OXATHRES.—CEDOPEZA. 175 
1. Oxathres pictulus. (Tab. XIV. fig. 1.) 
Oblongo-ovatus, purpurascenti-cinereus, thorace utrinque guttis 4-5, elytris punctis plurimis et plagis utrinque 
quatuor purpureo-fuscis ; antennis fuscis, articulis basi rufo-testaceis ; thorace sat ante basin dilatato, vix 
tuberculato, antice gradatim, postice paullulum, angustato; elytris tuberibus centro-basalibus sat elevatis 
sed obtusis, carina dorsali postice conspicua, apice transversim truncatis angulo exteriori spinoso; pedibus 
fuscis, tibiis annulo mediano flavo-testaceo ; subtus pectore ventroque medio nigris. 
Long. 34 lin. 
Hab. GuateMaua, Zapote, El Zumbador, Las Mercedes (Champion). 
The dark brown velvety patches of the elytra are situated, one near the scutellum, 
a second lateral extending obliquely towards the side near the shoulder, a third behind 
the middle transverse and bilobed, and, lastly, a fourth, much smaller, on the side near 
the apex. | | 
PROBATIUS. 
Probatius, Thomson, Class. Long. p. 16. 
Ten species of this distinct genus have been described, all Tropical-American. One 
seems to be peculiar to the island of Cuba. 
1. Probatius mexicanus. (Tab. XIII. fig. 7.) 
Probatius mexicanus, Thomson, Class. Long. p. 17'; Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1872, p. 219”. 
Hab. Mexico!, Cordova, Juquila (Sallé); Brrriss Honpuras, R. Sarstoon (Blanca- 
neaux); GUATEMALA, Panzos (Champion); Nicaracua, Chontales (Belt?, Janson). 
BARYSSINUS. 
Baryssinus, Bates, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, xill. p. 43 (1864). 
Three species are known, all Tropical-American. 
1. Baryssinus bilineatus, (Tab. XIII. fig. 1.) 
Baryssinus bilineatus, Bates, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, xiii. p. 447; id. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1872, 
p. 2187. 
Hab. Guatemata, Teleman (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt °).—Sovra 
America, Amazons}. 
— CEDOPEZA. | 
CEdopeza, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1835, p. 88; Bates, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist.- ser. 3, xili. 
p. 145. 
Eight species of this genus have been described, distinguished from Myssodrys by 
facies and style of markings rather than by any constant and definite structural 
character. All are Tropical-American; one species is a common insect over a wide 
range. 
