228 HISTERID ZA. 
4, Trypaneus spiniger. 
Trypaneus spiniger, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1856, p. 119, t. 2. fig.111(@). 
Trypaneus quadricollis, Mars. loc. cit. p. 114, t. 2. fig. 6? (2). 
Hab. Mexico, Santecomapan, Cordova (Sallé), Mirador, Vera Cruz (Hége); Guatn- 
MALA, Yzabal (Sallé?), Purula, Panima, San Juan in Vera Paz, Las Mercedes, 
Cerro Zunil (Champion); Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui, Tolé (Champion).— 
CoLomsia ! 2, 
This is the commonest species of the genus in Central America. About two hundred 
examples have been received. 
5. Trypanzus punctinotus. 
Trypaneus punctinotus, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent, Fr. 1860, p. 840, t. 2. no. v. fig. 21 ( 2). 
Hab. Muxico, Cordova (Sallé1). 
The type specimen is contained in the Sallé collection. The male is unknown. 
6. Trypanzus montivagus, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 14,3.) 
3. Cylindricus, parum elongatus, ater, nitidus; fronte plana, subtiliter punctulata; rostro obtuso, tenue 
marginato, apice rufo, minute 3-denticulato; pronoto antice retuso, angulis anticis prominulis, pone 
oculos foveolato, stria laterali integra, antice fortiter postice leviter punctato; elytris sparse punctulatis ; 
pygidio griseo-piloso, fortiter rugoso-punctato, disco in medio concavo; prosterno antice lato, lateralibus 
subparallelis, bistriato ; mesosterno lobo obtuso, stria antice interrupta; metasterno in medio longitudi- 
naliter sulcato ; tibiis antice 4-, intermediis 6-dentatis. Long. 4 millim. 
Hab. GuaTEMALA, Quiche Mountains 9000 feet (Champion). 
One male example. ‘This species is more parallel than 7. vulcanius, and the 
structure of the prosternum is wholly different. The concavity in the disc of the 
pygidium is a character unknown in any other described Trypaneus. <A female example 
from Purula, Guatemala (Champion), is possibly the other sex of this species. 
7. Trypanzus luteivestis. 
Trypaneus luteivestis, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1860, p. 842, t. 2. no. v. fig. 47 (8). 
Trypaneus pallidipennis, Mars. loc. cit. p. 841, t. 2. no. v. fig. 37 (9). 
Tripanidius flavipennis, Chevr. Rev. Zool. 1858, p. 209° (nec Mars.). 
Hab. Mexico?, Cordova (Sallé'); Guatemata, Capetillo, Balheu, Chiacam (Cham- 
pion).— ANTILLES, Cuba 3. 
Ten examples. 
8. Trypanzus flavipennis. 
Trypaneus flavipennis, Mars. Monogr. in Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1856, p. 117, t. 2. fig. 9°. 
Hab. Muxico!; Guatemaa, El Tumbador, Zapote, Panima in Vera Paz (Champion) ; 
Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
