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elytra. The elytra themselves are strongly granulate. The var. 8 is from Chiriqui, 
and var. e from Chontales ; the others are widely distributed. 
2. Staseas cingulatus, sp. n. 
Very like S. granulatus, but with the elytra thickly clothed with intermixed fulvous (or ochreous), cinereous, 
and blackish scales, the cinereous scales condensed into a broad subapical fascia and some scattered spots 
on the disc below the base, the decumbent setz short, fine, and inconspicuous, the interstices rather 
convex and finely granulate. 
Length 63, breadth 3 millim. (9.) 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa, Tapachula (Hége). 
Two specimens. This is an extreme form of S. granulatus, which seems to require 
a separate name, there being nothing intermediate amongst the large number of 
examples before me. The decumbent elytral setee are short and inconspicuous, as in 
S. pullatus. 
3. Staseas pullatus, sp.n. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 15.) 
Oblong-ovate, convex, black, the antenne and the tips of the tarsi obscure ferruginous; the prothorax very 
sparsely clothed with small blackish scales; the elytra densely clothed with cinereous scales, with a 
transverse patch at the base (not reaching the suture), a space below the shoulder, 2 common transverse 
patch crossing the suture before the middle, an irregular, interrupted, subapical fascia, and the apex 
itself, black, and also set with scattered, fine, decumbent sete; the under surface and legs sparsely 
clothed with narrow cinereous scales. Head densely, rugulosely punctate, carinate between the rather 
narrowly separated eyes ; rostrum about as long as the head and prothorax, curved, shining, sparsely, 
very finely punctate, the punctuation becoming coarser and closer at the base, the antenne stout, 
inserted at the middle, joints 1 and 2 of the funiculus equal in length, the club subovate. Prothorax 
transverse, rounded at the sides anteriorly, constricted and narrowed in front ; rather coarsely, confluently 
punctate, and finely carinate. Elytra a little wider than the prothorax, narrowing from about the 
middle ; seriate-punctate, the interstices almost flat, closely punctulate, and finely granulate. Beneath 
shining, sparsely, rather coarsely punctate. Mesosternum broad, horseshoe-shaped. Legs short; femora 
subclavate, sharply unidentate. 
Length 53-73, breadth 23-34 millim. ( 2.) 
Hab. Guatemaua, Cerro Zunil ( Champion). 
Three specimens, varying a little in the elytral markings. This species superficially 
resembles Metoposoma nigrofasciatum, an insect occurring at the same locality on the 
Pacific slope. | 
4. Staseas pictipennis, sp.n. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 16.) 
Oblong-ovate, convex, alutaceous, black, the antenne obscure ferruginous ; the prothorax very sparsely clothed 
with narrow, setiform, light and dark scales ; the elytra with some irregular patches at the base and 
apex, and two or more scattered spots on the disc, thickly clothed with whitish or rosy-red scales, the 
rest of the surface sparsely clothed with minute dark brown scales, each interstice set with a row of fine, 
semierect sete ; the under surface and legs sparsely clothed with small whitish setiform scales. Head 
densely, rugulosely punctate, the eyes somewhat narrowly separated ; rostrum shorter than the prothorax, 
curved, cylindrical, shining, closely punctate, rugose and more or less distinctly carinate at the base, 
much smoother in the , the antenne inserted slightly beyond the middle, joints 3-7 of the funiculus 
transverse, 2 a little shorter than 1, the club ovate. Prothorax transverse, rounded at the sides, 
