556 CUCUJIDA. 
behind the eyes. Thorax a good deal narrowed behind, not much longer than broad, 
rather coarsely and closely punctured, the sides rendered irregular by the numerous 
denticles, on which there are implanted rigid, red sete. lytra coarsely punctate, but 
the punctuation on the posterior part finer and much less definite; pubescent, the 
lateral margins set with numerous rigid, red sete. 
This species and 7’. sellatus are readily distinguished by the numerous and con- 
spicuous sete. They are apparently allied to 7. paradoxus, Reitter, which, however, 
I have not seen. Unfortunately the sete are very easily removed; hence most of the 
nine specimens we have received are in bad condition. 
14. Telephanus sellatus, sp. n. 
Minus depressus, pubescens, corporis limbo setis rigidis armato; rufus, prothorace dorso nigricante, elytris 
medio plaga magna nigra; capite prothoraceque crebre fortiter punctatis, hoc basin versus angustato ; 
elytris regulariter, seriatim, profunde punctatis. 
Long. 4 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Motzorongo in Vera Cruz (Flohr) ; GUATEMALA, Panima in Vera Paz 
(Champion). 
Readily distinguished (independently of the colour, which probably will prove to be 
variable) from 7. setudosus by the very regular arrangement of the serial punctures on 
the elytra. ‘The antenne are moderately long and slender. The head is broad and 
short, coarsely punctate; the eyes are large and extend nearly to the back of the head. 
The thorax is a good deal narrowed behind, and the numerous setigerous denticles are 
very distinct. The elytra are rather narrow, parallel, with extremely regular rows of 
very definite punctures, with narrow interstices; on the basal part of the lateral 
margin there are numerous very minute denticles: these are best seen from beneath. 
The legs are rather short. 
NAUSIBIUS. 
Nausibius, Redtenbacher, Fauna Austriaca, ii. p. 998 (1858). 
A small genus of American insects, one of the species having been widely 
distributed by commerce. 
1. Nausibius clavicornis. 
Cucujus clavicornis, Kugel. Neuest. Mag. Ent. p. 571°. 
Nausibius dentatus (auct.), Casey, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xi. p. 74, t. 4. fig. 9°. 
Hab. Mexico, Tapachula (Hége); Brimise Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneauz) ; 
Guatema.a, Cerro Zunil (Champion) ; Nicaraaua, Chontales (Janson). 
A cosmopolitan species. 
