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tion of the thorax, scutellum, and interstices of elytra scarcely perceptible, the punctures 
of the series on the elytra fine and distant. 
This is known to me only by one female specimen ; the structure brings it nearer to 
P. vividus than to any other species, but it is well distinguished by the colour and the 
narrow form. The hind coxe are more approximate than in the typical forms of the 
genus, but are not so close as they are in the species of the next section; the front 
coxe are but little separated, but the prosternum is not truly carinate. 
14. Pallodes pictus, sp.n. (Tab. XII. fig. 2.) 
Rotundato-ovalis, convexus, piceus ; antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis ; capite prothoraceque fusco-testaceis ; 
elytris basin versus testaceis et piceo-variegatis. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. GvuaTEMALA, near the city, Capetillo (Champion). 
Antenne with broad, short, dark club. Head finely and sparingly, but distinctly, 
punctate. Thorax and scutellum obsoletely punctate, fuscescent, the former broadly 
sordid testaceous at the base and sides. Elytra piceous or blackish, with a broad irre- 
gular space close to the base yellow, and with a black spot or two, or an interrupted 
dark band, across the middle of the yellow part; with regular distinct series of punc- 
tures, but almost entirely destitute of interstitial punctuation ; the sutural stria is very 
fine and placed near the suture. Under surface piceous. Prosternum carinate in front. 
We have received eight examples of this species: the sexual differences are very 
slight. 
15. Pallodes guttatus, sp.n. (Tab. XII. fig. 3.) 
Rotundatus, convexus, nitidus, piceus, antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis, elytris piceo-testaceis, testaceo- 
guttatis ; corpore fere levigato, capite solo conspicue punctato. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. GuaTEMALA, Cerro Zunil (Champion). 
Antenne with broad, short, black club. Head with rather coarse, moderately close 
punctuation. ‘Thorax sparingly but distinctly punctured at the sides, almost impunc- 
tate on the middle; picescent, with the sides dilute. Scutellum very sparingly and 
obsoletely punctate. Elytra smooth and shining, with faint traces of a distant serial 
punctuation, piceous, paler towards the extremity, and near the base with two rows of 
yellowish marks. Prosternum strongly carinate. 
Only one specimen has been obtained of this distinct little insect. I think it is a 
female. 
16. Pallodes jucundus. 
Pallodes jucundus, Reitter, Verh. Ver. Briinn, xii. 1, p. 185°. 
Hab. Mexico (mus. Vindod.?). 
