EPIPHL@US.—PLOCAMOCERA. 167 
ones are, and with the thorax and head pale pitchy red, the disk of the former alone 
being infuscate; but I still think they only represent one widely spread species. 
The Chontales specimens agree with the Amazonian ones, except that they are more 
rufous and rather more deeply striate-punctate. 
The Panama examples have the ninth joint fuscous, with one or two exceptions; and 
I am inclined to think the pale joint may indicate the female sex. 
3. Epiphleus punctatus. 
Nigro-fuscus, parum nitidus, dense fortiter punctatus; elytris punctato-striatis, humeris striga minuta 
interdum obsoleta, fasciisque duabus, anteriore interrupta, posteriore valde undulata albido-flavis, macu- 
laque parva subapicali concolori. Long. 4-5 millim. 
Hab. GuatemMaLa, Quiche Mountains (Champion). 
At once distinguished from any species of the genus at present known to me by the 
deep, coarse and thick punctuation of the elytra. The extreme front margin of the 
prothorax is often red. ‘The first pale fascia on the elytra generally consists of only a 
hook-shaped lunule, often divided into two spots; the second fascia is irregularly W- 
shaped, and the suture between the two is often pale, so as to leave a dark lateral spot 
between them. The body underneath is dark; the knees are pitchy red. About 
a dozen examples have occurred. 
4. Epiphleus erythrocephalus. (Tab. VIII. fig. 25.) 
Nigro-fuscus, vix nitidus ; capite prothoraceque antice rubidis ; elytris dense fortiter punctato-striatis, pallidis, 
basi apiceque et macula laterali nigris ; pedibus pallidis ; antennis fuscis, articulis duobus basalibus rutfis. 
Long. 33-5 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé) ; Guatnmata, Calderas, Capetillo, San Gerénimo, Cerro 
Zunil (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Bel¢); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Cham- 
pion). 
Head usually rich red, thickly punctured, and having a granular look; sometimes 
obscurely black; antennee fuscous, except their basal and second joints; thorax sub- 
quadrate, angled at the sides, where its disk is very thickly punctured; the front 
margin of the colour of the thorax less densely punctate. Hlytra with rows of large 
punctures, evenly impressed from the base to the apex. Legs pale; tibie and tarsi 
very slightly infuscate. 
The specimen figured is from the Volcan de Chiriqui. 
PLOCAMOCERA. 
Plocamocera, Spinola, Mon. ii. p. 17; Lac. Gen. Col. iv. p. 468. 
The only species of Plocamocera is widely distributed in tropical South America, and 
varies in size. It resembles Epiphiwus, but has hairy antenne. 
