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3. Cyparium terminale, sp. n. (Tab. IV. fig. 9.) 
Breve, latum, convexum, glabrum, nitidum, elytris striatim punctatis, totum nigrum, vel nigrum humeris 
atque fascia transversa prope apices elytrorum flavis; capite nigro, brevi, lato; oculis modicis, sat promi- 
nentibus ; pronoto nigro, angulis anterioribus seepe plus minusve flavis, sat parvo, transverso, valde convexo, 
minute et remotissime punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, punctorum ordine basali nullo, lateribus margi- 
natis et valde rotundatis, margine basali leviter sinuata et scutellum versus leviter producta, angulis rectis ; 
elytris nigris, macula humerali atque fascia transversa prope apices flavis seepe notatis, subquadratis, quam 
caput atque pronotum parum latioribus, sesqui-longioribus, prope humeros latissimis, punctorum ordine 
humerali nullo, striis remotis, postice convergentibus, distincte punctatis, stria suturali profunde punctata, 
lateribus marginatis et leviter rotundatis, apicibus latis, fere rectis; abdomine nigro, brevi et acuminato ; 
pedibus sat brevibus, plerumque flavis, femoribus obscuratis; antennis brevibus, flavis, clavis brevibus, 
nigris. Long. corp. 3°25 millim.; lat. 2 millim. 
Body short, broad, convex, smooth and shining, with the elytra punctured in striae, either entirely black, or 
black with the shoulders of the elytra, and a transverse fascia near their apex, yellow. Head black, short 
and broad ; eyes moderate, rather prominent ; antenne short, yellow, with the club black. Thoraa black, 
with the anterior angles sometimes flavescent, rather small, transverse, very convex, minutely and very 
remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining; basal row of punctures obsolete; sides mar- 
gined and much rounded; basal margin faintly sinuated, and slightly produced towards the scutellum, with 
the angles rectangular. Scutellum small, triangular. lytra black, with the shoulders and a transverse 
fascia near the apex yellow, or entirely black; subquadrate, rather broader and one half longer than the 
head and thorax, widest near the shoulders, without the humeral row of punctures, distinctly punctured 
in remote strive: converging towards the apex ; sutural stria deeply punctured ; sides margined and slightly 
rounded ; extremities broad and nearly straight. Abdomen black, short, and acuminated. Legs rather 
short; generally yellow, with the femora dusky. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sailé), Jalapa (Hoge); GuatemaLa, Zapote, Capetillo, San 
Juan in Vera Paz (Champion); Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
This species is distinguished by its short, broad form, the striate punctuation of the 
elytra, and the short legs and antenne. It is variable in colour and sometimes has the 
sides of the thorax, as well as the shoulders and a transverse fascia near the apex of 
the elytra, yellow; rarely it is entirely black. 
4. Cyparium championi, sp. n. (Tab. IV. fig. 11.) 
Rotunde ovatum, convexum, glaberrimum, nitidissimum, flavum, maculis magnis, nigris, ordinibus transversis 
ornatum ; capite lato, flavo, postice obscurato; oculis magnis, prominentibus; pronoto sat brevi, ad basin 
latissimo, impunctato, nitidissimo, alutaceo, punctorum ordine basali nullo, flavo, macula magna nigra 
reniformi in disco utrinque ornato, lateribus vix rotundatis, marginatis, margine basali scutellum versus 
valde producta, angulis fere rectis; elytris subquadratis, quam caput atque pronotum vix latioribus, sesqui- 
longioribus, prope humeros latissimis, punctis modicis striis remotis distincte dispositis impressis, interstitiis 
alutaceis, apices versus magis confertim punctatis, punctorum ordine humerali nullo, flavis macula parva 
ad angulum humeralem, alia ante mediam suturam, macula magna transversa reniformi ad basin, alia ad 
medium, atque alia ad apicem elytri utriusque ornatis, stria suturali profunde punctata, lateribus margi- 
natis, leviter rotundatis, apicibus latis, modice rotundatis; abdomine longo, flavo, segmentorum basibus 
anguste nigris; pedibus sat brevibus, flavis; antennis brevibus, flavis, clavis nigris. Long. corp. 3 millim. ; 
lat. 3 millim. 
Body roundly ovate, convex, very smooth and shining, yellow, ornamented with large black spots in transverse 
rows. Head broad, yellow, dusky at the base; eyes large and prominent; antenne short, yellow, with 
the club black. Zhorax rather short, widest at the base, impunctate, alutaceous and very shining, with 
no basal row of punctures; yellow, with a large reniform black spot on each side of the disc; sides mar- 
