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broader than long, convex in front, narrowing from the base, the sides rounded and a little sinuate towards 
the angles, the anterior angles acute, though not prominent, the hind angles prominent and acute, some- 
what coarsely and closely punctured, with a smooth central line which is slightly impressed at the base, 
the base strongly bisinuate; elytra rather long and convex, somewhat pointed behind, a little wider than 
the thorax, closely, confusedly, and rather coarsely punctured, with indistinct rows of coarser impressions, 
the apices slightly mucronate ; femora and tibie red or reddish brown, the knees and tarsi darker, in some 
examples the femora are bright red. 
Length 12-15 millim. 
Hab. Guatema.a, Tocoy, Cerro Zunil, San Gerdénimo, Zapote, San Isidro, Duehas, 
El Reposo, Volcan de Atitlan (Champion); Nicaragua (Sallé), Chontales (Belz) ; Costa 
Rica (Van Patten), San Francisco (Rogers). 
A common species in Guatemala, becoming rarer southwards. Larger and longer 
than EL. guatemalensis ; the thorax longer, more convex, more rounded at the sides, and 
more closely and coarsely punctured; the elytra somewhat pointed behind, and the 
legs red. Dark varieties occur in which the punctuation of the thorax and elytra is 
finer and more scattered. Labelled EH. cupreus, Dej., in the Sallé collection. 
30. Epitragus lucidus. 
Oblong ovate, convex, bright brassy neous, sparingly clothed with fine cinereous pubescence. Head finely 
and very closely punctured, almost rugulose, the epistoma produced and rounded in front; prothorax 
broad, a little broader than long, very convex, strongly rounded at the sides, widest a little before the 
base, narrowing a little in front, the anterior angles slightly produced, triangular, and scarcely acute, the 
hind angles not produced, straight, and subacute, the base strongly bisinuate, closely and finely punctured, 
with a fine, smooth, central line which is slightly impressed before the base; elytra broader than the 
thorax, rather short, rounded at the sides, somewhat pointed behind, very closely, finely, and confusedly 
punctured, with indistinct shallow dorsal grooves. 
Length 12-123 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Ventanas, Presidio (forrer). 
Two examples. This species may be known by its comparatively broad convex 
thorax, the sides of which are strongly rounded. Allied to i. cupreus, plumbeus, 
&c. 
31. Epitragus obovatus. 
Reversed ovate, convex, dark greenish bronze, rather dull. Head very closely and rather coarsely punctured, 
almost rugulose, the epistoma convex, produced and rounded in front, the eyes with a fine supraorbital 
carina, the labrum prominent, excavated within; prothorax a little broader than long, convex in front, 
the sides rounded and narrowing from the base, the front angles not prominent, obtuse, the hind angles 
rectangular, the base bisinuate, and with a feeble oblique impression on each side just within the margin, 
closely and rather coarsely punctured, almost rugulose, with a smooth central line; elytra broader than the 
thorax, broadest behind the middle, closely and rather coarsely punctured, the punctuation finer and more 
scattered towards the apex, with shallow grooves. 
Length 144 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Tehuantepec (Sallé). 
One example. A large convex species, greenish bronze in colour, almost obovate in 
form; the upper surface comparatively coarsely punctured, and scarcely pubescent. 
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