SCAPHIDIUM.—CYPARIUM. 165 
punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, punctorum ordine basali profunde impresso, lateribus marginatis, antice 
rotundatis, postice parum contractis, margine basali sinuata, scutellum versus producta, angulis sat productis, 
acutissimis ; elytris modicis, quam caput atque pronotum parum longioribus, vix latioribus, prope humeros 
latissimis, confertim sed indistincte punctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, punctorum ordine humerali’ 
profunde impresso, sutura apicibusque valde depressis, stria suturali profunda, lateribus late marginatis, 
leviter rotundatis, apicibus latis, leviter rotundatis; abdomine obtuso, indistincte punctato; pedibus sat 
robustis, elongatis, nigris; antennis sat parvis, rufescentibus, clavis obscurioribus, valde compressis. Long. 
corp. 5-5'50 millim.; lat. 2-50-3 millim. 
Body ovate, rather depressed, smooth and shining, indistinctly but rather closely punctured, entirely black. 
Head moderate ; eyes large and prominent ; antenne rather small, rufescent, the club compressed and dusky. 
Thorax rather long, widest at the base; closely but indistinctly punctured, with the interstices smooth 
and shining ; basal row of punctures very deep; sides margined, rounded in front, and slightly contracted 
near the base; basal margin sinuated, produced towards the scutellum, with the angles produced and very 
acute. Scutellum minute, triangular. Elytra moderate, rather longer but scarcely broader than the head 
and thorax, widest near the shoulders; closely but indistinctly punctured, with the interstices smooth and 
shining; humeral row of punctures very deep; suture and extremities much depressed ; sutural stria 
deep; sides broadly margined and slightly rounded; extremities broad and faintly rounded. Abdomen 
obtuse, indistinctly punctured. Legs long, rather robust, black. Underparts entirely black. 
Hab. Mexico, Cinco Sefiores, Cordova (Sallé), Jalapa (Hoége); GuatemaLa, Zapote, 
Purula, Teleman (Champion). 
Differs from other Central-American species in its large size and deep black colour, 
and also in sculpture. Numerous examples. 
CYPARIUM. 
Cyparium, Erichson, Naturg. Ins. Deutschl. iii. p. 3 nota (1846). 
Antenne 11-jointed, the basal joint not much incrassated, 4 rather shorter than the others, 7-11 forming a 
moderately incrassated, rather close club. Mawillary palpi 4-jointed—1 very small, 2 and 3 nearly 
equal, 4 much larger than the preceding, conical. Labial palpi 3-jointed—1 and 2 very short, transverse, 
with an erect seta near the apex of the latter, 3 much larger than either of the preceding, incurved and 
conical. Labrum large, with the sides very much dilated, circularly rounded, and broadly transparent. 
Mandibles very robust, bifid at the apex, and furnished with a small ciliated appendage below the apex. 
Mawille robust, bilobed, with the inner lobe broad, vertically flat, and armed at the apex with five strong, 
very sharp, and much incurved teeth. Mentum moderate, subquadrate, widest anteriorly. Labiwm 
moderate, subquadrate, slightly extending beyond the anterior margin of the mentum. Lingua very large, 
much dilated at the sides, and faintly emarginate in front; strengthened with a very strong medial costa 
on the inner side. Prosternum very small; episterna indistinct ; epimera rather large, subtriangular ; coxal 
cavities open in front and behind, extending into the mesosternum. Mesosternum moderate, carinated 
between the anterior coxe; ¢pisterna moderate, concealed by the thorax; epimera small, slightly visible 
in front. Metasternum rather large, excavated between the posterior coxz; episterna long and narrow ; 
epimera slightly produced in front beyond the episterna. Venter composed of six segments, with the basal 
segment much larger than the others. Legs moderate; tibie faintly curved and spinose ; tarsi 5-jointed, 
with the basal joint the longest. Coc: anterior prominent and contingent ; intermediate rather distant ; 
posterior moderately distant. 
This genus contains nine described species; three others are now added from Central 
America. 
