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48. Philonthus extremus. 
Depressus, latior, nitidus, nigro-piceus ; antennis nigris ; capite quadrato, utrinque punctis paucis majoribus ; 
prothorace posterius angustato; elytris sat crebre et sat fortiter punctatis. 
Long. 7 millim. 
Hab. Guatemaa, San Geronimo (Champion). 
This is very closely allied to P. infimus, but is rather broader, and is readily distin- 
guished by the unicolorous hind body. 
Only a single, very immature, example has been found. 
49. Philonthus latecinctus. (Tab. XI. fig. 5.) 
Depressus, rufo-fulvus ; capite, antennis abdominisque cingulo lato nigris, antennarum basi rufescente, abdo- 
minis apice testaceo, stylis nigris; capite quadrato, utrinque punctis paucis majoribus ; prothorace poste- 
rius angustato ; elytris abdomineque crebre sat fortiter punctatis. 
Long. 7 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
Antenne with three basal joints red, the others dark ; second and third joints subequal 
in length, fifth to tenth transverse, but not strongly. Hind body with the two basal 
segments red, and the three following black, the hind margin of the sixth and the whole 
of the terminal segment yellow, the armature also yellow, but with the styles black. 
This species is again in most respects very similar to P. infimus, though so different in 
colour; the three examples found show no character by which the males can be 
certainly recognized. 
50. Philonthus lucilius. 
Depressus, rufus; capite abdominisque cingulo ante apicem nigris, antennis elytrisque fuscis, illis basi apiceque, 
his basi, rufis, abdomine testaceo; capite quadrato, utrinque punctis paucis majoribus; prothorace posterius 
angustato ; elytris abdomineque sat crebre et sat fortiter punctatis. 
Long. 7 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion). 
Very closely allied to P. latecinctus, but with several differences in the distribution 
of the colours. The antenne have the three basal and the apical joint red, the penul- 
timate joint being dusky red. The elytra are dusky red, with the base brighter red. 
The three basal segments of the hind body are reddish yellow, the next two black, the 
hind margin of the sixth segment yellow, as are also the whole of the terminal segment 
and the armature. 
Only one example has been met with. 
51. Philonthus figulus. 
Philonthus figulus, Er. Gen. et Spec. p. 464°. 
Philonthus amazonicus, Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1876, p. 165. 
