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marks, forming the remains, as it were, of a very irregular fascia; and there is another 
pale mark at the extremity; the fuscous colour of the wing-cases is not occasioned by 
irrorations, but is diffused. Beneath, the breast and ventral segments are yellow, but 
much clouded with black. The wing-cases, although shining, have a quite distinct 
though very fine reticulation. The male is quite without coxal file, and the front and 
middle tarsi are only very slightly incrassate; the apical ventral segment is neither 
sinuate nor truncate, but is provided towards the hind margin, except in the middle, 
with distinct elongate punctures. The female is unknown. 
The species, although not closely allied to any other, is best placed before L. bifas- 
ciatus, Chev. 
13. Laccophilus levipennis. 
Ovalis, haud latus, nitidus, politus, testaceus, elytris fuscis, fascia subbasali disintegrata, maculis gracilibus 
ultra medium apiceque testaceis; abdomine pectoreque infuscatis. 
Long. 12 lin. 
Hab. GuateMata, San Joaquin, Guatemala city, 5000 feet (Champion). 
This species is very closely allied to L. oscillator, the markings of the two being in 
fact almost exactly similar, but is smaller and narrower, and the elytra are polished and 
destitute of the fine reticulation seen in L. oscillator; the thorax, however, is minutely 
reticulate. I have seen only two individuals, in bad condition; they appear to be 
males, and to be distinguished by the same external characters as L. oscillator. 
14. Laccophilus duplex. 
Ovalis, parum elongatus et parum convexus, pernitidus, testaceus ; elytris fuscis, testaceo variegatis, fascia sub- 
basali flammulata conspicua. 
Long. 13-2, lat. 1-12 lin. 
Hab. Mexico, Oaxaca (Hége). 
This species belongs to the group without coxal file, and with the prosternal process 
not elongate; in L. duplex it is of moderate length. The subbasal fascia on the wing- 
cases is scarcely interrupted at the suture, and is nearly entire, although its outline 
behind is very irregular; there is an indistinct pale spot on the side about the middle; 
and the apex is pale. The male has the front and middle tarsi very little incrassate ; 
the terminal ventral segment is not truncate, and is scarcely sinuate on each side, but 
it is not quite so long as it is in the female; it bears on the apical portion numerous 
elongate punctures; and its surface is more impressed on the left side than it is on the 
right. The female has this segment entire; and it is punctate, as in the male, except 
that the punctures are considerably more obsolete ; the margin of the coxa close to the 
epipleura is longitudinally impressed. 
The species is extremely similar to the Brazilian L. fumatus (of which only the 
female is known); but the form is less elongate, and in the Brazilian species the 
