166 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
Three examples from Toxpam represent this species in M. Sallé’s collection. The 
single specimen taken by Mr. Champion at Bugaba is a little smaller, and differs 
in having the bristles on the elytra regularly uniseriate from base to apex, whereas in 
the Toxpam examples most of the rows are biseriate in some part of their course, but 
only for a very short distance. The sutural row is regularly uniseriate in all the 
specimens. 
7. Phieotribus asperatus, sp. n. 
Oblongo-ovalis, subopacus, piceo-niger, elytris brunneis; prothorace hemispherico, rugose granulato, parce 
piloso ; elytris crenato-striatis, interstitiis transverse rugosis et a basi setis erectis uniseriatis instructis. 
Long. 2°5 millim. 
Oblong-oval, rather dull, piceous-black, the elytra brown, with darker lateral margins. Head dull, reticulate, 
front impressed ( ¢), and obscurely bituberculate between the eyes. Prothorax semiglobose, granulate, 
with close rugose punctures and small tubercles at the front’ and sides, and with rather thin but conspi- 
cuous pubescence of short yellowish hairs. Elytra wider than the prothorax and a little more than twice 
as long, nearly parallel-sided to the middle ; the apical margin rather obliquely rounded, subserrate, surface 
crenate-striate, the striz punctured ; interstices with rather strong transverse or tuberculate elevations 
and conspicuous yellow bristles in uniseriate rows from base to apex. Underside and legs piceous-black, 
the knees and tarsi lighter ; anterior tibie rather strongly expanded at apex. . 
Hab. Guatemata, Panajachel (Champion). 
One specimen alone was taken. This species resembles P. setwlosus, but is distin- 
cuishable by the more granulate and rugose thorax, the stronger elytral strie, and the 
rows of very conspicuous bristles from base to apex of the elytra. 
8. Phleotribus armatus, sp. n. 
Mas. Suboblongus, convexus, subnitidus, piceus, breviter setosus ; prothorace subhemispherico, anterius sparsim 
tuberculato, posterius rugose punctato ; elytris striatis, interstitiis planis fortiter transverse rugosis, et in 
declivitate alternatim spinosis, margine apicali acute serrato. 
Long. 2°5 millim. 
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Male. Somewhat oblong, convex, piceous. Head finely punctured, front impressed. Antenne reddish, the club 
black, the scape ciliate. Prothorax nearly hemispherical, but with a trace of constriction anteriorly, and the 
apex more obtuse, surface thinly pubescent, finely rugose, with shallow scattered punctures over the 
basal half, towards apex with sparse tubercles. Scutellum small, transverse. Elytra double as long as 
the prothorax, subdilated posteriorly, their basal margins not strongly rounded, crenate, the sides straight, 
the apical margin acutely serrate ; piceous-brown, with the sides darker, slightly convex from base to 
declivity, striate, the strie closely punctured, interstices flat, with strong, close, transverse ruge, becoming 
tuberculate behind, and continued as spines on the declivous portions of the first and succeeding alternate 
interstices ; interstitial sete extending from base to apex, longer and semierect behind. Underside 
piceous; legs pitchy-red, anterior tibiee strongly spined. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
A single male of this species was taken. The elytra are more strongly spinous than 
in any other Phleotribus known to me, and the species cannot well be confounded 
with any at present described. 
