212 HISTERIDZ. 
caneaua) ; GUATEMALA 1, Yzabal (Sai/é), San Juan in Vera Paz, Tamahu, Purula, Balheu, 
Zapote (Champion); Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
This species has the thoracic stria incomplete. 
It is apparently a common insect in Central America. 
13. Carcinops miserula. 
Carcinops miserulus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 14°, and 1861, t. 15. no. xxiv. 
fig. 15. 
Hab. British Honpuras, R. Hondo (Blancaneaur); GUATEMALA, San Juan in Vera 
Paz (Champion).—CoLoMBIA !. 
14. Carcinops cavisternum, sp.n. (Tab. V. fig. 21.) 
Oblongo-ovalis, nigro-picea, nitida; fronte punctulata, stria tenuiter impressa; pronoto punctulato, stria 
laterali valide, antice tenuiter, impressa, ante scutellum subfoveolato; elytris striis dorsalibus parallelis, 
14-4" integris, 5" ante medium interrupta, suturali punctorum brevi; propygidio parce punctato, pygidio 
tenuiter punctulato ; prosterno bistriato ; mesosterno antice profunde excavato, stria transversa late 
sinuata, in medio carinata; tibiis anticis fortiter bidentatis. Long. 12 millim. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, near the city (Champion). 
The first and second elytral strie in this species are deep and very sparsely punc- 
tulate; but the strie nearer the suture gradually become punctiform, especially at the 
apex, and the sutural stria consists only of ten or twelve punctures. The mesosternal 
sinus or excavation is very remarkable; it encroaches on the region beyond the trans- 
verse stria, the stria having the appearance of a ridge across it. The first segment of 
the abdomen is laterally bistriate. The type, from the colour, may be somewhat 
immature. One example. 
15. Carcinops atrata, sp. n. (Tab. V. fig. 22.) 
Oblonga, subparallela, parum depressa, nigra, nitida; fronte parce minute et grosse punctata, ante oculos 
distincte sinuata, stria integra; pronoto in medio subtiliter, laterali grosse, punctato, stria laterali valida, 
ante scutellum foveolato; elytris striis 1*-3™ integris, crenatis, 4* punctiformi, 5° basi late interrupta, 
6* brevi; propygidio parce punctato, pygidio subtiliter punctulato; prosterno stria marginali sinuata ; 
mesosterno late sinuato marginatoque; tibiis anticis bidentatis. Long. 13 millim. 
Hab. GuateMALa, Chacoj in Vera Paz (Champion). 
The dorsal strize of the elytra in this species resemble much those of C. cavisternum ; 
they are strong at the humeral angle, and if traced backwards and forwards are found 
to gradually finish in punctures, of which the sutural stria is wholly composed. The 
sinus in the forehead in front of the eye is distinct and well marked, and so far as the 
species of Carcinops are at present known this is a unique character. The frontal stria 
continues its course at the sinuation and does not deviate in accordance with it. One 
example. 
