208 HISTERIDZ. 
18. Epierus fulvicornis. 
Hister fulvicornis, Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. i. p.90*; Payk. Monogr. Hist. p. 45, t. 10. fig. 6’. 
Epierus fulvicornis, Er. in Klug’s Jahrb. der Ins. 1834, p. 162; Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. 1854, p. 706, t. 10. fig. 26°. 
Hab. British Honpuras, R. Hondo (Blancaneaux); GuateMaLa, Teleman, Duefias 
(Champion).—Sovuts America ! *, Colombia ?. 
19. Epierus antillarum. 
Epierus antillarum, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1854, p. 700, t. 10. fig. 21°. 
Hab. Mzxico, Tehuantepec, Cordova (Hége).—ANTILLES, Cuba, Porto Rico}, San 
Domingo 1. 
Five specimens. 
20. Epierus rufulus, sp.n. (Tab. V. fig. 18.) 
Ovalis, parum convexus, rufo-brunneus, supra parce punctulatus; antennis pedibusque concoloribus; fronte 
antice depressa, stria tenui impressa, integra; pronoto stria marginali antice haud interrupta, laterali ad 
oculos cessante, ante scutellum foveolato; elytris striis dorsalibus 1*-4™ integris validis, 5* in medio, sutu- 
rali ultra abbreviatis, arcu basali auctis, subhumerali nulla; propygidio parce punctato, pygidio sublevi; 
prosterno striis 2 validis, antice sensim coeuntibus; mesosterno leviter sinuato, marginato, stria trans- 
versa, sat crenulata; tibiis anticis 10-, posticis multi-spinosis. Long. 22 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Atlisco in Puebla (Hége), Guanajuato (Sallé). 
Six examples. The peculiar colour and the form of the prosternal striz will easily 
lead to the recognition of this species. 
21. Epierus dubius, sp. n. 
Oblongo-ovalis, depressiusculus, brunneus, nitidus; fronte punctulata, antice depressa, utrinque striata; pronoto © 
angulis anticis subdilatatis, parce punctulato, tenuiter marginato, stria pone oculos crenulata, arcuatim 
impressa, ante scutellum aciculato-punctato; elytris striis 1*-4™ dorsalibus integris, 5* in medio et suturali 
ultra abbreviatis, interstitiis parce punctulatis; propygidio pygidioque punctatis; prosterno bistriato, striis 
anticis conjunctis; mesosterno transverso, late emarginato, stria marginali tenuiter impresso, in medio 
striato, stria transversim late arcuata; tibiis anticis 8-denticulatis, posticis 5- vel 6-spinosis. Long. 
13? millim. 
Hab. GuatemaLa, Zapote (Champion). 
This very distinct species has some of the characters of Phelister ; but on account of 
the anterior edge of the mesosternum, being emarginate, and not wishing to make a 
new genus on a unique specimen, it is provisionally placed in Hpierus. The curious 
thoracic striz behind the eyes is a character as yet unobserved in any other species of 
the family. 
