124 SERKICORNIA. 



PAKAGKILUS. 



Clinocera, Deyrolle, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. viii. p. 116 (1864) (nom. prseoc). 

 Paragrilus, Saunders, Cat. Buprest. p. 127 (1871). 



It is to be regretted that in Gemminger and Harold's catalogue, and also in Capt. Ker- 

 reman's supplementary list of Buprestidse, this genus is confounded with Agrilus. 



It is a well-defined genus, especially by the antennae, when at rest, being received 

 into a groove in the under flanks of the thorax. The known species are all Central 

 or South American, ranging from Mexico to Monte Video. 



1. Paragrilus lsBvicollis. 



Elongatus, sat angustus, depressus, supra obscure cyaneus, surdus, subtus niger, nitidus ; oapite convexo, nitido, 

 medio sulcato ; thorace trapezoidal!, basi trifoveolata ; elytris opacis, sparsim asperato-punctatis, parallelis, 

 ad apicem paullo angustatis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Rah. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 



This species is allied to P. impressus (Chevr.), but is rather larger, and uniform dark 

 steel-blue above. The thorax is almost impunctate, and the elytra are much less 

 closely punctured. The head is rather deeply impressed in the middle. 



2. Paragrilus impressus. 



Aphanisticus impressus, Chevr. Col. Mex. Cent. ii. fasc. 6, no. 145 (1835) *. 

 Bab. Mexico, Alvarado \ Tuxtla (Salle). 



3. Paragrilus angulaticollis. (Tab. VII. fig. 19.) 



Elongatus, depressus, supra surdus, niger ; capitis vertice seneo, medio inciso ; thorace brunneo-cupreo, ante 



angulos anticos bene angulato, postice angustato ; elytris obsolete striato-punctatis, tenuiter granulosis. 

 Long. 2f lin. 



Hab. Mexico, Tapachula in Chiapas (Hoge). 



The head is yellowish-brassy, densely and extremely finely punctured, longitudinally 

 sulcate, the vertex (when viewed from above) appearing triangularly excised. The 

 thorax is very broad just behind the anterior angles, obliquely narrowed in front of the 

 lateral angulation, gradually narrowed posteriorly; the disc is lightly impressed in 

 front and behind the middle, and there is a shallow impression at the side ; at the base 

 there are two foveae at some distance from the posterior angles. The elytra are dull 

 black, with closely placed lines of large, but obscure, punctures extending to rather 

 beyond the middle ; between the lines of punctures there are series of minute shining 

 dots, which are also scattered over the dull apical region. 



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