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or subfusiform shape of the body. The sexes in most of the species are difficult to 

 distinguish, the brushes of hairs on the tibiae and last ventral segment (so conspicuous 



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in certain Cactophagi) being absent in the males of all of them. 



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The Central-American forms may be grouped thus : 



a. Elytra with a common sanguineous basal fascia, the 4th interstice 



ous at xiie base . . • . , • « . . . # •• • • • 



b. Elytra each with two fasciae (the basal one bifurcate laterally), and 



the prothorax sometimes with a complete or interrupted subapical 



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fascia also, sanguineous or fulvous . 



C Elytra each with an oblique fulvous 



sanguinolentus } F. 



quadrinotatuSy sp. n. 



or ochreous fascia on the disc, 



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the striae straight 

 d. Elvtra each with an oblique line of 



spots on the disc. 



rectistriafus, sp. n. 



small red, fulvous, or ochreous 



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a\ Prothorax and elytra also with velvety-black stripes, the ninth 



elytral stria sinuate between the spots . 



b 1 . Prothorax and elytra without velvety-black stripes, the elytral stride 



miniatopunctatus } Chevr. 



3-9 or 4-9 abruptly sinuate between the spots. 



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The oblique line of spots almost straight and terminating near 

 the end of the 3rd interstice 







sinuatuSy sp. n 



b 2 . The oblique line of spots subangulate, terminating at about one- 



third from the end of the 3rd interstice 



ornatuSy sp. n. 



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each with an oblique fulvous stripe, which is continued 



obliquely forwards along the sides of the prothorax 



/. Elytra with a common, saddle-shaped, annulus on the disc, and the 



prothorax with an oblique stripe on each side extending forwards to 



subapical constriction, fulvous 



each with a very broad^ oblique, fulvous band, the bands 



circumjectuSy sp. n. 





annul at us y sp. n. 



£/• Elytra 



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becoming almost coalescent at some distance before the apex and 



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continued obliquely forwards along the sides of the prothorax 

 Elytra with an interrupted ochreous submedian fascia • . . 



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circumdatuSy sp. n. 

 xanthozondy sp. n. 



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Phyllerythrurus sanguinolentus. (Tab. IV. figg. 20, 20 a, <s .) 



sanguinolentus , Oliv. Encycl. Meth. v. p. 473 (1790) * ; Fabr. Ent. Syst. i. 2, p. 398 



Calandra sanguinolentay Oliv. Ent. v. no. 83, p. 83, t. 10. fig. 116 (Curculio)* ; Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. 



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p. 434 



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Rhynchophorus sanguinolentus , Herbst, Kaf. vi. p. 24, t. 61. fig. 6 5 ; Schonh. Gen. Cure. iv. p. 986 



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enophorus sanguinolentus, Chevr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1882, p. 578 7 . 

 erythrurus sanguinolentus , Chevr. op. cit. 1885, pp. 92, 93 8 . 

















ah. Mexico (Mus. Brit.), Santa Eosa in Vera Cruz (Schaus, in U.S. Nat. Mus.); 



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Alta Vera Paz (Champion), Secanquin in Alta 

 Vera Paz (Pittier, in U.S. Nat. Mus.). Panzos (Conradt); Nicaragua (U.S. Nat. Mus.). 



Costa Eica, Guapiles and San Carlos (U.S. Nat. 



uatemala (coll. Fry), Cubilguitz in 



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