TOXIDIUM. 179 
L.c. 150mm. Narrowly ovate, very shining, almost impunctate, deep black ; legs 
rufo-piceous ; antennz short, moniliform, rufescent . . . . . ee 6 6 Ovatum. 
L.c. 1:°25mm. Short, oval, nearly smooth, black; legs and antennz short, piceous parvum. 
1. Toxidium bifasciatum, sp. n. (Tab. IV. fig. 14.) 
Compressum, elongatum, arcuate convexum, nitidissimum, fere impunctatum, nigrum, fasciis duabus kermesinis 
in elytris indistincte ornatum; capite sat magno, piceo; oculis modicis, haud prominentibus ; pronoto sat 
longo, ad basin latissimo, punctis minutis indistincte et remotissime notato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, 
lateribus leviter marginatis et vix rotundatis, margine basali haud sinuata, scutellum versus producta, 
angulis acutis; elytris quam caput atque pronotum haud latioribus, plus quam sesqui-longioribus, ad 
humeros latissimis, superficie ineequali, vix punctata, nigris fascia angusta, kermesina, prope humeros, 
atque altera simili prope apices indistincte ornatis, stria suturali leviter impressa, lateribus marginatis, 
leviter rotundatis, apicibus angustatis, abrupte truncatis ; abdomine parum exserto, nigro ; pedibus longis, 
tufis ; antennis longis, rufescentibus. Long. corp. 2°40 millim.; lat. 1 millim. 
Body compressed, elongate, arcuately convex, very shining, almost impunctate; black, ornamented with two 
narrow, indistinct, crimson fascie on the elytra. Head rather large, piceous; eyes moderate, not pro- 
minent; antenne long, rufescent. Thorax rather long, widest at the base, minutely, indistinctly, and 
very remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining; sides slightly margined and faintly 
rounded ; basal margin not sinuated, produced towards the scutellum, with the angles acute. Scutellum 
minute, triangular, partly uncovered. lytra more than one half longer but not broader than the head 
and thorax, widest at the shoulders, with the surface uneven, but scarcely punctured; black, with a 
narrow crimson fascia near the shoulders, and another near the apex, both rather indistinct; sutural 
stria faint ; sides margined, scarcely rounded; extremities narrow, abruptly truncate. Abdomen black, 
not much exserted. Legs long, red. Underparts piceous, with the edges of the ventral segments. 
rufescent. 
Hab. GuatemMaua, Capetillo, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
Differs from our other species in its larger size, fasciated elytra, and longer an- 
tenne. 
2. Toxidium punctatum, sp. n. 
Elongato-ovale, angustum, arcuate convexum, nitidissimum, elytris profunde punctatis, aterrimum ; capite 
modico, sat longo; oculis magnis, sat prominentibus ; pronoto modico, ad basin latissimo, minute, remote, 
sed distinctissime punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus sat late marginatis, margine basali leviter 
rotundata, scutellum versus leviter producta, angulis acutissimis; elytris longis, quam caput atque pro- 
notum plus quam sesqui-longioribus, vix latioribus, prope humeros latissimis, profunde et sat remote punc- 
tatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, stria suturali modica, lateribus marginatis, vix rotundatis, apicibus latis, 
fere rectis, ferrugineis; abdomine longo, rufo-piceo ; pedibus longis, rufis; antennis longis, rufescentibus. 
Long. corp. 2 millim. ; lat. 0-90 millim. 
Body elongate oval, narrow, compressed, arcuately convex, very shining, with the elytra deeply punctured, 
deep black. Head moderate, rather long; eyes large and rather prominent; antenne long, rufescent. 
Thorax moderate, widest at the base, minutely, remotely, but very distinctly punctured, with the inter- 
stices smooth and shining ; sides rather strongly margined ; basal margin faintly rounded, slightly pro- 
duced towards the scutellum, with the angles very acute. Scutellwm moderate, obtusely triangular, partly 
exposed. lytra long, more than one half longer but scarcely broader than the head and thorax, widest 
near the shoulders, deeply and rather remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining; 
sutural stria moderate; sides margined, but scarcely rounded ; extremities broad, nearly straight, ferru- 
ginous. Abdomen long, rufo-piceous. Legs long, red. Underparis black, the mouth and the apex of the 
venter rufo-piceous ; metasternum deeply punctured near the middle. 
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