346 RHYNCHOPHORA. 
The genus is very abundantly represented in America, only a few species occurring 
in the Old World, and these may ultimately have to be removed generically from 
typical Huparius. 
Key to the Central-American Species. 
. Mesosternal process strongly tuberculate, the tubercle projecting forward . 
Mesosternal process simply convex or flat or slightly concave . 
. Pronotum with 3 black spots laterally . 
Pronotum with 2 or 4 black spots laterally . 
. End-segment of antenna pale luteous . . . . se ee ww 
End-segment of antenna not pale luteous, hardly paler on upperside than 
segments 9 and 10. 
. Pronotum gibbous in centre . 
Pronotum not gibbous in centre. 
. Tarsi pale rufous. Loe Loe 
At least the second tarsal segment brown or black 
. First tarsal segment and middle of tibia bright ochraceous . 
First tarsal segment and middle of tibia more or less whitish-grey 
. Eye with small sinus 
Eye truncate in front . . . . . 
. Angle of pronotal carina acute, the basal angle of the pronotum very distinctly 
produced laterad Lo . Loe 
Angle of carina 90°, with the tip rounded off basal angle of pronotum not, or 
very feebly, projecting sidewards . . 
i. Alternate interspaces of elytron conspicuously tessellated 
Only the sutural interspace distinctly tessellated . 
}. First and second segments of hind tarsus greyish-white above . 
Second hind-tarsal segment black or brown, tibiz for the greater part black 
. Mesial depression of pronotum extending close to apex . oe 
Pronotum depressed posteriorly, abdomen with lateral spots of denser 
pubescence . a . . 
. Angle of pronotal carina acute, disc of pronotum with sharply-defined black 
triangular area . Soe eee Lee ee ee 
Angle of carina not acute; antenna quite black ; elytra with large white 
sutural area . a 
Angle of carina not acute; shaft of antenna rufous; elytra with small white 
speckles . . 
1, Kuparius tapirus. 
Cratoparis tapirus, Labram and Imhoff, Gen. Cure. i. no. 57 (1842) 
p. 2746 (1872)°. 
Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt, Janson) ; 
(Champion).—Sovuta America, Cayenne ! 2, 
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Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 
