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rufescent at base. Prothorax a little broader than long, very prominently reticulate, sides feebly 
rounded; carina not very strongly concave, but well separate from base, also in middle, feebly flexed 
forward at sides beneath angle. LElytra subcylindrical, very strongly striate-punctate, the punctures 
almost confluent. Legs feebly rufescent at the joints, practically all black; mid and hind tibie 
mucronate at apex. 
Length 1 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Rio Maria Linda (Champion). 
One male. 
17. Ormiscus nigrinus, sp.n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 6.) 
2. Brownish-black, sparsely variegated with grey above. Frons nearly three-fourths the width of the base 
of the rostrum. Eye small, longer than broad, anterior lobe not narrower than posterior, sinus shallow. 
Antenna rufescent proximally, segment 8 much longer than 4, 9 as long as broad, 10 nearly three times 
as broad as long, 11 broader than long, as long as 9. Prothorax halt as wide again as broad, slightly 
narrowing from carina to near apex, rounded before middle; carina throughout well separate from basal 
edge, laterally very little farther from basal edge than in middle, slightly projecting laterad, not flexed 
forward beneath angle, 
Elytra not depressed at suture, very coarsely punctate-striate, the grey pubescence a little more dense behind 
base, behind middle, and at apex. Pygidium semicircular. Tibi rufous, except at apex ; first fore-tarsal 
segment shorter than claw-segment, one-third the length of the tibia. 
Length 12 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Caldera in Chiriqui (Champion). 
One female. 
18. Ormiscus brunneus, sp. n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 7.) 
2. Black, pubescent-cinnamon ; seutellum and base of suture luteous. Frons more than half the width of 
the base of the rostrum. Anterior lobe of eye scarcely narrower than posterior. Antennal segment 8 as 
proad as long, 7 very little longer, 9 a little shorter than broad, 10 slightly shorter than 9, 11 longer 
than 9. Prothorax nearly twice as broad as long, strongly and almost evenly narrowed from carina to 
apex ; carina at sides farther from basal edge than in middle, very slightly projecting laterad, not flexed 
forward beneath angle. 
Elytra not depressed at suture, declivous from middle, apical declivity more gradual than usual in this 
genus, rows of punctures very fine, the stripes hardly impressed, faint traces of grey dots. Tibi 
rufous, except at tip. 
Length 2 millim. 
Hab. Guatemara, Calderas 7000 feet (Champion). 
One female. 
19. Ormiscus guttatus, sp.n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 8.) 
©. Brown, grey beneath, marked with sharply defined grey dots above. Head and rostrum variegated with 
grey. Frons two-thirds the width of the base of the rostrum. Anterior lobe of eye narrower than 
posterior, Antenna feebly rufescent at base; segment 9 longer than broad, 10 broader than long, 
11 subcircular in outline. Prothorax nearly twice as broad as long, somewhat rounded at sides before 
middle, grey spots more or less arranged in longitudinal rows; carina nearly basal, feebly concave, very 
slightly projecting laterad, not flexed forward beneath angle. 
Elytra short, not depressed along suture, finely punctate-striate; a grey patch behind the grey scutellum, 
