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punctures or fovee near the suture, the interstice between the two punctures forming 
each pair very little elevated; outside them a more elevated interstice, and then outside 
this the space occupied by the next pair of series covered with a pallid sulphurous- 
yellow squamosity; the lower part of the sides feebly squamose. 
This species will, 1 think, be readily recognized by the yellow lateral stripe. ‘There 
is apparently but little difference between the sexes, except as regards the depression 
on the rostrum. 
87. Kpiczrus decoratus, sp. n. 
Angustus, valde convexus, niger, nitidus, subnudus ; elytro singulo posterius ad latus vitta obliqua albida. 
Long. 9 millim. . 
Hab. Mexico (Sallé, ex coll. Sturm). 
Rostrum nearly flat in front, rather short; lateral impressions small; frontal fovea 
obsolete. Thorax conico-cylindrical, shining black, finely punctate, almost destitute of 
scales, vaguely impressed along the middle, the impression not extending to the base or 
apex. lytra with series of moderately large, rather widely separated punctures; the 
third interstice not visibly elevated, the fifth distinctly so; the surface black and some- 
what shining, only very slightly squamose or setose, but with a more or less distinct 
interrupted vitta of white squamosity extending from near the middle of the side 
obliquely backwards and inwards to near the suture. 
This insect is allied to H. lateralis; but, in addition to the different stripe on the 
elytra, the rostrum is nearly unimpressed along the middle, and the fovez or punctures 
on the elytra are much smaller. ‘The species is described from two specimens from 
Sturm’s collection labelled “ Hypsonotus decoratus, Sturm;” one of the two is more 
slender and elongate than the other, so that they are probably of different sex. 
88. Epicerus oculatus, sp. n. (Tab. V. fig. 14, ¢.) 
Griseo-squamosus ; rostro brevi, ad apicem profunde curvatim depresso; prothorace medio vage sulcato; elytris 
seriatim multipunctatis. 
Long. 12 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Oaxaca (Sal/é). 
Rostrum short and broad; the clypeal depression with elevated margins and surrounded 
behind by a well-marked curvate depression ; the sides of the front of the rostrum a little 
elevated and prolonged ; the middle of the front of the rostrum broadly deplanate and 
slightly depressed; the lateral depressions vague; the frontal fovea small; the eyes 
moderately convex, nearly circular ; the surface punctate, but little squamose. Thorax 
a little narrowed in front, finely punctate, the dorsal surface feebly squamose, the flanks 
more densely so, on the middle a very vague longitudinal depression. Elytra with series 
of rather small punctures, the interstices similar (there being no trace of any greater 
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