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intermixed ochreous, white, and blackish scales, the white scales condensed into a short streak at the 
middle of the suture and the ochreous ones into small scattered fascicles; the vestiture of the under 
surface coarse and whitish, that of the legs also white. Head rather small; eyes moderately large, 
subcontiguous; rostrum rugulose and sharply carinate at the base; joint 2 of the funiculus elongate, 
nearly as long as 3-6 united. Prothorax transverse, narrowing from the base; coarsely, rugosely 
punctate, except along the smooth, slightly raised, median line, the punctures on the flanks very coarse. 
Elytra deeply punctate-striate, the interstices rugose, flat. Rostral canal deep, the metasternal excavation 
triangular. First ventral segment depressed down the middle in the ¢. Intermediate and posterior 
knees acutely dentate. 
Length 33, breadth 14-1,%, millim. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
Four specimens. Narrower than L. rugicollis, the eyes not so large, the elytral 
vestiture sparser, the ochreous scales clustered into small scattered fascicles, the striz 
deeper and broader, the under surface with larger scales. 
12. Lechriops nitidicollis, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 21.) 
Subovate, shining, black or piceous, the antenne, the tips of the tarsi, and the apical margin of the elytra 
ferruginous ; the prothorax sparsely clothed with long, narrow, fulvous and white scales, which are 
clustered into patches at the sides and along the middle; the elytra with coarse, narrow, intermixed 
white, fulvous, and blackish scales, the white scales clustered into various scattered patches; the vestiture 
of the under surface and legs rather sparse, white, sometimes in part fulvous, the posterior femora with 
a dark patch on their outer face. Eyes large, very narrowly separated. Rostrum carinate and rugulose 
at the base. Joint 2 of the funiculus elongate, much longer than 1. Prothorax short, narrowed from 
near the base, constricted in front; coarsely, closely punctate, except upon the raised median line, the 
narrow interspaces also smooth and shining. Elytra much wider than the prothorax, blunt at the apex ; 
punctate-striate, the interstices rugose, the outer ones fecbly, narrowly costate. Rostral canal deep, 
extending to the anterior portion of the metasternum. Intermediate and posterior knees acutely 
dentaie. 
Length 23-34, breadth 13-2 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa (i. H. Smith); Guaremana, Panima in Vera Paz (Champion). 
Seven specimens, all but one from Teapa. Shorter than L. vicinus, the vestiture 
of the upper surface much coarser, the white scales clustered into various patches on 
the elytra (the fulvous scales sometimes as numerous as the white ones, and sometimes 
almost wanting), the outer interstices narrowly costate. 
13. Lechriops albovariegatus, sp.n. (Tab. VI. fig. 22.) 
Subovate, black, the antenns, the apical margin of the elytra, and the tarsi wholly or in part, ferruginous ; 
the vestiture fine, black and white intermixed, the scattered white scales on the prothorax condensed 
into six spots or three interrupted vittee on the disc and some irregular markings on the flanks, and those 
on the elytra into various interrupted undulate fasciee and a short faint streak at the middle of the 
suture, the latter sometimes wanting ; the clothing of the under surface and legs sparse, fine, and white, 
the posterior femora with a dark patch towards the apex. Eyes large, very narrowly separated. 
Rostrum rugulosely punctate and carinate at the base. Joint 2 of the funiculus distinctly longer than 1. 
Prothorax short, narrowed and constricted in front; densely punctate and feebly carinate. Elytra 
subcordate, blunt at the apex; deeply punctate-striate, the interstices rugose and almost flat. Rostral 
canal deep, reaching the anterior portion of the metasternum. 
Length 21-31, breadth 13-2 millim. 
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