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along the front margin so as to form a deep, though very short, stria; on the disc with 
punctures placed in five series, besides some fine ones. ‘The series of punctures on the 
elytra are distinct, moderately large. Two specimens of doubtful sex, there being no 
peculiar structures on the head or thorax. 
36. Gonicelus sellatus, sp. n. 
Oblongus, subdepressus, rufus ; elytris plaga magna communi nigra; pube pallida, elongata sat dense vestitus. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab, GuaTEMALA, near the city, Capetillo, Zapote (Champion). 
Club of antenne only moderately broad. Head broad, coarsely punctate, edge of 
the epistome obscurely elevated over the insertion of each antenna; eyes with much 
lateral extension, more prominent than in most of the allied species. ‘Thorax strongly 
transverse, slightly broader than the elytra, the posterior angles acute and sharply 
marked, the sides almost straight till near the front angles, then distinctly narrowed ; 
the disc coarsely punctate; anterior marginal line absent; sides densely rugosely 
punctured, without lines or serial arrangement of the sculpture. LElytra red, with a 
large oblong biack patch close to the base, the sculpture rather coarse. 
We have received a large series of this species ; it varies but little and can be readily 
recognized by the colour. I have identified the sexes, but cannot point out any 
striking external mark for distinguishing them. In examples that are well preserved 
a very minute bituberculation of the middle of the front of the thorax may be detected, 
and this is probably a male character. 
37. Gonicelus deplanatus, sp. n. 
Ovalis, posterius attenuatus, depressus, flavo-ferrugineus; capite thoraceque plus minusve obscurioribus ; 
prothorace fortiter transverso, disco fortiter punctato; elytris seriatim punctatis, interstitiis omnium 
subtilissime dense punctatis, subopacis. 
Long. 23-3 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova, Teapa (Sallé), Motzorongo (flohr); British Honpuras, 
Belize, Rio Hondo (Blancaneauz); GuaTEMALA, San Juan, Senahu, Chacoj, and Tamahu 
in Vera Paz, Champerico, Zapote (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson) ; Panama, 
Volcan de Chiriqui, Bugaba (Champion). 
This appears to be the most widely distributed and least rare species of the genus, 
and is at the same time the most easily distinguished, the very short and broad thorax, 
with strongly punctured disc, and the peculiar interstitial punctuation making it 
recognizable at a glance. The colour is more pallid than in its allies, but this is rather 
variable. I cannot distinguish the sexes by any external character. 
Thorax with a very short, definite anterior marginal line, which is slightly pro- 
longed backwards ; hind angles directed backwards, acute ; the pubescence abundant. 
