PAEIA. 183 



1. Paria vitticollis. (Tab. IX. figg. 9, 10.) 



Elongate, subcylindrical, light fulvous ; thorax impunctate, with two central longitudinal black stripes ; elytra 

 finely punctate- striate ; the suture, a lateral basal stripe, a spot at the shoulder, another below the base, 

 and a narrow transverse stripe at the middle of each elytron black. 



Var. The elytral stripe greatly widened at the suture. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head perpendicular, impunctate, the vertex with a short central longitudinal groove ; the clypeus separated in 

 front by a moderately well-defined transverse impressed line ; labrum fulvous ; apex of jaws piceous ; 

 antennse more than half the length of the body, filiform, entirely fulvous ; thorax subcylindrical, entirely 

 impunctate, the base with a deeply impressed transverse groove ; two narrow longitudinal vittse are placed 

 at each side near the middle of the disk, in some specimens not quite extending to the base ; scutellum 

 fulvous, margined with black ; elytra broader than the thorax, elongate, very distinctly depressed below 

 the base, finely punetate-striate, more deeply at the basal depression, but very obsolete towards the apex, 

 the suture accompanied by a deeply impressed stria ; each elytron with an oblique spot near the scutellum, 

 a narrow stripe commencing at the shoulder and extending along the lateral margin to the middle, and a 

 central transverse stripe, as well as the suture, black. Entire underside and the legs fulvous ; presternum 

 rather elongate, scarcely constricted at the middle. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, 2000-3000 feet (Champion). 



This pretty little species resembles closely in general appearance and shape P. vittati- 

 collis, Baly (unfortunately, also, in its specific name, M. Baly's species having been 

 overlooked by me at the time the figure was drawn), but is quite distinct by the 

 colour of the antennee and the markings of the thorax and elytra. In the variety 

 which is figured (fig. 10) the transverse elytral band widens into a triangular sutural 

 patch ; of this form one, of the others six specimens were obtained. 



2. Paria brunneus. 



Ovate, chestnut-brown; antenna fulvous, seventh to tenth joints piceous ; thorax impunctate ; elytra without 

 basal depression, rather strongly punetate-striate, the apex impunctate ; a round spot at the shoulder and 

 an elongate one below the middle black ; legs piceous. 



Var. Entirely brown, without spots. 



Length 1-li line. 



Head impunctate, with or without a short longitudinal groove ; apex of the clypeus concave-emarginate ; 

 antenna fulvous, the terminal five joints, with the exception of the last, piceous ; thorax slightly trans- 

 verse, the sides moderately deflexed, lateral margins nearly straight, surface impunctate; scutellum a 

 little longer than broad ; elytra very convex, without the basal depression, rather deeply and remotely 

 punctate to about two thirds of their length, the apex impunctate ; a round spot at the base and an 

 elongate one behind the middle, and placed near the suture, black. Underside and legs darker, the latter 

 nearly piceous. 



Hab. Panama, David (Champion). 



The dark brown colour, that of the antennae, and the absence of a basal depression 

 at the elytra separate this species, of which two specimens have been obtained. The 

 variety differs in the absence of the elytral spots and the uniform coloration of the 

 upper and under sides. 



