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MASOREUS.— PHLCEOTHERATES. 



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1. Masoreus piceolus. 



Masoreus (JEphnidius) piceolus, Chaudoir, Etude Monogr. des Masoreides, &c. p. 22 \ 







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2. Masoreus unicolor. 



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Masoreus {Macr acanthus) unicolor, Chaudoir, Etude Monogr. des Masoreides, &c. p. 28 l . 



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Hdb. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt, Janson). — South Ameeica, Amazons \ 







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STENOGNATHUS. 



Stenognathus, Chaudoir, Bull. Mosc. 1843, p. 421 ; Mem. s. 1. Thyreopterides et Coptoderides, 





p. 5. 



Eight species have been described of this genus, peculiar to Tropical America. It 

 clearly forms a connecting link between the Anchomenmse and the Coptoderinse, the 



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adherent paraglossse being almost its only distinguishing character. 







1. Stenognathus quadricollis. (Tab. VII. fig. 9.) 



Stenognathus quadricollis , Chaudoir, Mem. s. 1. des Thyreopt. et Copt. p. 7 l . 



Hob. Mexico \ Cordova, Playa Vicente, Cosamaloapam (Salle) ; Guatemala, Sinanja 

 (Champion) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



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The single example from Chiriqui differs somewhat from Mexican specimens in the 



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more narrowed 



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posteriorly. It seems to approach S. platypterus, Chaud. ; but Guatemala exampl 

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2. Stenognathus batesi. 



Stenognathus batesi, Chaudoir, Bull. Mosc. 1877, i. p. 198 \ 



Hab. Nicaeagua, Chontales x (Belt) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion) 









PHLCEOTHERATES 



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Three species of Phlceotherates are known, all Tropical American. According to the 

 itors of the ' Annales ' of the Belgian Entomological Society, the name Phlceotherates 



has the priority by a few weeks over that of Ferus 





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