218 HISTERIDZ. 
17. Paromalus infimus. 
Paromalus infimus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1855, p. 112, t. 8. no. xxiii. fig. 67. 
Platysoma infimum, De}. Cat. 3rd edit. p. 143, 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova, Jalapa (Hége); British Honpuras, R. Hondo (Blancaneauz) ; 
GuATEMALA, Cahabon (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson). — VENEZUELA, 
Caracas 1. 
18. Paromalus sincerus, sp. n. 
Oblongo-ovalis, subdepressus, niger, nitidus, supra punctatus; fronte ante oculos utrinque prominula, stria 
subvalida integra ; pronoto stria marginali haud interrupta; elytris striis 1* et 2* distinctis, suturali antice 
multum, postice parum, abbreviata, margine inflexo, striato; propygidio punctato; prosterno lobo grosse 
punctato, marginato, haud striato; mesosterno transverso, stria late triangulata; tibiis anticis 4-dentatis, 
posticis bispinosis. Long. 2} millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Zapote (Champion); Britis Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneaua). 
This species is apparently allied to the Cuban P. productus, Mars., which is, however, 
only known to us from description. In one sex the pygidium is marked in the 
middle with two deep circular furrows; in the other it has a rather deep irregular 
impression, and the propygidium is much more coarsely and somewhat rugosely 
punctured. ‘The mesosternum is very wide, with the emargination equal to half its 
breadth. ‘The metasternum is sparsely punctured, and the punctures are somewhat 
oval in shape. Twelve examples. 
19. Paromalus luderti. 
Paromalus luderti, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 251, and 1861, t. 15. no. xxv. 
fig. 7. 
Hab. Muxico + (Sallé). 
Three examples. 
20. Paromalus seminulum. 
Paromalus seminulum, Kr. in Klug’s Jahrb. der Ins. 1834, p. 1711; Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. 1855, p. 120, t. 8. no. xxiii. fig. 12”. 
Hab. Nortu Amertica', Louisiana *, Carolina ?.—Mexico, Teapa 2. 
This species is a desideratum in the present series. 
2. Hlytra without a sutural stria. (Species 21-25.) 
21. Paromalus inflatus, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 4.) 
Ellipticus, convexus, niger, nitidus, undique minutissime et densissime strigulosus; fronte parce punctulata, 
stria supra oculos obtuse angulata; pronoto punctulato, stria lateraliter valide, antice tenuiter, impressa ; 
elytris striis obsoletis; propygidio pygidioque subtiliter punctulatis ; prosterno paree punctulato; meso- 
sterno stria leviter bisinuata ; tibiis anticis 4-dentatis, intermediis 6- vel 7-spinosis. Long. 23 millim., 
Hab. British Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneauz). 
