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5. Pallodes signaticollis, sp. n. 
Latus, sat convexus, flavus, elytris, scutello, prothoracis maculis anteriore et posteriore antennarumque clava 
nigris. 
Long. 34-4 millim. 
Hab. Mexico (Sallé). 
Antenne short, the joints preceding the club pallid yellow, the club itself black. 
Head and thorax sparingly punctate, yellow, shining, the latter with a transverse mark 
on the front margin and a wider one behind black. Scutellum black, distinctly punctate. 
Elytra with distant series of fine punctures, and with a well-marked interstitial punc- 
tuation. Pygidium bright yellow. Under surface yellow, impunctate. 
We have received three examples of this very distinct species; one of them is a male, 
and has the apex of the pygidium more truncate, and the elytra slightly more opales- 
cent and less polished than the female. 
6. Pallodes sellatus, sp. n. 
Latus, sat convexus, flavus ; antennarum clava, prothoracis maculis anteriore et posteriore scutelloque nigris ; 
elytris late nigro-cinctis. 
Long. 3-4 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé), Jalapa (Hoge). 
Antenne short, clear yellow up to the fuscous club, the two joints preceding the 
club large. Head and thorax almost impunctate. Scutellum black, obsoletely punc- 
tate. Elytra with a feeble and rather distant punctuation, among which the serial 
punctuation can scarcely be perceived. 
Closely allied to P. signaticollis, but, independently of the peculiar coloration of the 
wing-cases, it may be distinguished by the fact that the serial punctuation of the elytra 
is very indistinct. ‘The sexual distinctions are the same as they are in P. signaticollis. 
Two specimens. 
7. Pallodes deletus, sp. n. 
Ovalis, convexus, piceus ; capite nigricante; prothorace in medio irregulariter late fuscescente, marginibus 
testaceis ; antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis ; obsoletissime punctatus. 
Long. 4 millim, 
Hab. Mexico, Juquila (Sal/é); Guarmmata, Cerro Zunil (Champion); Panama, 
Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
Head finely and sparingly punctate, black. Thorax and scutellum almost impunc- 
tate. Elytra with the punctuation quite obsolete, the serial punctuation being only 
just perceptible, and the interstitial punctuation also very fine. 
Rather closely allied to P. stlaceus, from which it is, however, distinguished by the 
obsolete punctuation and the darker colour. There is a great difference between the 
sexes, the male being quite dull on the upper surface, as if tarnished, while the female 
