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20. Saprinus vafer. 
Saprinus vafer, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1855, p. 498, t. 19. fig. 155°. 
Hab. Muxico, Cordova (Hége), Vera Cruz!; Guatemata, Champerico (Champion). 
Mr. Champion met with this insect on the sea-coast. 
21. Saprinus ciliatus. 
Saprinus ciliatus, Lec. Aun. Lyc. N. York, v. p. 168°. 
Hab. Norra America, Colorado }.—MeExico, Tapachula in Chiapas (Hége). 
One specimen. 
22. Saprinus plenus, 
Saprinus plenus, Lec. Ann. Lyc. N. York, v. p. 169°. 
Saprinus minutus, Lec. Monogr. in Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. v. p. 43, t. 5. fig. 9°; Mars. Monogr. 
in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1855, p. 486, t. 18. fig. 104°. 
Saprinus minusculus, Mars. loc. cit. 1862, p. 716%. 
Hab. Norra America, United States?4, Colorado, California 2,—Mexico (flohr), 
Durango city, Villa Lerdo, Monterey, Aguas Calientes city, Santa Clara in Chihuahua, 
Zimapan, Tehuacan, Mexico city, Tapachula in Chiapas (Hége). 
23. Saprinus vitiosus. 
Saprinus vitiosus, Lec. Ann. Lye. N. York, v. p. 169°. 
Hab. Nortu America, Colorado !.—Mexico, Aguas Calientes city (Hége). 
Two specimens. 
24, Saprinus quesitus, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 11.) 
Oblongo-ovalis, obscuro-neus, nitidus; pedibus piceis; fronte punctulata, antice subfoveolata, stria brevi 
tenui impressa ; pronoto basi lateribusque valide, in medio subtiliter, punctato, ante scutellum impresso ; 
elytris striis validis, 14 et 2? ultra medium equalibus, 3? et 4° punctato-striatis, in medio abbreviatis, 
44 versus scutellum arcuata, suturali punctiformi basin non attingente, humerali obliqua, postice parce 
punctato, antice subtilissime punctulata; pygidio convexo, dense punctato; prosterno striis rectis, 
punctatis, antice junctis, postice abbreviatis; mesosterno marginato punctato, stria integra; metasterno 
basi transversim punctato. Long. 23-3 millim. 
Hab. Guatemaa, near the city, Capetillo, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
This species comes near to S. pectoralis, Lec., and like it has the prosternal strie 
convergent in front and abbreviated behind; but it differs in size and in the elytral 
strie. 
25. Saprinus gemmenus, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 12.) 
Ovalis, convexiusculus, metallicus, supra densissime punctatus ; fronte strigoso-punctata, stria valide integra, 
antice transversim recta; elytris area subhumerali et juxta scutellum rotundata, politis, stria 1* distincta, 
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