CARPOPHILUS. 293 
Closely allied to C. humilis and to C. obscurus, but with extremely obsolete sculpture 
and opaque surface, and distinguished by the very rounded sides and base of the thorax. 
It was possibly this latter character that induced Murray to place C. senex in his subgenus 
Endomerus ; but it does not belong there, the male ventral segments being constructed 
as in the species of this group; the supplementary segment is not visible at the apex, 
but only beneath. The species forms, however, in conjunction with C. ventralis, a trans- 
ition to the “ Hndomerus” group of species. I have seen only three examples. In the 
female the pygidium is a little impressed on each side towards the extremity, and has 
a very minute acumen in the middle of the hind margin. 
15. Carpophilus obscurus, sp. n. 
Fusco-niger, pube variegata minus dense vestitus, crebre obsolete punctatus, opacus; prothorace quam basis 
elytrorum angustiore. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. GuatEMALA, Capetillo (Champion). 
Extremely similar to C. humilis, but with the thorax more narrowed behind, so as to 
be a good deal narrower than the base of the elytra, and with the pygidium in the 
female simple. The pubescence is griseous or silvery rather than golden, is not very 
conspicuous on the thorax, and on the elytra is arranged so as to give a spotted rather 
than a banded appearance. Three examples, one male and two females. 
16. Carpophilus alticola, sp. n. 
Parvus, niger, dense punctatus, opacus, pube flavescenti variegatus, antennarum basi pedibusque fusco-rufis. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Guatemaa, Totonicapam 8500 to 10,000 feet (Champion). 
Thorax with an abundant variegated pubescence. LElytra elongate, densely and 
finely punctate, with a variegate pubescence, the flavescent portions being most 
abundant at the base and'apex. Female with a feeble depression on each side of the 
pygidium near the extremity. 
This is very closely allied to C. humilis, but the elytra are rather longer and more 
closely and definitely punctate, and there is no acumination of the apex of the pygidium 
in the female. We have received six examples, four of which are females. 
§ 4. Aberrant species with the thorax much constricted at the base. (Species 17.) 
17. Carpophilus epurzoides, sp. n. (Tab. IX. fig. 16, 2.) 
Depressus, fusco-niger, antennarum basi pedibusque sordide rufis, prothoracis margine laterali flavescente ; 
dense subtiliter punctatus, dense, omnino subtilissime, pubescens ; prothoracis basi subconstricta. 
Long. 4 millim. 
