PHELISTER.—HOMALODES. 195 
This species, which is apparently abundant in the Central-American region, has been 
identified by comparison with an example sent by Leconte to Marseul. 
Common under sappy bark in the vicinity of the city of Guatemala (Champion). 
17. Phelister hemorrhous. 
Phelister hemorrhous, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1853, p. 476, t. 14. fig. 9°; Gemm. & 
Harold, Cat. iii. p. 761°. 
Hab. Mexico, N. Yucatan (Gaumer); GuaTEMALA, near the city (Champion); Nica- 
RaGua, Chontales, Greytown (Janson); Panama, Los Remedios (Champion ).—VENEZUELA?. 
Eighteen specimens, two entirely black. This insect is erroneously included in some 
European catalogues; Marseul! described the species from an example supposed to 
come from Italy, but this locality was considered by him to be doubtful. 
Mr. Champion met with P. hemorrhous not uncommonly at Los Remedios, in dung. 
HOMALODES. 
Omalodes, Erichson in Klug’s Jahrb. der Ins. 1834, p. 114; Dejean, Cat. 3rd edit. p. 142. 
Homalodes, Gemminger & Harold, Cat. ii. p. 763. 
This curious genus is essentially an American one, and consists at present of about 
forty species, nearly all of which are from within the area of the tropics. Only one in 
the present series is new, and it is one in which the specific characters are not very 
remarkable. The islands of Cuba and San Domingo on the one side of the continent, 
and the Marquesas and Sandwich Islands on the other, have their peculiar species. The 
Pacific Islands mark the limit of the distribution of the genus westward. The different 
species frequent rotting masses of vegetation ; according to Mr. Champion they are also 
fond of rotten fruits, as the banana &c. 
1. Homalodes angulatus. 
Hister angulatus, Faby. Syst. Eleuth. i. p. 85'; ? Payk. Monogr. Hist. p. 42, t. 4. fig. 4°. 
Omalodes angulatus, Er. in Klug’s Jahrb. der Ins. 1834, p.118°; Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1853, p. 508, t. 15. fig. 3*. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba 1000 feet (Champion).—Soutu America !?*, Guiana‘, Brazil *. 
One example. 
2. Homalodes lucidus. 
Omalodes lucidus, Er. in Klug’s Jahrb. der Ins. 1834, p. 120'; Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1853, p. 509, t. 15. fig. 5”. 
Hab. Guaremata, Zapote (Champion).—BraziL, Bahia and Para? °. 
One example. 
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