44 HETEROMERA. 
with piceous or brown, the latter shining. Head irregularly punctured and with a few scattered coarse 
setiferous impressions, the eyes moderately large; antenne ferruginous or testaceous, rather long and 
slender—the apical joint in the male the length of joints 8-10 (these latter elongate), in the female 8 and 9, 
united; prothorax convex, about as long as broad, the sides obsoletely margined towards the base, rounded 
anteriorly, and moderately constricted behind, the hind angles subacute, the basal margin very little raised, 
the surface rather uneven and subcoriaceous and with scattered very coarse setiferous impressions, the 
interspaces usually with some finer punctures ; elytra with shallow intrahumeral depression, long, finely 
and closely punctate-striate, the interstices flat, the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth each with a row 
of rather closely placed setiferous punctures, the apices obtuse; beneath testaceous, shining ; legs long 
and slender, testaceous, the femora and tibiz on all sides clothed with long erect hairs. 
Length 53-9 millim.; breadth (at shoulders) 13-23 millim. (¢ 9.) 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge); GuatemMaua, Cerro Zunil (Champion). 
Found in abundance by Herr Hoge, sparingly by myself. This species is allied to 
S. cribrata and S. ciliata, but, apart from colour-differences, abundantly distinct. In 
all the specimens received the elytra are testaceous and mottled to a greater or less 
extent with piceons. | 
65. Statira microps. (Tab. II. fig. 24, ¢.) 
Moderately elongate, testaceous, shining. Head with widely scattered shallow setiferous impressions, the space 
between the eyes also closely and minutely punctured, the eyes black, very small and convex, and distant 
from the base ; antennz testaceous or fusco-testaceous, long, moderately stout—the apical joint in the 
male a little longer than joints 9 and 10 united (the latter elongate), not shorter in the female; pro- 
thorax convex, about as long as or rather longer than broad, the sides immarginate, rounded anteriorly, 
and strongly constricted behind, the hind angles prominent but not very sharp, the basal margin mode- 
rately raised and rather thick, the surface almost smooth (when viewed under a strong lens very minute 
punctures are visible); elytra with very shallow intrahumeral depression, moderately long, coarsely and 
deeply punctate-striate for about three-fourths of their length and thence to the apex shallowly so (the 
punctures transverse in shape on the basal half), the interstices rather convex (flat towards the apex), the 
first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth each with an irregular row of somewhat closely placed setiterous 
punctures, the apices obtuse ; legs testaceous, slender, the femora and tibie on all sides clothed with very 
long erect hairs. 
Length 6-8} millim.; breadth 1-2 millim. (¢ Q.) 
Hab. Muxico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith), Tapachula in Chiapas (Hoge); Guats- 
MALA, San Isidro, Zapote (Champion). 
Numerous examples. A shining testaceous species, with very long set, quite small 
eyes, hairy legs, smooth immarginate thorax, and coarsely sculptured elytra, the alternate 
interstices of which each bear a row of somewhat closely placed setiferous impressions. 
The elytra are smoother towards the apex, and the head bears scattered shallow seti- 
ferous impressions in addition to the usual punctures. 
66. Statira albofasciata. (Tab. II. fig. 25, 3.) 
Moderately elongate, comparatively convex, shining, violaceous or bluish-black ; the prothorax testaceous or 
reddish-testaceous ; the elytra each with a transverse band below the base (broadly widened on the middle 
of the disc and not reaching the suture), another about the middle (sometimes connected at the suture), 
and a third (sometimes in the form of a large lateral spot, sometimes meeting at the suture) near the apex, 
