CRYPTORHOPALUM. 657 
10. Cryptorhopalum divisum, sp. n. 
Ovale, convexum, nigrum, fulvo-pubescens, elytris pone basin fascia latissima rufa; antennis pedibusque 
rufis ; crebre subtiliter punctatum. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Nicaracua, Chontales (Janson); Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
Narrower than C. bicolor, and readily distinguished by the tawny pubescence. The 
male is not known, but the female has a short club to the antenna, which is peculiar, 
inasmuch as the first of the two joints forming the club is not longer than, indeed is 
slightly shorter than, the terminal joint. Three specimens. 
11. Cryptorhopalum subfasciatum, sp.n. (Tab. XIX. fig. 21.) 
Ovale, sat convexum, nigrum, elytris apicem versus, antennis pedibusque rufis, antennarum claya sub- 
fuscescente ; elytris post basin fascia transversa, etiam ad apicem macula transversa griseo-pubescentibus, 
parum conspicuis, 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Guanajuato (Sallé). 
This species connects the transversely fasciate forms with those that have con- 
eolorous pubescence; the bands of pubescence undoubtedly exist, though but little 
conspicuous. The thorax is much narrowed in front, black, but with a good deal of 
white pubescence at the sides, and rather less on the disc, very finely punctate. The 
elytra are rather densely, somewhat roughly, punctured; they are broadly black on 
the basal part, and red on the apical part, the one colour merging gradually into the 
other; the pubescence is rather scanty, and the postmedian band and apical spots 
are formed by comparatively few hairs. The under surface is densely punctured, 
griseo-pubescent. The club of the antenna is very much larger in the male than it is 
in the female; the terminal joint is large, but is distinctly smaller than the first joint 
of the club. 
§ 2. Elytra unicolorous, or obscurely and indefinitely paler towards the tip. 
Thorax not distorted at the sides.—Species 12-35. 
12. Cryptorhopalum affine. 
? Cryptorhopalum affine, Casey, Journ. New York Ent. Soc. viii. p. 157 (1900) °. 
Hab. Norra America, California!, Arizona (Morrison, in coll. Sharp). —Mexi00, 
N. Sonora (Morrison). 
Distinguished from the following species by the stiffer, less conspicuous pubescence, 
which is slightly tlavescent in colour, and by the more elongate club of the male 
antenna. J am not at all sure that this is really the same as the N.-American insect 
with the description of which I identify it. 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Coleopt., Vol. II. Pt. 1, March 1902. 4 p* 
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