86 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
three oblong spots on the suture (at the base, middle, and apex), and a spot on the eighth interstice 
beyond the middle, white, and a spot on the shoulder, another near the scutellum, and several smaller 
ones scattered over the disc, fulvous; the flanks of the prothorax clothed with ochreous, and the rest of 
the under surface with scattered white, scales, a broad space down the middle of the first ventral segment, 
and the anterior half of the second, bare, the white scales on each of the following two segments condensed 
into two transverse spots; the vestiture of the anterior legs fulvous, whitish at the base, that of the 
others in part white, the posterior pair black in their outer half. Eyes moderately large, subcontiguous 
above, acuminate below. Rostrum rugulose and feebly tricarinate in its basal half and finely punctate 
thence to the apex. Antenne with an ovate club, its first joint barely as long as the others united ; 
joint 2 of the funiculus about as long as 3-7 united, 3 and 4 short, subequal in length, 5-7 transverse. 
Prothorax transverse, conical ; closely, rather coarsely punctate, and also carinate. Elytra subtriangular, 
rounded at the sides anteriorly, obliquely truncate at the apex, depressed along the suture; punctate- 
striate, the interstices thickly punctate and rather convex. Mesosternum vertical, excavate, the depression 
limited on each side by an oblique ridge. Metasternum triangularly depressed between the middle coxe. 
Legs rather short; femora unidentate, the posterior pair barely reaching the apex of the abdomen, and 
(like the intermediate pair) carinate externally ; intermediate and posterior knees with a long sharp spine, 
the anterior knees with a shorter spine. 
Length 53, breadth 3 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 feet (Champion).—Braziu1 2%, Rio Janeiro 
and Espirito Santo (coll. Fry). 
One specimen, in very fresh condition. The identification of this species is somewhat 
doubtful, Boheman not mentioning the three short white streaks on the suture, &c. 
I have seen, however, various examples from Brazil agreeing very nearly with the 
Chiriqui insect, from which the above description is taken. 
38. Copturus latitarsis, sp. n. 
Subelliptic, short, black, the antennz, rostrum, and legs, a very large, broad, heart-shaped, common patch on 
the disc of the elytra (extending from about the basal third to near the tip), and their apical margin, 
ferruginous; the elytra with a few coarse white scales around the scutellum and a piliform whitish scale 
in each of the seriate punctures (the rest of the vestiture of the upper surface abraded) ; the under surface 
clothed with coarse white scales, the vestiture of the legs also white. Eyes large, almost contiguous in 
front, separated above by a narrow lanciform space. Rostrum rather slender, widened, rugulose, and 
carinate at the base. Joint 2 of the funiculus a little longer than 1. Prothorax transverse, rounded at 
the sides, narrowed and constricted in front; densely, rather coarsely punctate, and finely carinate. 
Elytra short, somewhat rounded at the sides ; deeply punctate-striate, the interstices not wider than the 
the striw, rugulose. Meso- and metasternum flattened between the middle coxe. Ventral segments 
gradually ascending, 2 not longer than 3 and 4 united, 1 depressed down the middle. Legs short and 
stout ; femora with a minute tooth beneath ; tarsi broad, the claws minute. 
Length 2, breadth 1,1, millim. (<¢.) 
Hab. GuaTEMALA, Cahabon in Vera Paz (Champion). 
One worn example, differing from all its allies in the short, stout, ferruginous legs, 
with rather broad tarsi; the elytra with broad striew, the femora each with a very 
minute tooth, the ventral segments gradually ascending, the second comparatively 
short. C. latitarsis will doubtless have to be removed from the genus Copturus w 
more specimens are available for examination. 
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