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elongate. P. melanoscelis, Heller, from Colombia, the type of which has been 
communicated by M. Severin for comparison, is larger and differently marked, and 
wants the ridge on the eighth elytral interstice. 
2. Paramnemyne pulchella, sp.n. (Tab. III. figg. 26, 26 a.) 
Subovate, black, the antennx obscure ferruginous, the vestiture close and rather coarse, above and beneath : 
the head and prothorax vermilion-red, the latter with an anchor-shaped patch on the disc and a space 
along the sides almost bare; the elytra each with a rather broad, oblique, arcuate fascia extending from 
the base of the second interstice to near the margin, a streak at the base of the sixth interstice, and two 
others on the disc towards the apex, rosy-red, the suture in part and a streak at the middle of the seventh 
interstice yellowish-white, the scutellum similarly coloured, the other portions black; the under surface 
and legs white. Head densely punctate, the intra-ocular space depressed down the middle and arcuately 
dilated on each side towards the vertex ; rostrum reaching the apex of the metasternum, rugulose and 
finely carinate at the base; joint 2 of the funiculus very elongate, 3 about as long as 4 and 5 united. 
Prothorax short, narrowing from the base, abruptly constricted in front; densely, rugulosely punctate. 
Elytra rounded-triangular, transversely depressed on the disc below the base; rather coarsely punctate- 
striate, the interstices 3,5, 7, and 9, and also 2 from the middle to the apex, very sharply costate. Legs 
rather elongate, the posterior femora reaching beyond the apex of the abdomen; femora unidentate ; 
posterior tibiz dilated and compressed, somewhat rounded along their outer edge. 
Length 5, breadth 23 millim. 
Hab. Guatemala, Teleman in the Polochic Valley (Champion). 
One specimen. ‘This insect has longer legs than P. decemcostata, the posterior 
tibiz are widened, the intra-ocular space is more dilated, the scales on the prothorax 
(except upon the partially denuded spaces) and head are vermilion-red, the elytra are 
differently marked, &c. 
MNEMYNURUS. 
Mnemynurus, Heller, Abhandl. Mus. Dresd. no. 11, pp. 4, 54 (1895). 
Several species of this genus, including the typical JZ. caloderes, occur within our 
limits. ‘They are recognizable by their very elongate rostrum (which in the typical 
forms nearly reaches the first ventral suture), long legs, strongly spinose knees, &c., as 
well as by the bright rufous vestiture of the anterior portion of the prothorax *. The 
various forms may be separated thus :— 
a. Rostrum reaching to about the middle of the first ventral segment. 
a’. Legs moderately slender; species larger. 
a’. Prothorax conical, with the disc convex and strongly carinate . . caloderes, Heller. 
6°. Prothorax flattened on the disc, not or feebly carimate. 
a’. The transverse white fascia of the prothorax coalescent with the 
short streak on the median lobe; the elytra not flavo-cinereo- 
lineate at the base. 
* A species of an allied genus, Balaninurus miniatus, Heller [Abhandl. Mus. Dresd. no. 11, pp. 53, tab. 
fig. 39 (antenna) |, has been recorded from “ Mexico”; but there must be some mistake about the locality, the 
unique type in the Brussels Museum being labelled “ Brésil.” 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Coleopt., Vol. IV. Pt. 5, August 1906. HH 
