ELAODES. 89 
Under the name of Eleodes levigata, Sol., there are, I think, two species confused in 
collections; Solier’s description will perhaps apply better to E. soliert. This is the 
only Eleodes known, as yet, as occurring south of Mexico. 
38. Eleodes solieri. (Tab. IV. fig. 20, 3.) 
Eleodes levigata, Sol., var. A, Studi Ent. p. 244". 
Eleodes glabrata, Sturm,-in litt. 
Eleodes cylindrica, Spin. in litt. (3). 
Eleodes oblonga, Sturm, in litt. 
? Blaps celsa, Say, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. i. pp. 151-2037; Lec. Complete Writings of Thomas 
Say, i. p. 657. 
Smaller and a little more shining (the thorax especially) than £. levigata; the thorax strongly transverse, 
more rounded at the sides, more strongly narrowed behind, and narrower at the base than at the apex ; 
the elytra in the female less parallel, more narrowed towards the base. 
Length 13-17 millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Mexico 1? (coll. F. Bates), Oaxaca, Parada, Capulalpam, Puebla, Guanajuato, 
Orizaba, Durasnal (Sal/é), Tehuacan, Las Vigas, Jalapa, Oaxaca (Hoge), Alvarez Moun- 
tains, Saltillo in Coahuila, San Luis Potosi (Dr. Palmer), Pinos Altos in Chihuahua 
(Buchan-Hepburn). 
This is the species generally known as E. levigata in collections; it is apparently 
common and widely distributed in Mexico. 
39. Elzodes tenebricosa. 
Eleodes obscura, Sol. Studi Ent. p. 245 (nom. preoc.) *. 
Eleodes tenebricosa, Harold, Col. Hefte, vi. p. 122. 
Eleodes reflera, Deyr. in litt. 
Eleodes chevrolati, De}. in litt. 
Hab. Mexico 1, Toluca, Oaxaca (coll. F. Bates), Oaxaca, Parada, Capulalpam (Sai/é). 
Duller and more convex than E. levigata and E. solieri. The thorax more convex 
and more constricted towards the base than in E. /evigata; in some examples more 
transverse than in others. 
40. Eleodes distincta. 
Eleodes distincta, Sol. Studi Ent. p. 239°. 
Eleodes subrugosa, Sturm, in litt. 
Hab. Mextco!, Puebla (Sallé, coll. F. Bates), San Andres, Oaxaca (Sallé), Jalapa, 
Oaxaca (Hége). 
41, Bleodes sallei. - (Tab. IV. fig. 21, 3.) 
Eleodes sallei, Deyr. in litt. 
Eleodes picea, Deyr. in litt. 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Coleopt., Vol. IV. Pt. 1, January 1885. NN 
