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Colour entirely ferruginous or pale castaneous. It is not improbable that this is 

 merely a colour variation of D. nigricans. 



4. Drapetes semirufus. 



Drapetes semirufus, de Bonv. Mon. p. 56 '. 

 Hab. Mexico 1 . 



Evidently closely related to D. balteatus, but with the front angles of the thorax red. 

 No specimens have been seen by me. 



5. Drapetes lateralis. 



Drapetes lateralis, de Bonv. Mon. p. 58 \ 

 Hab. Mexico 1 . 



Closely related to D. balteatus, some of the varieties of which it resembles super- 

 ficially. The only difference seems to be in the black inflexed sides of the elytra. 

 No specimens have been seen by me. 



6. Drapetes sellatus. 



Drapetes sellatus, de Bonv. Mon. p. 59, t. 2. fig. 5 \ 



Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Salle), Cerro de Plumas (Hbge) ; Guatemala, San Geronimo, 

 San Juan, and Chiacam in Vera Paz (Champion) ; Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu (Bogers) ; 

 Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). — Colombia 1 ; Beazil 1 . 



The only constant difference between this species and I), balteatus is in the more 

 oval form of the latter. Typical D. sellatus have the basal two-thirds of the elytra red, 

 while in D. balteatus there is a basal black space ; but examples of the latter occur 

 with colours similar to those of D. sellatus, while specimens of this are frequent with 

 a post-scutellar black triangular mark. 



Var. apicalis. 



Entirely red above and beneath, except the head and the tip of the elytra which are piceous. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, Caldera (Champion). 



Var. castaneipennis. 



Colour black, elytra entirely red, somewhat castaneous, without apical spot. 



Hab. Guatemala, San Juan in Vera Paz, Zapote (Champion). 



7. Drapetes balteatus. 



Drapetes balteatus, de Bonv. Mon. p. 61 1 . 



Hab. Mexico 1 , Vera Cruz, Toxpam, Cordova (Salle), Jalapa, Cerro de Plumas (H'dge) ; 

 Beitish Honduras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, San Juan, Chacoj, Cahabon, 

 biol. centr.-amek., Coleopt, Vol. III. Pt. 1, November 1890. 2 D 



