302 SEEKICORNIA. 



moderately prominent ; antennae scarcely extending beyond the humeri, joint 3 a little wider than, and 

 about twice as long as, 2, 4-10 broadly triangular, 6-10 as broad as long. Prothorax as long as broad, 

 convex, the sides gradually converging from the base, feebly rounded anteriorly ; the hind angles acute, 

 divergent, strongly produced, and finely carinate above ; the surface very finely, rather sparsely punctate, 

 canaliculate behind. Scutellum sparsely punctured. Elytra three times the length of the prothorax, 

 somewhat rapidly narrowing from about the middle, the apices rather sharp ; finely punctate-striate ; the 

 interstices feebly convex at the sides, flat on the disc, somewhat thickly punctate. Beneath, including 

 the propleuras, finely, rather sparsely punctate. 

 Length 7f , breadth 2| millim. ( $ .) 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 



One specimen. Larger than A. bivittatus ; the elytra more attenuate at the apex, 

 black, each with an oval flavo-testaceous spot at the base ; the frontal carina more 

 prominent. A. crocicollis (Cand.) is a closely allied species. 



2. Anoplischiopsis bivittatus. (Tab. XIII. figg. 17, 6 ; 17 a, antenna; 

 17 5, prosternal process.) 



Elongate, narrow, rather convex, shining ; the head black, sometimes in great part testaceous ; the prothorax 

 varying in colour from black, with an elongate-triangular patch on either side at the base and a transverse 

 streak near the anterior angles testaceous, to entirely testaceous ; the scutellum and elytra black or piceous, 

 each elytron with a broad flavo-testaceous vitta on the disc extending to about one-third from the apex 

 and narrowing behind, the space between this and the suture sometimes fuscous ; above thickly clothed with 

 long hairs, which partake of the ground-colour ; beneath piceous, the prothorax and the sides and apex of 

 the abdomen sometimes testaceous, somewhat thickly clothed with long, decumbent, yellowish-cinereous 

 hairs ; the antennae black or piceous, with the two or three basal joints testaceous ; the legs testaceous. 

 Head convex, densely punctured, the frontal carina flexed downwards and not very prominent ; antennas 

 rather short, in the male extending only to a little beyond the base of the elytra, joint 3 narrow, longer 

 than 2, 4-10 broadly triangular, slightly longer than broad, subequal. Prothorax about as long as broad, 

 convex, the sides gradually converging from the base, slightly rounded in front ; the hind angles strongly 

 produced, acute, slightly divergent, finely carinate above ; the surface very finely, somewhat closely 

 punctate, the punctures becoming coarser towards the apex, and sometimes very obsoletely canaliculate 

 behind. Scutellum with a few scattered punctures. Elytra about three and one-third times the length 

 of the prothorax, narrowing from about the middle ; fin el y punctate-striate ; the interstices feebly convex, 

 flat towards the suture, minutely, somewhat thickly punctate. Beneath, including the propleuras, finely, 

 rather closely punctate : prosternum grooved between the coxae. 



Length 6-7f , breadth l|-2 millim. ( J $ .) 



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



Found in plenty by myself in Chiriqui. The colour of the head and thorax is 

 variable : more than half the specimens have the thorax testaceous. This species 

 resembles the Cuban Anoplischius lineipennis, Cand., in coloration, but differs from 

 that insect in the form of the prosternal process &c. A specimen has been examined 

 by Dr. Candeze and returned as unknown to him. 



3. Anoplischiopsis flavovittatus. (Tab. XIII. fig. 18.) 



Moderately elongate, narrow, shining ; the head black ; the prothorax testaceous, with a black median vitta, 

 which is broadly widened in front and angularly dilated a little behind the middle ; the scutellum and 

 elytra black, each elytron with a broad oblique vitta on the disc extending to near the apex, and 



