214 HISTERIDA. 
of sculpture of a distinctive nature on the dorsal region of the elytra. In addition to 
the twenty species included in the first section there are four others in the collection 
before me; these, having no salient characters, and the sex of the unique individuals of 
each being doubtful, are left undescribed for want of sufficient material—three are 
from Chontales, Nicaragua, and one from Cahabon, Guatemala. 
1. Elytra with a sutural stria. (Species 1-20.) 
1. Paromalus verminosus, sp. n. 
Ovalis, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus; fronte punctulata, stria integra; pronoto dense punctato, stria antice 
tenuiter continuata; elytris striis 2 dorsalibus basi obliquis vel obsoletis, suturali valida, antice multum, 
postice parum, abbreviata; propygidio subtiliter punctulato, pygidio undique vermiculato; prosterno 
haud striato; mesosterno lateribus marginato, stria transversa triangulata; metasterno utrinque punctu- 
lato; tibiis anticis contortis dilatatis, intermediis 3-, posticis 1-spinosis. Long. 23-3 millim. 
Hab. Guatemaua, San Lucas, Capetillo, Zapote, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
This is the largest species of Paromalus known as yet from Central America; it is a 
near ally of P. cordipygus, Mars., but is much broader, and more oval in shape. The 
pygidium is also wholly engraved with a vermiform sculpture in both sexes: in one it 
is fine and irregular, in the other very deep and apparently more regular. 
2. Paromalus inunctus. 
| Paromalus inunctus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 23', and 1861, t. 15. no. xxv. 
fig. 5. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sal/é).—Brazit, Santa Catarina !. 
There is a Mexican example of this species, determined by Marseul, in the Sallé 
collection. 
3. Paromalus malus. 
Paromalus malus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 24', and 1861, t. 15. no. xxv. 
fig. 6. 
Hab. Mexico! (Hohr), Cordova (Sallé), Jalapa (Hoge). 
Three examples. 
4, Paromalus cordipygus. 
Paromalus cordipygus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 19", and 1861, t. 15. no. xxv. 
fig. 1. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé1), GuaTEMALA, near the city, Aceytuno, Capetillo 
(Champion). 
Marseul’s type is in the Sallé collection. Ten examples. 
