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colour and punctuation; Motschoulsky leaves it to be inferred that the antenne of his 
species are black, except at the base, and this is not the case in the two examples found 
by Mr. Champion. These individuals appertain to a species closely allied to S. dispar, 
but are not so large, and have the pubescence arranged so as to form somewhat indi- 
stinct lines on the thorax and elytra, and the eyes more widely separated. 
6. Spermophagus pollens. 
Major, latus, niger, supra brunneus, fulvo-pubescens; prothorace sparsim fortiter punctato, elytris profunde 
striatis. 
Long. 10 millim. 
Hab. British Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneauz). 
Antenne black, feebly serrate internally. Eyes rather widely separated. Thorax 
rather short, its sides a little curved, greatly narrowed from the base to the front, the 
rather coarse punctuation not quite regularly distributed and greatly concealed by the 
abundant pubescence. Scutellum oblong, rather broad, only indistinctly pointed. 
Elytra with deep striz, which are rather closely punctate, and without hairs. Pygi- 
‘dium concolorous with the upper surface; under-surface and legs black, rendered 
grisescent by pubescence. Outer spur of the hind tibia very elongate. 
Although only one example has been received, this is pretty certainly a quite distinct 
species; the black under-surface, and tawny red upper surface quite without variegation 
are peculiar to it. The form of the apex of the scutellum is not quite clear to me, 
owing to the pubescence, but I think it is certainly not tricuspid. 
7. Spermophagus obductus. 
Piceus (prothorace elytrisque brunneis), fulvo-pubescens ; prothorace utrinque fortiter punctato; scutello 
oblongo, apice tricuspidato ; pygidio concolore. 
‘Long. 6-7 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet, San Feliz (Champion). 
Antenne piceous, feebly serrate. yes large, coarsely granulated, rather widely 
separated in front. Thorax rather elongate, greatly narrowed in front, the surface 
densely, finely punctured, with larger punctures which are not present on the middle. 
Scutellum moderately long and broad, evidently tricuspid behind, with the intermediate 
tooth the longer. Elytra elongate, rather deeply striate, the striz only obscurely 
crenate. Pygidium nearly concolorous with the elytra, with a fine line of rather denser 
ochreous pubescence along the middle. Under-surface blackish, hind body paler. 
This species, of which I have only seen two examples, is readily distinguished from 
S. dispar by the more conical thorax, with diminished coarse sculpture on the middle. 
8. Spermophagus obscurus. 
Ovalis, nigro-fuscus, supra brunneus, ochraceo-pubescens, haud variegatus; prothorace transversd, tantum ad 
