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that of D. balteatus. It is most closely related to the latter ; but the band does not 

 extend on the epipleurse, the thoracic impression is very indistinct, the form is more 

 elongate, and the supplementary line is here present. One specimen. 



12. Drapetes plagiatus. 



Lissomus plagiatus, Boh. Kongl. Svenska Freg. Eugen. Resa, Ins. p. 66 \ 

 Drapetes plagiatus, Gerst. Linn. Ent. p. 174 2 . 

 Drapetes praeustus, de Bonv. Mon. p. 79, t. 3. fig. 4 s . 



Hab. Bkitish Hondubas, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, Yzabal (SattS), San Juan 

 in Vera Paz, El Tumbador (Champion) ; Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Cham- 

 pion). — Colombia 23 ; Orinoco 2 ; Brazil 2 , Island of Santa Catarina 3 . [California, 

 San Francisco \ erroneous locality.] 



Easily known by the elongate form and the yellowish- white space which covers the 

 larger part of the elytral area, narrowly divided by the suture. The elytra are seriately 

 punctate, each puncture bearing a short whitish hair. 



13. Drapetes tseniolatus. (Tab. X. fig. 5.) 



Oblong, moderately elongate, similar in form to D. plagiatus, black, shining, legs red, each elytron with a very 

 elongate-oval yellowish-white stripe beginning a little behind the base and extending to four-fifths of its 

 length; antennas black, the two basal joints pale red: head sparsely punctate; thorax nearly as long as 

 wide at the base, sides feebly arcuately narrowing to the front, moderately coarsely punctate at the base, 

 more finely in front, the basal depression scarcely evident, the punctures in the area somewhat strigose 

 longitudinally ; elytra extremely finely and sparsely punctate over the larger part, but more closely and 

 distinctly along the suture and at the apex, the supplementary marginal line distinct ; abdomen nearly 

 smooth at the middle, last segment and sides punctate. 



Length 3-3*5 millim. 



Uab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



This insect might be suspected to be a variety of 1). plagiatus with the sellate space 

 broadly divided at the middle ; but the broad vitta is of regular form, not sinuate on its 

 outer side, and barely reaches the submarginal line in front. There is no pubescence 

 above. Four specimens. 



14. Drapetes bipustulatus. 



Drapetes bipustulatus, de Bonv. Mon. p. 75 \ 



Hab. British Honduras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, San Isidro (Champion) ; 

 Nicaragua (Salle), Chontales (Janson) ; Panama, Bugaba (Champion). — Colombia 1 . 



An elongate species, entirely black, except a small, oval, yellow spot on each elytron 

 behind the middle. 



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