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5. Paromalus didymus. 
Paromalus didymus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. 1855, p. 111, t. 8. no. xxii. fig. 5 
Hab. Guatemara (Sallé), San Gerdénimo (Champion).— VENEZUELA, Caracas *. 
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6. Paromalus selectus, sp. n. 
Ovalis, subdepressus, niger, nitidus; fronte sparse punctulata, stria valida; pronoto ante scutellum grosse 
punctato, stria integra; elytris grosse punctatis, striis humerali obsoletis, suturali antice multum, postice 
vix, abbreviata; propygidio undique equaliter punctato; pygidio punctulato, in medio prave et profunde 
vermiculato; prosterno haud striato, lobo sparse punctato; mesosterno stria modice biangulata; meta- 
sterno sparse et tenuiter punctulatis. Long. 1? millim. 
Had. Guatemata, San Juan in Vera Paz (Champion). 
This species is extremely like P. didymus, Mars.; but it is less convex, the sutural 
stria is less shortened posteriorly, and the legs and antennz are red. Four examples. 
7. Paromalus notabilis, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 1.) 
Ovalis, convexus, niger, nitidus ; fronte sparse et tenuiter punctulata, stria marginali integra ; pronoto eequaliter 
et parum dense punctato ; elytris striis 1* et 2* dorsalibus brevibus, suturali valida, antice abbreviata, postice 
punctis cum margine juncta; propygidio sublevi; pygidio convexo, medio transversim foveolato; pro- 
sterno utrinque striato; mesosterno stria biangulata; metasterno in medio arcuatim bistriato. Long. 
13 millim. 
Hab. Guaremata, Purula in Vera Paz (Champion). 
This species is very remarkable from having two lines, resembling such as enclose a 
parenthesis, impressed in the middle of the metasternum. The pygidium also has an 
irregular cluster of large punctures or fovee across its centre, which is a character 
peculiar to this species. One example. 
8. Paromalus rogalis, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 2.) 
Ovalis, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus ; fronte subconcava, punctata, stria transversa integra ; pronoto punctato, 
ante scutellum minute sed distincte acuminato, stria integra; elytris striis 1* et 2* punctiformibus, suturali 
multum antice et postice vix abbreviata; propygidio transversim punctato, margine late plano; pygidio 
sparse punctulato, apice profunde et prave vermiculato; prosterno punctato, lobo lateraliter striato, antice 
immarginato, postice haud striato ; mesosterno modice sinuato, stria transversa acute biangulata ; tibiis 
anticis subdilatatis, distincte 4-dentatis, intermediis fortiter 4-dentatis, posticis apice 3-spinosis. Long. 
2 millim. 
Hab. Guaremata, Cahabon and Chacoj in Vera Paz (Champion). 
This species is very coarsely punctured on the sides of the elytra; the punctures are 
partly ocellated, and under the microscope those on the metasternum also assume this 
form. ‘The first elytral stria, although punctiform, is almost complete. The meta- 
sternal stria is divided into three parts or loops, the central loop being about twice the 
width of the others. Three examples, probably all one sex. 
9. Paromalus pupillus, sp. n. 
Oblongo-ovalis, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus, undique punctulatus; fronte subconvexa, stria antice invalida ; 
pronoto stria lateraliter valida, integra; elytris striis dorsalibus brevibus, suturali antice multum abbre- 
