192 HISTERID. 
8. Phelister violaceus. 
Phelister violaceus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 18538, p. 469, t. 14. fig. 2°. 
Phelister violaris, Mars. loc. cit. 1857, Cat. p. 475. 
Hab. Guatemaua, San Gerénimo (Champion).—Co.LomBIA ', Cartagena. 
Four specimens. 
4, Phelister crenatus, sp.n. (Tab. V. fig. 6.) 
Breviter ovalis, subconvexus, niger, nitidus; antennis pedibusque piceis; fronte parce punctulata, stria 
circulari ante oculos parum interrupta; pronoto parce et tenue punctato, stria marginali integra, interna 
crenata ad oculum hamata, subinterrupta; elytris striis quoque crenatis, 1*-4™ integris, 5* in medio abbre- 
viata, puncta basali aucta, suturali tantum basi abbreviata ; propygidio pygidioque parum dense ocellato- 
punctatis; prosterno striis antice et postice junctis; mesosterno marginato, stria postice crenata, arcuata. 
Long. 2 millim, 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 
One example. This species may be placed in the list near P. friburgicus, Mars., to 
which it is similar both in the crenate elytral striz and in the form of the striation 
on the pro- and metasternum. The prosternal striz join each other anteriorly and widen 
out gradually to the base, enclosing an elongate triangular space. 
5. Phelister uncistrius, sp.n. (Tab. V. fig. 5.) 
Breviter ovalis, sat convexus, leviter punctulatus, niger, nitidus; fronte in medio excavata, stria utrinque 
elevata, antice late interrupta; pronoto lateribus punctatis, stria marginali integra, ante scutellum foveo- 
lata; elytris striis crenatis, 1*-4™ integris, 4* antice arcuata, 5° apicali, suturali antice tantum abbreviata ; 
propygidio parce punctato; pygidio punctulato; prosterno utrinque bisinuato, striis postice coeuntibus ; 
mesosterno bisinuato, stria antice recta, transversa arcuata, crenata, approximatis. Long. 2-2; millim. 
Hab. Guaremaua, Zapote, Capetillo (Champion). 
Seven examples. This small species is very similar to P. dovinus, Mars., from 
Caracas; it differs chiefly in the strie of the mesosternum being divided only by a 
narrow interstice. 
6. Phelister quadri-punctulus. 
Phelister quadri-punctulus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1853, p. 471, t. 14. fig. 4°. 
Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson).—VENEZUELA, Caracas !. 
One immature example. 
7. Phelister cumanensis. (Tab. IV. figg. 24, 25.) 
Phelister cumanensis, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1853, p. 470, t. 14. fig. 8 a 
Hab. Guaremana, Cubilguitz in Vera Paz (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson). 
—VENEZUELA, Cumana 1. 
The mesosternal strize of this species, as specific characters, are worthy of note. 
