316 NITIDULIDA, 
PROMETOPIA. 
Prometopia, Erichson, in Germar’s Zeitschr. iv. p. 279 (1848). 
This genus includes a few species found in North, Central, or South America; and 
Murray has assigned to it one from West Africa. 
1. Prometopia porcina, sp.n. (Tab. X. fig. 8.) 
Latiuscula, suboblonga, depressa, subtus rufescens, supra nigricans, margine rufa, elytris rufo-quadriguttatis, 
antennis pedibusque rufis; nitidula, parce setosa. 
Long. 64 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé). 
Third joint of antenne very long. Mandibles very stout. Head very large, densely 
punctate, with a few larger setigerous punctures; depressed in front. Thorax broad 
and short, very strongly transverse, but little narrowed in front; anterior angles very 
prominent and acute; shining, sparingly and finely punctate, and with almost equally 
numerous larger, setigerous punctures distributed over the surface. Elytra shining, 
irregularly seriate-punctate, the interstices sparingly setose. 
We have received only one specimen of this very distinet species. It was labelled 
“ Prometopia porcina, Murr.,” in Sallé’s collection. 
2. Prometopia sequalis, sp.n. (Tab. X. fig. 9.) 
Oblongo-ovalis, subdepressa, fusca, limbo testaceo, elytris testaceo-variegatis ; pube depressa vestita, subtiliter 
punctata ; elytris apice truncato. 
Long. 44-5 millim. 
Hab. GuareMaa, Chacoj, Torola (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). 
Thorax much rounded and narrowed in front, the lateral margins turned upwards, 
the sides only narrowly explanate, the hind angles slightly acute; the surface quite finely 
punctate, broadly yellow at the sides, the disc with a dark, vague, irregular pattern. 
Elytra short, truncate behind, so as to leave the large pygidium exposed; finely punc- 
tured, with a quite depressed, conspicuous, concolorous pubescence, the surface fuscous, 
much variegated with yellow. 
Erichson’s P. confluens, according to his description, agrees with this species in the 
form of the elytra; but is testaceous in colour, and, apparently, more depressed and 
more delicately pubescent. 
3. Prometopia rauca, sp. n. 
Breviter ovalis, subdepressa, fusco-testaceo-variegata, pubescentia rigida depressa vestita, parce minus sub- 
tiliter punctata, nitida; elytris apice rotundato. 
Long. 34-4 millim. 
Hab. GuATEMALA, Pantaleon (Champion); Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 
(Champion). 
