PHYLLOMA.—HOLOLEPTA. 183 
1. Phylloma corticale. 
Hister corticalis, Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. i. p. 91°. 
Hololepta corticalis, Payk. Monogr. Hist. p. 106, t. 9. fig. 2°. 
Phylloma corticale, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1853, p. 198, t. 5. fig. 1°. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé); Guaremata, Cubilguitz, Cahabon, and Lanquin in 
Vera Paz (Champion) ; Nicaracua, Chontales (Janson).—Guiana, Cayenne!?; BRaziL, 
Parad 3, Santa Catarina 3. | 
2. Phylloma plagigerum, sp.n. (Tab. IV. fig. 16.) 
Oblongo-ovatum, depressum, nigrum, nitidum; fronte plana, dente oculari; mandibulis longis; pronoto 
lateribus parce punctulato marginatoque; elytris margine inflexo, striis dorsalibus brevibus, appendicula 
nulla; propygidio bifoveolato, circum punctato; pygidio dense fortiterque punctato. Long. 9 millim. 
Hab. Guatremaua, Las Mercedes 3000 feet, Cerro Zunil 4000 feet (Champion). 
Two examples only. In facies this species resembles P. maragnoni, Mars., from the 
Amazons, with the type of which it has been compared. The absence of a third stria 
to the elytra and the more coarsely punctured pygidium will serve as characters to 
distinguish it. 
8. Phylloma facetum, sp.n. (Tab. IV. figg. 17, 17 a.) 
Ovale, breve, convexiusculum, leve, nitidum; fronte subtiliter punctulata; mandibulis bidentatis ; pronoto 
lateribus punctulato marginatoque; elytris striis 3 dorsalibus brevibus, 2° appendiculata; propygidio 
circum parce punctato, apice bifoveolato ; pygidio dense et grosse punctato, circum late marginato; tibiis 
anticis 3-dentatis. Long. 5-6 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
Twelve specimens. In outline and general sculpture this species is very similar to 
P. bahiense, Mars. It differs chiefly in the pygidium being marginate (fig. 17a). In 
one example the first dorsal stria of the elytra is complete, but in ten other specimens 
there is no variation. 
HOLOLEPTA. 
Hololepta, Paykull, Monogr. Hist. p. 101 (1811). 
About sixty-seven species of this genus have been catalogued, and ten or twelve 
undescribed forms are known in collections. Only one occurs in Europe, and the 
nearer the equator is approached the more numerous the species become. At present 
the New World has produced the greater number of representatives, but it is unlikely 
this proportion will be maintained when the Eastern Tropics are as thoroughly investi- 
gated. Some of the species are insectivorous, and others feed on the rancid oozing sap 
of wounded trees. In the New World, according to Mr. Champion, they frequent the 
running sap of various trees, including that of the coco and other large palms. 
