CARPOPHILUS. 291 
We have received only four examples of this distinct species; the one from Duefas 
is a male; the others are females, and that from Cerro Zunil is darker in colour than 
the others. 
9. Carpophilus lacertosus. (Tab. IX. fig. 12.) 
Carpophilus lacertosus, Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiv. p. 354". 
Carpophilus purpureipennis, Murray, |. c.” 
Subparallelus, sat elongatus, argute fortiter punctatus, subopacus, nigricans, antennis pedibusque rufis, elytris 
fusco-rufis ; prothoracis dorso leviter deplanato. 
Long. 3-43 millim. 
Var. Niger, elytris lete rufis, circa scutellum marginibusque nigris, antennis pedibusque sordide rufis. 
Hab. Mexico, Northern Sonora (Morrison), Monclova in Coahuila (Dr. Palmer), 
Orizaba (Sallé), Mirador, Jalapa, Chilpancingo and Acapulco in Guerrero (Hége) ; 
GuaTeMaLa (Sallé), Capetillo (Champion).— VENEZUELA ! ?. 
This is one of the most variable members of the genus in size and colour, but may be 
easily recognized by being more coarsely and definitely punctured than most of the other 
species with sinuate base to the thorax. The variety with the elytra in great part red 
seems to occur wherever the more obscurely coloured typical formis found. ‘The male has 
the terminal ventral plate more coarsely sculptured than usual, but not visibly impressed. 
The sinuation of the base of the thorax on each side is distinct though slight, but the 
hind angles do not project backwards, and are obtuse but not in the least rounded. 
C. lacertosus and C. purpureipennis, Murray, do not differ except in size, and are 
undoubtedly both one species, as is certified by the types in our National Collection. 
10. Carpophilus melanopterus. 
Carpophilus melanopterus, Er. in Germ. Zeitschr. iv. p.262'; Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiv. p. 371, 
t. 82. f. 11°; Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vii. p. 278°. 
Hab. Norrn America, United States ! 2 .—Mexico 2 *. 
We have not received any example of this species, though Horn? and Murray * 
mention its occurrence in Mexico. Both this species and C. rufus are known to me 
only by single specimens in our National Collection, and I am not at all sure that 
I have assigned a proper place to them. 
11. Carpophilus rufus. 
Carpophilus rufus, Murray, Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiv. p. 371°. 
Carpophilus melanopterus var., Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. vil. p. 278 *, 
Hab. Mexico }. 
Horn? states that this is only a variety of C. melanopterus. I have seen only a single 
specimen of each, in one case a male, in the other a female, and Iam not able to express 
any strong opinion as to whether they are one species or not. 
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