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emarginate, the base distinctly bisinuate and the usual oblique fovea on each side lightly impressed, rather 
coarsely, equally, and not very closely punctured ; elytra rather long, lightly and finely striate, the strize 
in the form of fine shallow impressed lines, the interstices flat, the surface punctured like the prothorax ; 
legs reddish brown, the anterior tibiw similar in both sexes. 
Length 5-6 millim. (¢ 9.) 
Hab. Panama, San Miguel in the Pearl Islands (Champion).—CotomBia; GUIANA, 
Cayenne (coll. F. Bates). 
I have only seen three examples (one from each locality) of this species. B. buquetz 
may be known from the other species here described by the coarse uniform punctuation 
of the upper surface and by the sculpture of the elytra, the strice of which appear as 
fine impressed lines, and the surface punctured like the thorax. 
13. Blapstinus egenus. 
Blapstinus egenus, De}. Cat. 3rd edit. p. 213. 
Oblong ovate, convex, dark reddish brown, slightly shining, clothed with scattered recumbent brownish hairs. 
Head coarsely and rather closely punctured ; prothorax transverse, widest at the base, slightly narrowing 
anteriorly, the sides slightly rounded and feebly sinuate before the base and apex, the angles somewhat 
prominent, the apex broadly but not deeply emarginate, the base distinctly bisinuate, the lateral margins 
slightly thickened, coarsely but not very closely punctured, the punctures separate and scarcely confluent ; 
elytra convex, regularly, shallowly, and coarsely punctate-striate, the interstices flat or feebly convex, 
rather coarsely and sparingly punctured ; legs reddish brown, anterior tibize similar in both sexes. 
Length 5-53 millim. (3 2.) 
Hab. Guaremana (Sallé), San Gerénimo, Duefias, Zapote (Champion); Nicaracua, 
Chontales (Janson); Panama, La Caldera in Chiriqui (Champion).—Co.omBia, Car- 
thagena. 
Taken in plenty at San Gerdénimo on the sandy banks of the small streams in that 
neighbourhood. A small, reddish-brown, convex, slightly shining species; the thorax 
coarsely punctured, the elytra regularly and rather coarsely punctate-striate, the inter- 
stices distinctly and rather coarsely punctured. 
14. Blapstinus intermedius. 
Of the size and form of B. egenus, but differing as follows:—The prothorax more finely and more closely 
punctured; the elytra regularly but more finely and closely punctate-striate, the interstices more finely 
and much more closely punctured; the upper surface more sparingly pubescent; legs red or reddish 
brown ; anterior tibie similar in both sexes. 
Length 5-53 millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Mexico (Sallé); Guatemata, Paraiso (Champion); Nicaracua, Chontales 
(Janson). 
Found in plenty at Chontales. 
15. Blapstinus sulcipennis. (Tab. VI. fig. 21.) | 
Oblong ovate, convex, dark reddish brown, slightly shining, very sparingly clothed with 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Coleopt., Vol. IV. Pt. 1, October 1885. SS 
brown recumbent 
