SPHENOTHECUS.—ENTOMOSTERNA. 85 
apicem fere conjunctis, interspatiis subtilissime punctulatis, sutura argenteo-pilosa; mesosterno antice 
elevato, conico; tarsis brevibus, latis; antennis ¢ 11-articulatis, articulo 11™° longissimo. 
Long. 8lin. ¢ 9. 
Hab. Guatemata, San Geronimo (Champion). 
6. Sphenothecus funebris. 
Robustus, postice vix attenuatus, nigerrimus, subtus nitidus, capite, thorace, antennis pedibusque nigro-hirtis ; 
thorace antice angustato, medio utrinque tuberculo conico, basi vix lobato; scutello basi lato depresso, 
apice longe attenuato ; elytris utrinque vittis elevatis eburneis duabus juxta apicem conjunctis, exteriore 
versus basin nigra, interspatiis rugoso-punctulatis; mesosterno valde porrecto; antennis (2) corpore 
multo brevioribus, robustis. 
Long. 8 lin. @. 
Hab. Guatemata, Cachil (Champion). 
Mr. Champion has at present sent home only one example of this fine species. 
7. Sphenothecus cyanicollis. 
Sphenothecus cyanicollis, Dupont, Mag. Zool. 1838, Cl. ix. p. 59, t. 220. f. 2. 
Hab. Mexico. 
MUSCIDORA. 
Muscidora, Thomson, Syst. Céramb. p. 202 (1864) ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. ix. p. 186. 
The following is the only recorded species :-— 
1. Muscidora tricolor. 
Muscidora tricolor, Thomson, loc. cit. p. 202. 
Hab. MExico. 
ENTOMOSTERNA. 
Entomosterna, Chevrolat, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 752 ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. ix. p. 187. 
This is another of numerous genera of the present group characteristic of the ento- 
mological fauna of Mexico and neighbouring region. Five species have been described, 
two of which are also found a little further south, in Guatemala or Nicaragua. 
1. Entomosterna cruentata. 
Entomosterna cruentata, Chevrolat, loc. cit. p. 753°. 
Hab. Mexico, Toxpan }, Jalapa (Hoge). 
2. Entomosterna sanguiniventris. 
Entomosterna sanguiniventris, Chevrolat, loc. cit. p. 754°. 
Hab. Muxico (Sal/é) }. 
8. Entomosterna eburata. 
Entomosterna eburata, Chevrolat, loc. cit. p. 755°. 
Hab. Muxico, Yucatan, Soledad (Sallé 1), Almolonga (Hoge). 
