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in the middle and somewhat produced over the head; the surface finely punctate. Llytra very broad, 
rounded at the sides, depressed at the base, below the shoulders, and on the disc beyond the middle ; 
punctate-striate, the alternate interstices here and there nodose or raised, and also granulate, the others 
sometimes with a row of minute granules. Metasternum strongly declivous anteriorly, the excavation 
canaliculate and reaching to a little beyond the middle coxe. Ventral segments 2 and 5 foveate in the 
centre inthe ¢. Femora with a minute tooth. Intermediate tibie subangularly dilated on the outer 
edge below the base, unguiculate at the inner apical angle in the ¢. 
Length 22-33, breadth 2-3 millim. (¢ @.) 
Hab. Mexico, Ventanas in Durango (Hége), Toxpam (Sallé), Cuernavaca, Teapa 
(1. H. Smith); Guatemata, Panzos (Champion); Panama, Bugaba (Champion).— 
VENEZUELA, Caracas}. 
Nine specimens, varying greatly in size, and in the development of the carine on 
the prothorax (which are often each divided into two tubercles) and the prominences 
on the elytra. 
The type of H. coronatus, Faust (kindly communicated by Dr. Heller), has the 
prothorax and elytral elevations much less prominent than in the Mexican examples ; 
the one from Panama, however, is almost intermediate. 
10. Hypoceeliodes phytobioides, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. figg. 33, 33a, 2.) 
Short ovate, nigro-piceous or piceous, the antenne, anterior margin of the prothorax, apical margin of the 
elytra, knees, tibia, and tarsi ferruginous; mottled above with minute brown and whitish scales, the 
flanks of the prothorax irregularly albo-bilineate, the mesothoracic epimera with an ochreous patch, 
the vestiture of the under surface sparse and in great part whitish. Head rugulosely punctate, finely 
carinate on the vertex, depressed between the rather prominent eyes; rostrum not very stout, arcuate, 
as long as the prothorax, rugulosely punctate, the apical half in the 2 much smoother and shining. 
Prothorax rapidly narrowing forwards, the apical portion narrow and tubulate ; closely, finely punctate, 
the disc gibbous, canaliculate, and with two short, prominent carine, the lateral tubercles very pro- 
minent, compressed, cariniform, parallel. Elytra broad, depressed along the suture at the base, the 
humeri swollen ; finely punctate-striate, the interstices rugulose, the alternate ones raised. Metasternal 
excavation deep, extending beyond the middle coxe. Intermediate tibiw subangularly dilated externally 
near the base, unguiculate at the inner apical angle in the ¢. 
Length 13-2, breadth 14-12 millim. (¢ Q.) 
flab. Mexico, Chilpancingo (H. H. Smith: 2); Guatemana, Aceituno (Cham- 
pion: 2); Nicaragua, Managua (Solari: ¢ ¢). 
Fight specimens, varying in size and colour. Near the N.-American H. wickhami, 
but with larger tubercles on the prothorax and more prominent humeri. The insect 
has much the facies of a Phytodius. 
11. Hypoceeliodes chiriquensis, sp. n. (Tab. IX. figg. 1, 1a, 2.) 
Short ovate, nigro-piceous, the antenna, tip of the rostrum, anterior margin of the prothorax, apical margin 
of the elytra, knees, tibie, and tarsi more or less ferruginous ; clothed with scattered, minute, hair-like, 
whitish and fulvous scales, which become more crowded on the sides of the prothorax. Head rugulosely 
punctate, the eyes rather prominent; rostrum strongly arcuate, moderately stout, reaching the apex of 
the metasternum, sparsely, very minutely punctate. Prothorax rapidly narrowing from the base, rather 
coarsely punctate; the disc gibbous, canaliculate, and binodose, the lateral tubercles moderately 
prominent, the anterior margin notched in the middle. Elytra short and broad, transversely depressed 
