230 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
scattered, irregularly distributed, rather coarse, bare punctures ; the interstices densely punctate, 3 with 
an oblong tuberculiform prominence at about one-third from the apex, and 5 sometimes slightly raised 
at its point of termination, in Q, these prominences not or barely indicated in §. Ventral segments 3-5 
with a line of erect pale brownish hairs down the middle, 5 broadly foveate at the apex, and 1 hollowed 
down the centre, in g. Legs rather slender; anterior tibiz very finely and sparsely denticulate, 
sharply unguiculate in ¢ , more feebly so in 2. 
Var. The elytra with an elongate streak at the middle of the Sth interstice, and a shorter one on the 3rd 
nearer the apex, black (fig. 2). 
Length 8-104, breadth 23-4 millim. (¢d 2.) 
Hab. Costa Rica, between Mata de Lefia and Rodeo, Pacific slope (Pittier: @ ), 
Tuis (Lankester, in U.S. Nat. Mus.: 3), Azahar de Cartago (Underwood: ¢, var.) ; 
Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion: 3 2). 
Twelve specimens, three only of which are from Costa Rica, two of these latter 
with the scales green and metallic, the others with the scales opaque and whiter. 
The seriate punctures on the elytra vary in size. The penis-sheath of the male is 
acuminate at the tip. 
2. Mimographopsis pustulatus, sp.n. (‘Tab. X. figg. 3, ¢, 4, 2; 5, 2, var.) 
Oblong, shining, black; above sparsely clothed with small, whitish, cinereous, or green scales intermixed with 
minute pallid hair-like scales, the larger scales clustered into various scattered dense spots on the elytra 
~ and two faint vitte: on the prothorax ; beneath somewhat densely squamose along the sides and sparsely 
clothed with short, fine, adpressed hairs down the middle; the scales on the legs uniformly cinereous or 
green with those on the knees blue. Head and rostrum finely punctate, sulcate down the middle, the 
rostrum finely carinate on each side; antennal scape reaching beyond the eyes, joint 2 of the funiculus 
much longer than 1. Prothorax transverse, narrowed in front, broadly depressed down the middle, 
rugulosely punctate. Scutellum very small, subtriangular, vertical, squamose. Elytra moderately long, 
subparallel in their basal half in g, broader and gradually widened to the middle in 2, produced and 
conjointly rounded at the apex, with a common transverse excavation immediately below the base (the 
basal margin to the 3rd row of punctures thus appearing raised); coarsely, closely seriate-punctate, 
the interstices punctate and feebly convex, the spaces occupied by the patches of larger scales appearing 
somewhat depressed. First ventral segment hollowed down the middle in g. Anterior tibie 
unguiculate and feebly denticulate. 
Var. The scales green, those on the head and prothorax condensed into two sharply defined vittz, and those 
on the elytra into oblong subconfluent patches on the alternate interstices and an oval subapical spot ; 
the rostrum depressed in the middle, with a shorter median sulcus and the lateral carina wanting; the 
prothorax granulate ; the elytra transversely rugose at the base ( 9 ). 
Length 7-11, breadth 21-4, millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Costa Rica, Santa Clara (Siolley), Monte Retondo (Underwood), Turrialba, 
Tucurrique (U.S. Nat. Mus.); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
Eighteen specimens, all but four from Costa Rica, the latter including both green and 
cinereous forms, the variety (fig. 5) being from ‘Tucurrique. ‘This species bears an extra- 
ordinary resemblance to the Costa Rican and Panama insect described by Pascoe under 
the name of Kustales stellaris* ; but may be distinguished from it at a glance by the 
more slender antenne, the prominent, strictly lateral eyes, the sulcate (not carinate) 
rostrum, the non-mucronate apices of the elytra, &c. From WM. viridicans it may be 
* = Prepodes jekelianus, White (9 ). 
