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margin towards the sides, Head deeply foveate between the eyes, which are narrowly separated ; rostrum 
stout, curved, about as long as the prothorax, thickly punctured towards the base, smooth at the tip; 
antenng inserted a little before the apex of the rostrum, joint 1 of the funiculus slightly longer than 2. 
- Prothorax about as long as broad, much narrowed in front, and slightly sinuate at the sides behind, 
sparsely punctate, and with indications of a smooth, raised, median line towards the apex. Elytra one- 
half wider than the prothorax, subparallel towards the base, conjointly rounded at the apex, the humeri 
rounded ; seriate-punctate, the interstices smooth and flat. Ventral segments 1 and 2 broadly depressed 
down the middle in the male. 
Length 123-16, breadth 5-6} millim. (¢ 9.) 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (Sal/lé). 
Two specimens, the female much smaller than the male, and also differing from it in 
having the white lines on the elytra a little wider and extending down the suture 
towards the apex. JH. albovenosus is a close ally of the Mexican H. cruciatus; it may 
be nothing more than an extreme form of H. fenestratus, but I have seen nothing 
intermediate. 
6. Hilipus hieroglyphicus, sp. n. (Tab. I. fig. 17, ¢ .) 
Elongate-oval, moderately shining, black, the antennal scape in part and the tips of the tarsi reddish ; the 
prothorax with a narrow submarginal vitta, which is continued down the elytra to near the middle, and 
has three short branches extending inward and one outward, some very small spots on the elytra inside 
this, an oblique fascia at about one-third from the apex, and four more or less coalescent streaks beyond 
it, white; the legs, rostrum, and under surface with scattered, narrow, white scales. Head deeply foveate 
between the eyes, which are somewhat distant; rostrum stout, curved, not longer than the prothorax, 
closely, coarsely punctate, much smoother at the tip; antenne inserted a little before the apex of the 
rostrum, joints 1 and 2 of the funiculus subequal in length. Prothorax about as long as broad, narrowed 
in front, and sinuate at the sides behind; the surface very sparsely, coarsely, shallowly punctate, with 
traces of a smooth, raised, median line in front. Elytra elongate, much wider than the prothorax, 
almost parallel to about the middle, conjointly rounded at the apex, the humeri rounded, seriate-punctate, 
depressed behind the scutellum, the interstices flat. First ventral segment broadly and shallowly 
depressed down the middle. : 
Length 144, breadth 53 millim. (? 2.) 
Hab. Guatemaua, Purula in Vera Paz (Champion). 
One specimen. The arrangement of the elytral markings, the elongate anterior 
streak of which is somewhat E-shaped, distinguishes this insect from H. sticticopterus 
and other species with white submarginal prothoracic vitte and comparatively smooth 
upper surface. 
7. Hilipus limbatus, sp. n. (Lab. I. figg. 18, ¢; 184, profile of head.) 
Oblong-ovate, rather broad, shining, piceous; the prothorax with a broad vitta on each side and the elytra with 
a still broader, strongly sinuous one on the outer part of the disc (formed by a coalescent curved stripe 
and a large apical patch), the latter nearly reaching the suture towards the apex and enclosing a rounded 
bare space on the subapical callosities, brownish-ochreous, edged on either side with white; the rest of 
the upper surface clothed with minute ochreous scales ; the under surface and legs with scattered, narrow, 
whitish scales, the propleura with a line of larger whitish scales before the anterior cox. Head foveate 
between the eyes, which are narrowly separated ; rostrum moderately stout, feebly curved, nearly twice 
as long as the prothorax, punctured laterally on the basal half, for the rest almost smooth; antennz 
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