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39. Cholus cretaceus, sp. n. (Tab. XVI. figg. 18, 18, a, 6, 2.) 
Oval, convex, black or piceous (the surface shining and with a brassy lustre when denuded of scales), the 
antenne partly ferruginous; above and beneath densely clothed with coarse, oblong-oval, depressed, 
shining, whitish or brownish-white scales, with the smooth, minute, scattered asperities of the surface 
here and there showing through, each elytron usually with an oblique fascia before the middle and a 
triangular patch towards the apex more sparsely squamose ; the vestiture of the legs coarse and 
whitish. Head densely punctate; rostrum moderately stout, curved, longer than the prothorax, rugosely 
punctate and longitudinally wrinkled, a little smoother in the @. Prothorax transverse, rounded at the 
sides anteriorly, and narrowed and constricted in front, densely, finely punctate, the narrow interspaces 
here and there a little raised or subgranulate. Scutellum subcordate, squamose. Elytra slightly wider than 
the prothorax, oblong-subcordate, transversely depressed at the base and flattened on the disc towards the 
apex; seriate-punctate (the punctures often completely hidden by the vestiture), the interstices minutely 
punctate and here and there asperate or subgranulate. Mesosternum flattened between the coxe. First 
ventral segment depressed along the middle in the g. Legs rather short and stout; femora clavate and 
each armed with an acute tooth; tibize mucronate at the inner apical angle, the outer angle with a very 
minute tooth. 
Length 5-8, breadth 2-4 millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Mexico, Toxpam (Sallé), Jalapa (Hége), Tacotalpa in Tabasco (¢a coll. Flohr), 
Teapa (Hoge, H. H. Smith); Brrrisn Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; GUATEMALA, 
Cubilguitz, Cahabon, and Chiacam in Vera Paz (Champion), Coban (Conradt); Nica- 
raaua, Chontales (Janson). 
Found in profusion at Chiacam, and apparently a common insect also in S.E. Mexico. 
C. cretaceus is nearly related to the South-American C. squamosus and C. lepidotus, 
Boh. (the first-mentioned of these having the tibie unarmed at the outer apical 
angle), but it has a well-developed scutellum, &c. In fresh examples the shining 
vestiture is almost golden in certain lights. The elytral fascie are most distinct 
in the partially abraded specimens. ‘To judge from the description, the prominent 
exposed scutellum separates it from Lobaspzs argentulus, Chevr., from Colombia. 
C. flavescens and C. sulphuratus, Fabr., from Brazil, are also allied forms. 
40. Cholus chiriquensis, sp. n. (Tab. XVI. figg. 19, 194, 6.) 
Subrhomboidal, narrow, black, the antennz in part ferruginous ; above and beneath, except upon the smooth, 
scattered, shining elevations of the surface, thickly clothed with small, oval, shining, whitish or yellowish- 
white scales, the vestiture of the legs coarse and piliform. Head densely, rugulosely punctate ; rostrum 
rather slender, strongly curved, much longer than the prothorax, bare and very sparsely punctate from 
near the base to the apex, the antenn inserted at the middle. Prothorax transverse, conical, the sides 
feebly rounded posteriorly ; sparsely, rather coarsely granulate, the elevations becoming transverse on the 
disc, the interspace very minutely punctate. Scutellum as broad as long. Elytra at the sides forming a 
continuous outline with the prothorax, rapidly narrowing from the base, transversely depressed below the 
anterior margin ; interruptedly seriate-punctate, the interstices very minutely punctate and with scattered, 
smooth, irregular elevations. Anterior cox very widely separated. Mesosternum flattened between 
the cox. Legs elongate; femora each with an acute tooth; tibiee feebly mucronate at the inner apical 
angle, the hook at the outer angle obsolete. 
Length 8-8, breadth 22-23 millim. ( 2.) 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 
Two specimens, probably both females, the rostrum being almost smooth from near 
