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2. Attalus limbatus. 
Testaceus, supra nigro-piceus nitidus, subtilissime punctatus; capite antice, pronoti limbo toto, elytrorumque 
marginibus lateralibus et apice cum sutura testaceis; antennis piceis, basi infra testaceis. Long. 
23 millim. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, near the city (Champion). 
A bright little distinct Atta/us, which may be compared to the European A. amictus, 
but is more depressed; and the narrow testaceous limb of the pronotum distinguishes 
it from any species yet known to me. The head is clear yellow from the mouth as far 
back as the middle of the eyes; on this part are two spots, which, as well as the tips of 
the palpi and the upper surface of the antenne, are pitchy. The thorax is wider than 
long; the yellow margin invades the disk in a small notch in the centre of its side, and 
is here redder than elsewhere. The apices of the tibie and tarsi are dark. 
There is only one specimen I can refer to this species; a second has unfortunatcly 
been broken from the card. 
3. Attalus anthobioides. 
Testaceus ; capite supra pone oculos, prothorace, elytrorum basi tenuiter, scutello pectoreque nigris ; prothorace 
infra cum margine, presertim ad angulos posticis, testaceis. Long. 2 millim. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, Cerro Zunil (Champion). 
Head well separated from the thorax, which it equals in size, scarcely produced in 
front. Antenne, palpi, underside, mouth, and epistoma yellow; antenne short, with 
the joints nearly equal in length and breadth. The margin of the thorax, legs, and 
elytra are pale yellow: the latter do not cover the two or three last segments of the 
abdomen ; they are a little widened, and sometimes faintly infuscate behind; they are 
separately rounded, leaving the sutural angle open at the apex. 
Nine specimens taken at Cerro Zunil are all I have seen that are clearly referable to 
this species. 
4. Attalus scutellaris. 
Testaceus, nitidus ; capite supra pone oculos, prothorace (limbo excepto), scutello vittaque subscutellari, postice 
attenuata, ante apicem desinente, nigro-eneis. Long. 13-2 millim. 
Hab. Muxico, Jalapa (Hoge); Guaremana, Panajachel, and near the city (Champion). 
Very near the preceding species; but, in addition to the vitta at the base of the 
suture, it differs in the form of the head, which is not so distinct from the prothorax, 
in the brassy tint of the dark parts, in having the antenne fuscous above, and in the 
thorax not being so short. 
The specimen from Mexico is but doubtfully of the same species as the type, which 
is from Panajachel, where two specimens (which quite agree with one from Guatemala 
city) were taken by Mr. Champion. 
