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LOXANDKUS— ADEIMUS. 



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and south. It occurs in the temperate as well as tropical zones ; and a few species 

 known from Australia and Celebes. 







l. Loxandrus tetrastigma. (Tab. IV. fig. 13.) 







Loxandrus tetrastigma, Bates, Ent. M. Mag. viii. 1871, p. 131 \ 



Hab. Guatemala, Z&ipote (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). — South America, 







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2. Loxandrus unistigma. 



Parvus, nitidus, leviter iridescens, elytrorum sutura prope apicem macula communi ovali margineque apicali 

 fulvis ; antennis rufo-fuscis, articulis 3 basalibus, palpis et pedibus fulvo-testaceis, foveis frontalibus 

 brevibus subrotundatis ; thorace subquadrato, lateribus modice arcuatis, antice citius quani postice 

 angustato, angulis anticis defiexis obtusis, posticis obtusis sed breviter denticulatis, supra lsevi, lineis vix 

 impressis, fovea utrinque lineari acute insculpta excepta ; elytris argute striatis, striis usque ultra medium 

 punctulatis, interstitiis planatis ; macula suturalis variat, interstitia utrinque 3, 2 vel 1 tegens. 











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Hab. Guatemala, Paso Antonio (Champion). 





Differs from other species of Loxandrus having a similar tawny sutural spot by 



the smaller and narrower thorax, the anterior angles of which are so much deflexed 



The lateral margin of the thorax is not 



that they are not visible from above. 





panded or in 



least sinuated towards the hind 



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rounded if it were not for a slight projection of the rim ; the latter is continued along 

 the base for some distance on each side. 



3. Loxandrus infimus. 



Angustus, niger, antennis et pedibus piceis, illis basi palpisque rufescentibus ; foveis frontalibus parvis subrotun- 

 datis; thorace paullo elongato, postice modice angustato, antice leviter rotundato-dilatato, angulis anticis 

 defiexis obtusis, posticis acutis, margine ante angulum paullulum sinuato, supra sulculo anteriore acute 

 insculpto tenui prope marginem sito, basi grosse sparsim punctato, fovea utrinque lata profunda ; elytris 

 punctato-striatis (punctis versus apicem minus conspicuis), interstitiis planatis. 







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Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Salle)-, Guatemala, Cubilguitz (Champion). 

 The present species has a great general resemblance to Argutor strenuus. 



ADRIMUS 



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Five species only of this very distinct genus have hitherto been recorded, all from 







the Amazons. 





l. Adrimus olivaceus. 



(Tab. IV. fig. 14.) 



A. crepero proxime affinis ; differt thoracis angulis posticis extantibus elytrisque profundius striatis. Anchomeno 

 (Agono) vicluo similis, parum convexus, olivaceo-seneus, nitidus ; antennis, palpis pedibusque piceo-rufis ; 

 tarsis, palpis apice antennisque basi pallidioribus ; thorace antice rotundato- angustato, postice subrecte 









































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