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of the elytra), the metallic brassy-green upper surface, the transversely rugose 

 prothorax, the fasciculate, closely seriato-foveolate elytra, and the dense pale ochreous 

 vestiture of the under surface. The type is somewhat abraded above, and has the 

 elytral interstices disconnected and the subquadrate fovese arranged in regular series. 



2 (b). Erethistes fasciculosus, sp. n. (Tab. viii. fig. 31, <j .) 



.<J. Very like E. triangularis (antea, pp. 311, 727), but with the prothorax more closely and finely 



granulate ; the irregular, transverse, foveiform, confluent depressions on the elytra much more closely 

 placed, and the dense clusters of scales in the depressions smaller and more numerous ; the rostrum less 

 curved ; the posterior femora scarcely reaching beyond the apex of the elytra ; the scales ochreous, 









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those on the under surface large and oblong, and intermixed with scattered whitish hairs. 





ength 144 breadth 6| millim. 



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Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (coll. Fry, in Mus. Brit.). 



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One specimen. This is the Panama representative of the Costa Kican E. triangularis 



and it requires a distinctive name. The upper surface is sculptured and clothed as in 



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E. cyanides. The narrower, conical prothorax, sub triangular elytra, prominent humeri, 

 shorter legs, &c, readily separate E. fasciculosus from the last-mentioned insect. 







2 (c). Erethistes subvioiaceus, sp. n. (Tab. viii. fig. 32, $ .) 



$ . Elongate-rhomboidal, rather narrow, convex ; black with a subviolaceous or aeneous lustre, the antennae 

 ferruginous at the base, the larger depressions on the elytra each with a rounded or oblong cluster of very- 

 small, narrow, whitish scales ; the legs and under surface with scattered, minute, hair- like, white scales. 

 Head closely punctate ; rostrum curved, rather slender, widened towards the apex, more than half the 

 length of the body, very sparsely, finely punctate. Prothorax transverse, conical, transversely rugose 

 and subgranulate. Elytra oblong-triangular, the rounded humeri almost in line with the sides of 

 the prothorax ; coarsely, interruptedly seriato-punctate, the interstices transversely wrinkled and here 

 and there confluent, the outer ones convex. Beneath closely, finely punctate. Posterior femora not 



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extending beyond the apex of the elytra. Tibiae without definite uncus at the apex. 



Length Hi, breadth 5 millim. 



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Hab. Mexico (Truqui, in coll. Fry), 



One specimen. Near E. triangularis and E. fasciculosus, but with the humeri 

 of the elytra much less prominent and almost in a line with the oblique sides of the 

 prothorax, the scattered fascicles of small white scales on the elytra oblong or rounded, 

 the posterior femora shorter than in the typical members of the genus, the rostrum 



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y elongate, the tibiae almost unarmed at the 



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2 (d). Erethistes truncatus, sp. n. (Tab. IX. figg. 15, 15 



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c? . Moderately elongate, cuneiform, piceous, the antennae obscure ferruginous ; the head, prothorax, and 

 elytra set with narrow yellowish-white scales, the scales on the prothorax and elytra clustered into 

 transverse or oblique patches in the numerous depressed portions of the surface ; the under surface 

 densely clothed with coarser pale ochreous scales, the legs sparsely set with whitish hairs. Head closely 

 punctate, feebly foveate between the eyes ; rostrum curved, rather slender, nearly as long as the elytra, 

 sparsely punctate, the apical half almost smooth, the antennae inserted at the middle. Prothorax 







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