatus 132

— sulphurifer 130

— sHturaUs 137

— tabidus ]47

— teuuecinctus 134

— tetrastictus 129

— tibialis 141

— tricinctus 125

— tripartitus 143

— varians 133

— Veuezuelffi 143

— ventralis 136

— vetula 128

— vigintipunctatus 135

— Westwoodii 126

— zonula 122

CALLILANGURIA 5

— luzonica 5

— Wallacii 5
CALLISCHYRUS 58

— ama?uus 59

— Caudezei 58

— cyanopterus 58

— hieroglyphic us 59

— insignis 58

— melauogaster 58

— melanopus 58

— venustus 58
CHRYSOMELA

— cJavicornis 117

— gihhosa 162

— Gronovil 165

— in die a 166

— quuiqu('2)iiuctata 169

— suriuamoisi-'^ 117
CLADOXENA 20

— picipes 20

— rufipes 20
C0GCI3I0RPHUS 111

— alntaceus 113

— capltatus 112

— carmineus 111

— coccinelloidcs 112

— dichroufi 113

— Eunjs 112

— foveicoUh 113

— frenatus 112

— melanopus 111

— nifjripes 111

— rotnndatns 112

INDEX.

189

COCCIMORPHUS

— fiUfosus 113

— unicolor 113
COCCINELLA

— q iff an tea 153
COMBOCERUS 22

— glaber 22

— sangninicoUis 22
COPTENGIS 28

— Cbapuisi 28

— inultiguttatiis 29

— Pascoii 28

— Sheppardi 28

— Wallacii 28
CYCLOMORPHUS 107

— a?neomacnlatus 110

— alienus 1U8

— apicicoruis 110

— Beauvoisii 107

— bihamatus 111

— bis-bimacubitiis 109

— Boiiplaudi 108

— chrysomeliuus 111

— cocciiiellinus 110

— extricatus 109

— gibbosus 110

— globosiTs 108

— Humboldti 108

— iiifaustus 108

— inflatus 108

— iphicloides 109

— Iffiviusculus 107

— Meander 107

— octo-punctatns 111

— pertiuax 109

— qnadriplagiatus 109
• — sub-ocellatns 109

— tumidus 107

— variegatus 111
CYPHEROTYLUS IGl

— feneoniger 163

— annnlatus 102

— anniilipes 163

— apiatus 163

— armillatus 162

— Boisduvalii 164
■ — camelus 161

— Debauvei 162

— dromedarius 162

— elevatus 162

— gibbosus 162

— Goryi 163

— Guatemalfe 164

— impressopiinctatus 164

— impunctatus 161

— Jacquieri 161

— Jansoui 163

— maximns 161

— miliaris 162

— sphacelatus 161

— sticticiis 164

CYPHEROTYLUS

— stillatus 164

— variolosus 164

— viciiius 163
CYRTOMORPHUS 60

— augustior 61

— bengalensis 61

— inversus 61

— uitiduloides 61

— paiitherinus 60

— WaUacei 61
CYRTOTRIPLAX 83

— affiiiis 85

— augulata 84

— anisotomoides 86

— atriventris 84

— biguttata 84

— bipustulata 83

— cousobrina 85

— dentipes S()

— erytbrocepbala 84

— favipes 85

— bumeralis 84

— Lewisii 85

— Maackii 84

— mimetica 84

■ — ■ niponensis 85

— octouotata 85
■ — postica 86

— ■ senegalensis 85
— ■ uuicolor 85

DACNINI 20
DACNE 20

— a?quiiioctialis 21

— Audouinll 40

— bipustulata 21

— hraailiensis 40

— calif oruica 21

— capensis 21

— fast- lata 39

— femoralis 54

— grandis 40

— heros 40

— japonica 21

— lUurata 108
— ■ luuuJata 102

— multifida 40

— notata 20

— picta 21

— pontica 20

— qitadri(futtata 40

— quadrimaculata 20

— rufifrons 21
■ — sjioitsa 40

— tortuosa 40
DERMESTES

— hipustulatus 21

— scamaia 21
DOUBLEDAYA 5

— viator 6

DOUBLEDAYA

— Wbitii 6

ELA TER

— aecius 30

— flo/ans 30
ENCAUSTES 100

• — cdiiiifex 103

— ciuctipes 102

— criienta 101

— Dehaanil (see Corrhjen-

da)

— dispar 101

— gigantea 102

■ — liumcralis 102

— javaiiica 101

— 'jitiinita 103

— huadnta 102

— malayaiia 101

— marginalis 101

— opaca 101

— siuuata 103

— verticalis 100

— Wallacii 102
ENCAUSTINI 100
ENGIS 20

— lequinoctiaUs 21

— (DuiuJata 31

— hipustidata 20

— cnllfornica 21

— crucuta 101

— Dehaanii (see Corrigen-

da)

— glabra 32

— Jnnneralis 21

— Jaranica 101

— picta 29

— polita 24

— pontica 20

— quadrimacnla 32

— rep an da 38

— rujifrons 21

— senegalensiii 38

— sexnotata 29

— verticalis 101
EPISCAPHA 31

— africana 31

— angustata 37

— anuulata 31

— autennata 31

— australis 35

— anstro-ccdedonica 35
- — coeca 30

— consanguinea 32

— Deyrolii 35

— elonqata 39

— Fortunii 32
— ■ glabra 32

— granulata 36

— indica 32

— intermedia 31

190

INDEX.

EPISCAPHA

— interrupta 38

— ipidea 38

— loiigicoriiis 32

— MouaUii 38

— oltliquata 38

— ocniata 31

— 2)Jiilii)pinarnm 37

— quadrimacula 32

— jReicJu'i 35

— repanda 38

— taishoensis 32

— vestita 31
EPISCAPHULA 33

— abnormalis 39
— - amboinenHis 33

— angnstata 31, 37

— argus 31

— aulacocliiloicTes 86

— australis 35

— cruciata 31

— denticulata 37

— dubia 36

— elongata 39

— grauulata 36

— Hislopi 36

— insularis 33

— Mouattii 38

— nigro-rufa 33

— obliqnata 38

— obliquesigiiata 33

— opaca 36

— parallela 35

— pbilippinarum 37

— pictipemiis 35

— proxima 37

— qiiadri-maciibata 31
— • qnadri-pnstnlata 31

— quadri-siguata 31

— rectesignata 38

— Eeicbei 35

— reiiauda 38

— rudepnnctata 34

— Savagii 38

— senegalensis 38

— subbcvis 39

— siibparallela 37

— tboracdca 36

— tricbroa 38

— xantbosticta 35
EPYTUS 57

— tarsatus 57

— viobaceus 57
EllOTYLIDES 20
EKOTYLINI 103
EKOTYLUS 119

• — abdominalis 135

— adustiis 113

— a)gr()tus 149

— a(jathinus 132

• — alternans 127, 165

EKOTYLUS

— amabilis 135

— amiularis 132

— annulatus 124, 162

— annulipes 163

— apiatus 163, 176

— armUlatus 163

— aiilicus 160

— hicinctus 127

— bifasciatus 156

— bunaciiJatus 137

— hiplaglatus 137

— bisignatus 133

— BoinduvaUi 164

— hrevicornis 113

— Buckleyi 151

— Buquetii 150

— calif or nicKs 164

— camelus 161

• — cassidoides 157

— chalybeus 113

— Cbevrobatii 149

— cinctq^cnnis 114

— cinctiis 168

— ciiignlatus 154

— circumscri2)tus 49

— clavicornis 139

— coccineUoides 112

— couflueus 155

— connecteus 155

— con.^pcrsus 124

— Cornalite 160
■ — coronatus 74

— Debauvci 162

— deconuotatus 136

— deccmpunctatus 128

— decipiens 160

— dccoratus 66

— dicbromostigma 155

— diniidititus 83, 147
— ■ discoidf'us 168

— diiritiiictiis 113

— dorsalis 142

— droviedarius 162

— Dryas 149

— diiodecivi-giittatus C)5

— DuponcJiciii 170

— eciiadorica 151

— elevatiis 162

— eloiigatulus 157

— cphippium 121

— fdt^ciatiis 125

— ferrugineus 95

— flavaiigidns 159

— flavofasciatus 141

— JhivQsignatus 146

— flavovittatus 134

— foramuwsus 163

— "fulgurator 150
• — gcminatiis 158

— gcininatus 157

I EROTYLUS

— Gbilianii 161

— glbbosus 162

— gigantea 153

— Gory a 163

— Gueriiiii 152

— guttatuf! 135

— belopioides 158

— berpestes 156

— ■ bexagrammus 152

— liieroghiplucns 59

— bieroglypbicus 156

— bistrio 149

■ — bistrionicus 149

— Iloiyei 181

— liunie rails 81

— hgbridus 167

— ■ imperfectus 157

— iiicertus 153

— incomparabnis 152

— insignis 58

— intermedins 155

— interruptiis 51

— intersectus 136

— Jacq\deri 161

— Jaspidens 155

— Lacordairei 158

— Latreillei 160

— leopardus 155
— ■ Lcsuctiri 79

— limb at us 138

— lineellus 135

— loratus 152

— lunulatus 165

— maciilatns 62

— macuUcollis 115

— maciiliventris 159

— maculosus 73

— marginegnttatus 150

— marginemacubitus 151

— Mar sb ami 150

— melanopldhahmis 72

— melanostictus 157

— mclanostlgma 1G3

— viiliaris 162

— viilitarls 166

— VI i nut us 79

— multiguttatus 155

— Nautffi 152

— nebulosus 137

— Nicaragua} 156

— nigropuuctatus 74

— nigrotibialis 159

— iilgrotiblalis 166

— nitidulus 145

— notatus 109

— ohlongus 46

— occllatus 65

— octoguttatus 146

— ocuJatus 146

— Olivieri 154

INDEX.

191

EKOTYLUS

— ouagga 156

— ornatm 73

— ixOUdus 184

— papulosus 154

— parcepimctatus 159

— pardalis 160

— peruviauus 151

— picturatus 153

— Rictus 13G

— prcBustus 170

— pretiosus 153

— punctatistiimus 114

— pustnlosus 154

— quadriguttatus 40

— quadrimaculatus 127

— quadripunctutus 50

— qnadripnstiilatus 103
• — quadrisi(pi(ttus 138

— ramosus 144

— Ratzeburgil 182

— Eeichei 158

— rubens 59

— 1-tibidus 134

— rubricatus 46

— rudepunctatus 151

— ruficeps 138

— rufipes 159

— sanguineus 80

— scapliidomorplioicIesl56

— scenicus 153

— scripitus 55

— sedecimguttahis 135

— sedecimmaciilatns 134

— scmipuiictatus 48

— sexfasciatus 153

— se.rjjunctatus 133

— signaticolUs 186

— signatus 121

— spectrum (see Corri-

genda)

— sphacelatus 161

— sticticus 164

— stillatus 164

— subreticulatus 157

— tffiniatus 150

— testaceus 183

— Theodori 159

— tJtoracicus 96, 135

— tihialis 141

— tigrinus 75

— toxograpbus 158

— toxophorus 158

— tricinctus 125

• — trifasciatus 125

— tripunctatus 180

— trizonatus 166

— undatus 46, 170

— unicolor 113

— unifasciatus 159
■ — nstulatus 160

EKOTYLUS

— variabilis 56

— variaus 154

— variogatus 153

— ricinus 163

— vigintiguttatus 135

— vigi}itipunctatus 135
- — viuculatuH 150

— Voeti 152

— zebra 167
EUPHANISTES 107

~ hydr()pliiloidc!s 107

— vusoJampoides 173
EUEYCAEDIUS 148

— concolor 148
FATUA 6

— Bowringii 7

— crassa 7
— • Lambii 6

— - lougicornis 6

— nigripenuis 6

— Sealyi 6

GALLERUGA

— guadeloupensis 137
GONIOLANGUEIA 19

— latipes 19

— Keicbii 19
Habropactylus 127
HELOTA 186

— gemmata 186

— Gueriuii 186

— Mellii 186

— Servillei 186

— Vigorsii 186
HELOTIDES 186
HISTANOCERUS 42

■ — pubesceus 42
HOMCEOTELUS 183

— albidipeunis 186

— apicicornis 184

— confnsu.s 183

— crocicollis 186

— distingueudus 184

— d'Orbignyi 183

— Duponcbelii 183
— • gemellatus 185

— bepatieus 184

— Jausoui 185

— mexicauus 185

— octomaculatus 184

— Orbiguyanus 183

— pallidiis 184

— prioteloides 185

— rugosns 185

— signaticolHs 186

— spinifer 185

— termiualis 184

— testaceus 183
— • umbonatus 183

— vitiosus 184

HOPLASPIS 42

— conicicoruis 42

— bimeincornis 42

Iphiclus 133
IPS abhreviata 37

— bipustulata 20

— fascial a 39

— grand is 40

— humeral is 21

— quadriniacuJata 20

— i^anquinicollis 22
ISCHYEUS 50

— aguatus 50

— aniccnus 59

— aiigularis 54

— angustaius 47

— auriculatus 57

— Babiffi 52

— bellicosus 48

— blandus 58

— Bogotas 54

— Boucardi 53

— catenulatus 48

— circumscriptus 49

— coccineipennis 98

— collatinus 57

— coluntbiamis 47

— consimilis 53

— cyanopterus 58

— decempunctatus 49

— discipennis 49

— distingueudus 57

— Duponti 50

— elegautubis 50

— extricatus 51

— faseiato-dentatns 46

— femoralis 54

— flavitarsis 56

— frateruus 52

— frontalis 50

— fulvitarsis 56

- — grant lit istes 49

— grapbicus 51

— gratiosus 55

— hieroglypMcus 59

— impressopuuetatus 50
— ■ incertus 55

— insignis 58

— insoleus 53

— interruptus 51

— intersectus 136

— Jurinei 46

— Knochii 49

— bttus 55

— lepidus 89

— lincatiis 49

— macularis 54

— viacidiventris 55

— mclanogaster 58

— melanopus 58

192

INDEX.

ISCHYRUS

— vu'xicami>i 47

— modestus 56

— nigrans 51

— nigroliiiGatus 56

— uitidior 5

— nobilis 53

— ohJongus 46

— palliatus 55

— pallidior 52

— patruelis 55

— perizonatus 49

— proximus 54

— quadripunctatus 50

— sanguinolentus 48

— scaphinotus 47
- — scriptus 55

— sedeclmguUatus 64

— semipunctatus 48

— semitinctus 49

— Sbeppardi 52

— sicarius 49

— similior 56

— subcylindricus 52

— tarsalis 57

— tetraspilotus 51

— tripunctatus 51

— variabilis 56

— velatus 55

— venustus 58

— vespertilio 50

— vittatus 51

— zonalis 49

LANGURIA 7

— ^oloides 13

— africana 7

— angularis 2

— angiistata 9

— apicaUs 8

— atriceps 13

— barbara 11

— basalts 18

— bicolor 8

— hicolor 10

— bifasciata 15

— Cambodioe 12

— cbalybeipennis 15

— coarctata 11

— coeruleipennis 15

— collaris 10, 15

— coiivexicollis 9

— conv^.ricolUs 14

— cuneiformis 13

— cyauea 14

— cyanipeiinis 8

— dimidiata 7

— discoidea 9

— femoralis 10
. — filiformis 15

— flava 14

LANGURIA

— forinosa 8

— fulvipes 15

— GiloL-B 10

— gracilis 10

— illffitabilis 8

— hwDiata 10

— Jansoni 14

— beta 9

— latipi\s 19

— LatrelUei 10

— Lecontei 9

— Lewisii 13

— lineata 16

— longlcornis 6

— menadensis 11

— Menetriesii 15
■ — minima 15

— morio 16

— Mozardi 8

— nepalensis 14

— nigriccps 10

— nigrina 15

— nigripennis 6

— nigripes 13

— nigritarsis 14
— - nigriventris 15

— nigrocyanea 11

— nitidior 12

— ohscura 10

— papuensis 10

— parvula 16

— pectoralis 14
— - potatoria 15

— prffitermissa 14
■ — prasusta 13

— promoutorii 7

— propinqua 12

— pulclieUa 8

— pulchra 9

— pancticoUis 8

— pijramidata 2

— ruficeps 14

— rufipes 10

— rufiventris 9

— rufopartita 7

— rufotestacea 14

— sanguinicollis 9

— scapiduris 16

— scutellata 12

— sellata 9

— semiflava 7

— splcnHlens 2

— tsedata 9

— tarsata 12

— testacea 16

— thoraclca 8

— trifasciata 9

— tripunctata 2

— Uhleril 9

— unicolor 13

LANGURIA

— ventralis 16

— verticalls 16

— Waterliousii 14
LANGURIDES 1
LANGURIOSOMA 3

— Brookii 3

— cardiopboroides 3

— cyanipeiinis 3

— Muhoti 3
LANGURITES 16

— ivfuscatus 16

— lineata 16
~ ventralis 16

— verticalis 16

— vittatus 16

— vitticolUs 16
LYBAS 95

— amoenus 59

— axillaris 97

— bicolor 95

— calidus 96

— carbimculus 97

— cblamydopliorus 90
■ — coccineus 82

— corallinus 97

— cruentatus 98

— faba 96

— ferrugineus 95
— ■ grauatus 96

— lucidus 98

— melanocorynus 98

— mycetopliilus 97
— ■ normalis 96

— piilicarius 97

— rufinus 96

— seminulus 97

— tlioracicus 96

MACROMELEA 6

— ■ lonqicornis 6
MEGALODACNE 39

— Audouinii 40

— Batesii 40

— cliinensis 41

— elongatula 41

— fasciata 39

— grandis 40

— beros 40

— luteoguttata 41

— quadriguttata 40

— simillima 41

— spousa 40

— tortuosa 40

— Ulkei 41

MEGArHOTUS 120

MEGISCHYRUS 46

— angustatus 47

— bellicosus 48

— Bogota 48

— catenatus 48

INDEX.

Vj:i

MEGISCHYEUS

— catenulatus 48

— Clievrolatii 47

— circuiiiscri])tus 4U

— columLiauus 47

— counexus 47

— decempuuctatu« 49

— discipeunis 41)

— Guatemal;^ 48

— Juriiiei 40

— Knocbii 49

— lineatus 49

— liiieolatus 49

— mesomelas 47

— mexicaiins 47

— Nicaragua 47

— sanguinoleiitus 48

— scapliiiiotns 47

— semipuiictatus 48

— semitinctus 49

— sicarius 49

— undatus 46

— zoiialis 49
MICEENCAUSTES 102

— cariiifex 103

— DeLaauii (see Corrlqcn-

ill)

— litiirata 103

— luuulata 102
MICEEROTYLUS 105

— dubitabilis KJO

— fuuerellus 165

— Gronovii 165

— liesitaus 165

— beterogrammns 165

— hmubitus 165
MoRPnoiDES 139

— nebulosus 128

— vielaiKipus 58
MYCOLYJUS 97

— coccineipeimis 98

— crneutatns 98

— Ega) 98

— lucidus 98

— melanocoryniTs 98
MYCOPHTHOEUS 94

— mebiuoceras 95

— pauperculus 95
MYCOTliETUS 61

— adaboides 72
— • aestuans 65

— ambulator 81

— apicabs 72

— arcuatus 61

— argus 63

— baltealus 69

— basabs 62

— bisseptemgnttatiis 65

— bistrigatus 80

— brasibauns 66

— cbilensis 78

c. ir.

MYCOTEETUS

— Cboutalesi 70

— c}in/.':<<>)ncli)U(s 111

— cinctebus 71

— cinctiger 62

— elytebigcu- 76

— coecineus 82

— ccL'lestiinis 63

— coguatuK 74

— conjuDctus 64

— corani})onnis 72

— C'ordigor 7'J

— coronatns 74

— crucigev 76

— c.yano})terns 71

— decoratus 66

— decorus 66

— Deyrobii 75

— difiicibs 73

— dimidiatus 68

— dissimubator 83
- — distigma 81

■ — dorsofasciatiis 68

— dorsoiiotatus 77

— dubins 73

— duodcciinifuttatus GL

— dnrins 77

— dytiscoide.s 73

— Ega3 66

— episcapboidei? 80

— episcopabs 77

— erytbroceras 81

— faUax 77

— fascicJatus 76
— ■ fill u rat Uii 62

— flavomargiuatus 68

— floriger 80

— fiilviceps 71

— fulvilabris 71

— fuscitarsis 72

— gemmuba 72

— gentilis 72

— Godarti 74

— graniformis 77

— grapboderus 74

— GuatemabiD 65

— bepaticiis 81

— bibiris 65

— bumerabs 81

— biimiUs 81

— ibnstris 64

— intermedins 73

— jocosus 67

— lacertosus 70

— L^viventri-8 78

— leopardnii 75

— lepidus 70

— leprosus 63

— Lesueiiri 79

— bmbatus 82

— lijsomoides 79

MYCOTEETUS

— luteii)os 81

— macuhitus 62

— macalosus 73

— magus 80

— margiuicobis 62

— melauopbtbabiius 72

— inclanojitorus 63

• — luebuiostictus 74

— niiniatus 73

— minutus 79
— • misebus 71

— mutaliibs 62

! — myeetopbagoides 81
I — mycetopJiibiides 82

— niiirocinctiis 75

j — uigro})unctatus 74

— iiigroterminatus 72

— nigrotiuctus 78

— uigrovittis 61

— nitesceiis 69

— nugator 69

— ocebatus 65

— opalescens ijS

— oruatus 73

— - pabnipbibis 63

— parabelus 77

— partitus 70

— pebaseusis 63

— pecari 64

— Peru;e 70

— polyopbtlialmus 65

— j^osticus 74

— psittaeus 64

— psyboboroides 67

— pulcbebus 70

— pulcber 83

— pulchra 83

— 2)nUcarli{s 72

— puncticeps 78

— pusilbis 80

— pygma?us 79

— quadri)ius 79

— quadripunctatus 74

— quatuordecimguttatus

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— rastratus 69

— reticulatus 67

— rliodosomus 68
-— rufibibris 82

— sanguineus 80

— sanguinipenuis 83

— sauguinosus 82

— SaHau 76

— sannio 65

— Savignyi 79

— scahiris 64

— scitubis 78

— sedecirnguttatus 64

— separandus 66

— sericeoiiitens 69

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INDEX.

MYCOTEETUS

— sexoculatus 63

— signatellus 67

— silaceiis 80

— siiigularis 75

— sobriniis 80

— sticticollis 70

— succiuctus 76

— terminalis 73

— tesserarius 82

— tigratus 75

— tigrinus 75

— trabeatus 75

— tricolor 68

— triplacoides 71

— vilis 70

— xanthomelas S2

— xaiUhosomus 63

NEOXESTUS 100

— cbilensis 100

OMOIOTELUS 182

— apicicornis 184

— crocicoUis 186

— (VOrhUjnyi 183

— DuponchcUi 183

— eviarfi hiatus 181

— getui'llatus 185

— viarg wains 182

— naincularis 183

— octomaeiihitus 18-4

— Orlihpnjanus 183

— pallidus 181

— signatlcoUis 186

— spinifer 185

— SpinolfB 177

— testacens 183

— trimaculatus 183

— innhonatits 183
OOCYANUS 57

— tarsatus 57

— violaccns 57
OoGASTER 137

ORTHOLANGUEIA 19

— Batesii 19

— con color 20
OXYLANGUKIA 4

— acutipennis 5

PACHYLANGLTJA 1

— collaris 1

— mctasternalis 2

— Paivffi 1
PALiEOLYBAS 98

— androa; 99

— coccinelloides 99

— liunjeralis 99

— nigripennis 99
PANTIIEROPUS 29

— PfdO'erl 29

PENTELANGUPJA 4

■ — elateroides 4

— notopedalis 4
PEEITHONIUS 173

— niisolampoides 173
PHEICOBACIS 181

— ardiius 181

— Batesii 182

— Hopii 181

— marginatns 182

— navicularis 183

— pulcher 182

— Eatzeburgii 182

— rufolimbatus 182
PLAGIOPISTHEN 30

— paradoxus 30
PEIOTELUS 174

— ai3iatus 176

— calceatus 177

— debilis 176

— Dejeani 171
— ■ detralieus 175

— difficilis 177

— equestris 177

— feinoralis 177

— festivus 179

— babrodactyloides 178

— iguobilis 176

— irroratus 178

— jucundus 177

— limbatus 177

— lineatulus 179

— lividiis 177

— macasensis 175

— minor 178

— nitidior 178

— obsoletus 176

— octomaculatus 174

— orpbauus 175

— ovatus 178

— rugitliorax 179

— sexmaculatus 175

— Spinolffi 177

— stellio 176

— tigrinipenuis 175

— transversofasciatus 11

— trimcatus 176
PSELAPHACUS 42

— amazonicus 45

— approximatns 40

— confusus 44

— contaminatus 43

— curvipes 44

— deutatus 45

— distortus 44

— ducalis 43

— giganteus 43

— (jracUipes 44

— llopel 43

— macnlatus 43

— macaudrinns 45

PSELAPHACUS

— malayanns 101

— Nicaraguse 46

— nigropictns 44

— nigropunctatus 42

— poecilosomiis 43

— punctatostriatus 44

— puncticollis 45

— qninquenotatus 43

— rubricatus 46

— semiclatbratus 45

— signatlpennis 45

— signatus 45

— sparsus 43

— transversalis 43

— trifaseiatus 44

— vitticollis 45
PSEUDODACNE 22

— admirabilis 22

EHYNCHOTHONIUS 174

— albidoguttatus 174

Saccomorphus 137
SCAPHIDOMOEPHUS 169

— barytopoides 173
— • bita3niatus 170

— Boscii 169

— chama?leo 172

— crahronoidcs 170

— diffinis 173

— disputabilis 172

— duplicatus 173

— Duponchelii 170

— Herbstii 170

— impluviatus 169

— niaculiforus 172

— notatus 169

— obliteratus 173

— opalizans 172

— partitus 172

— 2)rccustiis 170

— pustuliforus 172

— quinquepunctatns 169

— undatus 170

— varicollis 173

— xanthomelas 170

— zigcena 170
SILPilA

— (cnea 87

— collaris 90

— glabra 22

— no tat a 20

— russlca 88
SPHENOXUS 148

— Germari 148
SPONDOTEIPLAX 93

— cerameusis 94

— cyanecula 94

— endomychoidcs 94
Steunolobus 132

INDEX.

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STRONGYLOSOMUS 111

— alutaceus 113

— capitatus 112

— carmiueus 111

— cocciuelloides 112

— diebrous 113

— Emys 112

— foveicoUis 113

— frenatus 112

— melanopus 111

— nigripes 111

— peruviaiuis 112

— rotuudatus 112

— rugosns 113

— uuicolor 113

TAPINOTARSUS 179

— brachymeroidos 180

— Kirscbii 180

— maculatus 179

— multiuotatus 17<)
TERETILANGUEIA 18

— basalis 18

— Kirscbii 18

— PanamoD 18
TETEALANGURIA 2

— angiilaris 2

— eboDgata 2

— pyramidata 2

— spleudens 2

— splendida 2

— tripunctata 2
TETRATHALLI8 27

— carmiuea 27
THALLIS 22

— bifasciata 23

— compta 23

— Ericbsoni 24

— bumeralis 26

— iudica 25

— iusueta 25

— jautbiua 23

— mycetocbavoidcs 20

— nigroasnea 23

— poHta 24

— rubicuuda 26

— vinuba 23

— Walbicii 24

— xantbosticta 25
THALLISELLA 26

— Malasia^ 27

— peruviaua 27
THONIUS 105

— Buckleyi 106

— flavipcunis 106

— flexuososiguatus 106

— macubatus 105

— nebrioides 106

— pavouinus 105

— substriatus 106

— uuicolor 106

TRAPEZIDERA 17

— a?uea 17

— audigrada 18

— aiigusticollis 17

— brunneiventris 18

— l)ni]auipes 17

— cbalcca 17

— dibvticollis 18

— longicollis 17
^ porrecta 18

— proloiigata 17
TRIPLACINI 42
TRIPLATOMA 29

— atteuuata 29

— bizouata 30

— coeca 30

— Macloayi29

— picta 29

— pubescens 30
■ — ■ Slu'ppardi 28

— sexiiotata 29

— varictjdta 29
TRIPLAX 87

— ;enea 87

— (Digiistata 34

— an tic a 88

— apicata 91

— atrivcntrls 84

— aulicti 84

— hi col or 89

— californica 88

— capistrata 90

— clavata 89

— cocciuea 91

— collaris 90

— conti)iis 90

— cruciata 34

— crueutipenuis 91

— cyanesceuH 87

— cyanipeuiiis 92

— dentata 45

— elongata 89

— festiva 88

— flavicollis 90

— frontalis 88

— qlgantea 43

— Goudoti 90

— Gi/UenhaJu 89

— bannatosoma 91
— ■ indica 91

— japonica 90

— Lacordairii 88

— lepida 89

— lugubris 92

— macra 88

— Marseuli 87

— mclanoce})bala 87

— mclanocepliala 87, 92

— melanoptera 89

— Menetriesi 92

— Motscbulskii 92

TRIPLAX

— nujriceps 87

— nigripennis 92

— nigripes 92

— omogera 90

— paralU'la 35

— pauxilla 90

— (piadriniaculata 92

— ([uadrimacnidtd 34

— qu(idri-})H>ili(lata 34

— j-Jioinhoidcs 105

— rid)icunda 26

— riijlccps 84

— ruftcoUis 88

— rutipes 89

— rns.sica 88

— sanguinoa 92

— scutellaris 89

— sibirica 90

— taniata 84

— tboracica 89

— unifasciata 92

— vioJacea 105

— vittata 35, GO, 84
TrjTOMA 83

— a^fflnis 85

— anfinlata 84

— basale 83

— hasalis 84

— hi (jut tat a 84

— hip\ii<tid<ita 83

— hrunnca 85

— cincta 83

— erythroccphala 84

— fiavipes 85

— humeral e 84

— limb at a 82

— Uvida 85

— melanocephala 87

— prccposita 60

— pulchrum 83

— rufifrons 21

— rvfilabris 82

— rufipes 89

— sanguinipcnnis 83

— uuicolor 85
TRITOMIDEA 92

— basalis 93

— cbrysospila 93

— nigrocruciata 93

— oblonga 93

— trauslucida 92
TROGOSITA

— august at a 9

— hicolor 8

— elouqata 2
TYPOCEPHALUS 147

— cruciatns 148

— dimidiatus 147

— interpunctatns 148

— vespoides 148

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ZONARIUS

ZONARIUS

— fuugicola 100

— dlgcoideiis 168

— peregrinus 166

— tliroscoides 99

— erythrogonus 167

— quadrifasciatus 167

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— fractus 168

— Reichei 158

ZONARIUS 166

— Guatemala? 167

— rugipunctatus 168

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— Brcmei 127

— hyLridns 167

— trizouatus 166

— Buckleyi 169

— indicus 166

— Wcstwoodii 126

•,

— cacicus 160

— Jaiisoiii 167

— .vdtithoinelas 166

— ductus 168

— militaris 166

— zebra 167

— couvexiusculus 168

— nigrota^niatus 167

ZYTHONL\ 42

— convexus 168

— iiigrotil)ialis 166

— falva 42

FINIS.

CAMBRIDGE : PRINTED BY C. J, CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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