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8. Cercyon pretextatus. 
Spheridium pretextatum, Say, Journ. Ac. Phil. v. p. 1901. 
Hab. Norra Amertcat.—Mexico (coll. Sharp); Guatmemata, Duefias, Capetillo, 
Panajachel 5000 feet, Paso Antonio 400 feet (Champion). 
9. Cercyon variegatus. (Tab. III. fig. 13.) 
Ovalis, convexus, nitidus, testaceus, pectore capiteque nigris, hoc vertice testaceo-maculato, prothoracis medio 
elytrorumque humeris nigro maculatis; capite thoraceque crebrius punctatis; elytris striatis, striis fere 
simplicibus, versus apicem profundioribus, interstitiis ad basin crebre punctatis, versus apicem fere 
leevigatis. 
Long. 14, lat. ? lin, 
Hab. Norru America (coll. Murray).—Mexico, Cordova (Sallé), Jalapa and Oaxaca 
(Hoge); GuateMaLa, Aceituno, San Gerdnimo, Cubilguitz, San Joaquin, El Tumbador 
2500 feet (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Greytown, Chontales (Janson). 
This is apparently the most abundant of the Central-American species of Cercyon ; 
it may be readily identified by its colour, and the fact that the strie of the elytra are 
simply impressed lines, almost without trace of punctuation. The mesosternal lamina 
is very slender and feebly punctate; the shining pentagon on the metasternum is also 
very feebly punctate; the prosternal carina is distinct, but not very strongly elevated. 
The colour varies somewhat, especially as to the extension of the dark colour on the 
thorax and the under surface. 
The record of the species as North-American is made on the authority of an individual 
from the collection of the late Andrew Murray, labelled “variegatus Deyr. n. sp., 
Am. bor.” 
10. Cercyon subsignatus. 
Ovalis, haud latus, convexus, nitidus, niger, prothorace ad latera flavescente; elytris sordide testaceis, ad 
humeros plus minusve evidenter fusco signatis ; antennarum basi, palpis pedibusque testaceis, vix infus- 
catis ; prothorace subtiliter punctato; elytris leviter striatis, striis punctatis, apicem versus haud profun- 
dioribus, interstitiis ad basin subtiliter punctatis; prosterno in medio alte carinato. 
Long. 1, lat. 3 lin. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, Quezaltenango 7800 feet, Guatemala city, Capetillo, Zapote, San 
Geronimo (Champion). 
Palpi yellow, very slightly infuscate. Head and thorax finely and rather closely 
punctate, very shining, the latter rather broadly yellow at the sides. Elytra of a 
sordid yellow or reddish-yellow colour, the shoulders generally dark, and the suture 
also more or less infuscate; they are finely striate, the strie are punctate and are 
effaced at the apex, but the punctures are distinctly continued to the extremity; the 
interstices are very finely, and at the extremity very sparingly, at the base more closely 
punctate. The prosternum has a strongly elevated carina along the middle; the 
mesosternal lamina is rather coarsely punctate; the metasternal pentagon is finely 
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