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punctured, shining. FElytra longer than the thorax, sparingly punctate, hind margin 
but little sinuate. Hind body quite sparingly punctate, the basal transverse depressions 
not punctate, the four basal segments red; fifth and sixth black, hind margin of the 
latter and the seventh segment yellow ; these segments without granulation, the hind 
margin of the seventh rounded. 
Five specimens have been found on Totonicapam; they exhibit a slight infuscation 
of variable definiteness at the side of each wing-case and about the scutellum. The 
three individuals from Capetillo form a variety of rather smaller size, and with the 
head and antenne rather more dilute in colour. 
7. Phieopora furcata.. 
Depressa, parallela, parce punctata et pubescens, sat nitida, nigra, antennis, palpis pedibusque testaceis, elytris 
picescentibus ; prothorace quadrato, basi vix perspicue impressa. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. Guatemana, San Gerdnimo (Champion). 
Antenne short and rather stout, a good deal thickened outwardly ; third joint small, 
being much shorter than the second, fourth to tenth each rather strongly transverse. 
Head short and broad, as broad as the thorax, hind angles but little rounded; neck 
moderately broad, the surface very sparingly punctate. Thorax nearly square, except 
that the front is a little rounded, and the sides very slightly narrowed behind, the 
surface very sparingly punctate and finely pubescent. Elytra much longer than the 
thorax, sparingly and finely punctate, picescent, or piceous black in colour. Hind body 
only very finely and sparingly punctate, the basal transverse impressions without 
punctuation. 
The species is remarkable by the structure of the seventh dorsal plate of the hind 
body, which is prolonged on each side into a stout elongate spine. A series of eighteen 
examples has been found; the variation shown by them is but slight, and is chiefly 
seen in the coloration of the elytra, which are of a pitchy colour, but in some cases 
darker than in others. 
8. Phleopora crassula. | 
Minus depressa, dense punctata, subtiliter pubescens, opaca, nigra, elytrorum margine posteriore rufo, anten- 
narum basi, palpis pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace transversim subquadrato, basi haud impressa. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. Guatema.a, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
Antenne short, stout; third joint a little shorter than second; joints four to ten 
strongly transverse. Head small, much narrower than the thorax, densely punctate, 
dull. ‘Thorax as broad as the elytra, straight at the sides, not narrowed behind, not 
quite so long as broad, more rounded at the base than in front, transversely rather 
convex, densely, finely, and evenly punctate, without any trace of basal impression. 
