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ADEPHAGA. 



Eighteen species of this division of the old genus Scarites are known, found chiefly 

 in Tropical and Subtropical South America, the minority occurring in the warmer 

 parts of Africa and in Southern Asia. The following is the only species yet known 

 from Central America. Of the allied genera Tceniolobus and Glyptogrus, Bates (=Holc 

 gaster and Glyptog aster, Chaud.), which are still richer in Tropical South-American 

 species, none has yet been recorded from the regions northward of Panama. 







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1. Distichus septentrionalis. 



D. triviali et lacordairei affinis, sed differt epistomate quadridenticulato. Niger, nitidus, antennis, palpis et 

 pedibus rufo-piceis ; mandibulis elongatis medio intus subito angustatis, supra (praecipue basi) fortiter 

 bicarinatis, inter carinas laevibus ; epistomate 4-denticulato ; sulcis frontalibus latis parce strigulatis, 

 verticis lateribus punctulatis ; oculis cum orbitis posterioribus modice extantibus ; tliorace brevi, postice 

 fere ut in D. lacordairei rotundato, denticulo utrinque parvo ad angulum ; elytris subconvexis, quam in 

 D. gagatino latioribus, modice striatis interstitiis leviter convexis, tertio quadripunctato ; tibiis interme- 

 dins extus unispinosis ; segmento anali medio baud punctato ; mento leviter ruguloso, paragenis basi latis, 

 planis, lsevibus, extus recte carinatis, intus medio angulatis sed haud dentatis. 



Long. 6J lin. 



Eab. Nicakagua, Chontales {Belt). 



SCARITES. 



Scarites, Fabr. Syst. El. i. p. 123; Chaudoir, Monogr. d. Scaritides, p. 63 (1880). 



Similar in range to the p 



mor 



Old 



World 





the New. About eighty species are known, only one of which seems 



the Central- Amer 



region. 



1. Scarites texanus. 



Scarites texanus, Chaudoir, Monogr. d. Scaritides, p. 94 l . 



Eab. Noeth Ameeica, Texas 1 . — Mexico, Yucatan x \, Vera Cruz {Edge). 

 Taken in large numbers by Mr. Hoge, but apparently not met with by M. Salle 





CAMPTODONTUS. 



Camptodontus, Dej. Spec. Gen. ii. p. 476. 



A genus peculiar to the New World. With the exception of 

 La Plata and the following all the 



species from 



the tropical zone of South Amer 



described species (thirteen in number) 



from 





1. Camptodontus isthmius. 



C. cayennensi differt statura minore, capite sparsim grosse punctato etc. Niger, palpis, antennis et tarsis fulvo- 

 testaceis ; capite ante oculos rotundato, margine incrassato curvato, post oculos orbitu brevi valde pro- 

 minulo subconico, fronte grosse irregulariter punctato ; thorace postice versus angulos baud angustato, 













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