400 SEEEICOENIA. 



Black ; the elytra testaceous, with a large ante-apical black patch .... apicalis. 



Black ; the elytra with the suture, and sometimes a humeral patch and an 

 oblique post-median fascia also, testaceous, in some specimens with a broad 

 oblique post-median fascia only testaceous suturalis. 



Black ; each elytron usually with two fiavous spots — one at the shoulder, the 



other post-median quadriguttatus. 



1. Anchastomorphus phedrus. (Tab. XVIII. fig. 2.) 



Anchastus phedrus, Cand. Monogr. Elat. ii. p. 401 \ 



Anchastus crux-nigra, Fleut. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1895, p. 170 \ 



Eab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero (Edge), Teapa in Tabasco (Pilate, in coll. 

 Janson) ; Guatemala, San Isidro (Champion) ; Nicaeagua, Chontales (Janson) ; Panama, 

 David (Champion). — Brazil 1 2 . 



The single specimens found at each of the above localities agree well with others 

 from Brazil in the Janson collection named A. phedrus by Candeze ; but they have the 

 thoracic carina elongate, extending at least as far forwards as the middle of the thorax. 

 The elytra have a triangular scutellar patch, sometimes extending to the humeri (as in 

 A. crux-nigra, Fleut), and a rather broad median fascia, connected along the suture, 

 and sometimes an ante-apical mark, black. The head and thorax vary in colour from 

 rufo-testaceous to black, but the hind angles of the latter are always pale. The thorax 

 is considerably broader than long. The insect varies from 2J-4 millim. in length. 

 We are indebted to M. Fleutiaux for the loan of his types of A. crux-nigra and 

 A. grouvellei: the former is certainly, and the latter probably, a colour-variety of 

 A. phedrus. An example from Chontales is figured. 



2. Anchastomorphus apicalis. (Tab. XVIII. fig. 3.) 



Anchastus apicalis, Steinh. Mittheil. munch. Ent. Ver. i. p. 83 (1877) \ 



Eab. Guatemala, Senahu in Vera Paz (Champion). — Colombia, Ocana 1 . 



One specimen, differing from the type, kindly communicated by M. Bene Oberthiir, 

 in having the apical patch of the elytra black and sharply defined, the black not 

 extending along the margins to the base, and the basal five joints of the antenna? 

 (which are mutilated in the type) rufo-testaceous. The hind angles of the thorax 

 are testaceous. 



3. Anchastomorphus SUturalis. (Tab. XVIII. figg. 4, var. a; 5, var. y.) 



Anchastus suturalis, Cand. Elat. Nouv. i. p. 27 (1864) \ 



Eab. Mexico, Cordova in Vera Cruz (Salle J ) ; Guatemala, San Isidro, Las Mercedes 

 (Champion). 



Var. a. The elytra with a short stripe at the shoulders and a transverse or oblique fascia at one-third from 



