HILIPUS. 15 
Var. /3. Prothorax very sparsely finely punctate, and with a short ochreous vitta on each side at the base ; 
the ochreous markings on the elytra in the form of short longitudinal streaks. (Fig. 25.) 
Length 10-18, breadth 41-7} millim. (¢ @.) 
Hab. Nicaraaua, Chontales (Belt, Janson, Richardson). 
Sent in plenty from Chontales, the form « indiscriminately with the type, by all 
three collectors, a few examples only showing a tendency to granulation on the 
prothorax and elytra. The elytral markings resemble those of H. collectus, from which 
the insect differs in its comparatively broader form, smoother rostrum, more distinctly 
punctured prothorax, &c. The var. f (fig. 25) is represented by a single specimen. 
14. Hilipus belti, sp. n. (Tab. I. fig. 26, 2.) 
Oblong-ovate, shining, black, the prothorax (except at the base and apex), the incrassate portion of the femora 
and the side-pieces of the metasternum rufous; the prothorax with a small patch of white scales on each 
side in front; the elytra with numerous, irregular, transverse or oblique patches of white scales, tending 
to form fascize; the underside and legs with scattered, narrow, white scales. Head deeply foveate between 
the eyes, which are somewhat widely separated; rostrum very stout, curved, sparsely punctured towards 
the base, smoother at the tip, the antennal grooves rapidly descending; antenne as in 4. trifasciatus. 
Prothorax conical, distinctly longer than broad, sparsely punctate. Elytra more than three times the 
length and (at the widest part) nearly twice the width of the prothorax, conjointly rounded at the apex, 
the humeri rounded ; seriate-punctate, the interstices faintly transversely wrinkled. 
Length 20, breadth 74 millim. (2.) 
Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). 
‘The above description is taken from a single female specimen, which is separable at 
a glance from the same sex of H. trifasciatus by the longer, conical prothorax, the 
more widely separated eyes, and the stouter and smoother rostrum. A male from 
Chontales (Janson) may belong here, as it has a similar head and rostrum; but 
the general shape of the prothorax is very like that of H. trifasciatus, except that 
there is a broad deep depression on each side of the disc before the middle. The 
prothorax, however, appears to be abnormally formed in this insect, which cannot, 
therefore, be certainly located till further material has been obtained. No such sexual 
difference in the form of the prothorax is known to me amongst any of the other 
species of the genus. 
15. Hilipus albonotatus, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 1, ¢.) 
Elongate-oval, moderately shining, piceous or rufo-piceous ; the prothorax with a broad vitta on each side, 
narrowing in front, and the elytra with a small spot on the fifth interstice at the base, a short, oblique, 
angulated fascia towards the sides before the middle, and another before the apex, the latter nearly 
reaching the suture, white; the legs, rostrum, and under surface with scattered, narrow, whitish scales. 
Head deeply foveate between the eyes, which are narrowly separated ; rostrum distinctly longer than the 
prothorax, stout, curved, coarsely, sparsely punctate, except towards the tip, which is much smoother, the 
antennal grooves narrowly separated behind; antenne inserted a little before the apex of the rostrum, 
joints 1 and 2 of the funiculus subequal in length. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, narrowing 
-4n front; the surface sparsely punctate, with a narrow, ill-defined, smooth space down the middle. 
Elytra elongate, one-half wider than the prothorax, widest at the base, conjointly rounded at the apex, 
