CONOTELUS. 280 
Thorax on the middle with definite punctures, at the sides densely and confusedly 
punctured. Elytra with the punctuation so arranged as to form striz, in which, 
however, the punctures can still be distinguished. Hind body moderately coarsely 
sculptured. Tarsi and middle of antenne rufescent. 
We have received four female specimens from the State of Panama. ‘The presumed 
variety from Nicaragua is a male, and I think will probably prove to be distinct; it is 
the smallest individual of the genus I have seen. 
8. Conotelus latitarsis, sp. n. 
Nigerrimus, nitidus, fortiter punctatus; antennarum basi et clava piceis, medio testaceo ; pedibus piceis, tarsis 
flavescentibus ; elytris fortiter seriatim punctatis, fere striatis. 
Long. 34 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith). 
Head rather closely, moderately coarsely punctured, but little shining. Thorax black, 
shining, coarsely punctured. Elytra only a little longer than the thorax, with series of 
punctures so closely placed that they almost form striz, but yet are somewhat irregular 
in their arrangement. Hind body finely shagreened. 
The tarsi are very broad, but the three individuals obtained being of the male sex 
this may not be constant; the head forms a very minute projection on each side behind 
the eye. 
9. Conotelus guatemalenus, sp. n. 
Minus elongatus et depressus, niger, subnitidus, crebre punctatus ; elytrorum punctura subseriata. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, near the city, Zapote (Champion). 
Antenne piceous, with the club black. Head rather closely and coarsely punctured. 
Thorax short, convex, with very numerous distinct punctures, quite free from pubescence, 
and with only a very minute and indistinct reticulation of the surface, the hind angles 
very much rounded. Punctuation of the elytra almost like that of the thorax, subserially 
arranged. Hind body short, sparingly punctate. Legs piceous. 
This differs from the other species of our fauna by the eyes being free at the sides 
behind, the vertex not extending externally behind them. 
10. Conotelus nitidissimus, 
Conotelus nitidissimus, Reitter, Verh. Ver. Brinn, xviii. p. 1’. 
Hab. Mexico }. 
According to the description, this is more similar to the West-Indian Conotedi than 
to anything we have received from our region. 
