388 PHYTOPHAGA. 



covered with fine punctures ; elytra with distinct and close single rows of punctures, spotted irregularly 

 with flavous, the spots forming an irregular-shaped band near the middle, at the apex the flavous colour 

 predominates, but is interrupted by a larger fulvous spot near the lateral margin, and several smaller 

 spots near the suture; elytral epipleurae nearly black; underside and legs fulvous, the tibiae darker, 

 covered with fine whitish silky pubescence. 



Eab. Mexico, Tehuantepec (SalU). A single specimen. 



The spots of the elytra vary even on each elytron, but the punctuation is not arranged 

 in double or treble rows as in B. punetatissima, and the shape of the present species is 

 also less elongate and more convex. 



8. Blepharida maculicollis. (Tab. XXII. fig. 19.) 



Ovate, convex, black ; antennae, tibia?, and tarsi obscure fulvous ; thorax fulvous, with two transverse narrow 

 black bands ; elytra closely punctate-striate, flavous, each elytron with four irregular transverse rows of 

 small piceous spots. 



Length 3 lines. 



Head rather closely and finely punctured at each side ; labrum testaceous, the apices of the mandibles black ; 

 antennas pale fulvous, the first joint stained with piceous above, the third and fourth joints of equal length ; 

 thorax narrow, the sides nearly straight, the disc with two round and distinct foveae on each side, and a 

 more obsolete transverse groove near the base, pale fulvous, with a short anterior transverse band, inter- 

 rupted at the middle of its posterior margin, and another larger band (the ends of which are widened) 

 near the base, this latter has also a small spot placed at its middle pointing to the interrupted space of 

 the anterior band, the disc is nearly impunctate and shining ; scutellum dark fulvous ; elytra with closely 

 approached double rows of punctures, obscure flavous, each elytron with about twenty-two dark fulvous or 

 piceous spots placed in four irregular transverse rows, of these a spot is placed at the shoulder, and another 

 surrounds the scutellum, while a nearly black spot, placed close to the lateral margin, extends across the 

 elytral epipleurae ; posterior femora nearly black, the rest of the legs fulvous. 



Eab. Mexico, Cuernavaca (Salle). A single specimen. 



9. Blepharida quatuordecimpunctata. (Tab. XXII. fig. 15.) 



Fulvous ; thorax finely punctured ; elytra flavous, finely geminate punctate-striate, each elytron with seven 



piceous spots. 

 Var. Larger ; terminal joints of the antennae black ; elytra with a single spot at the shoulder, the others 



absent. 

 Length 4-4| lines. 



Hob. Mexico, Tuxtla, Panistlahuca (Salle). 



The punctuation of the elytra in this species agrees with B. meocicana, except that in 

 the latter it is somewhat stronger ; the position of the spots in B. lk-punctata is as 

 follows : — Three spots placed longitudinally and parallel with the suture, two at the 

 middle of the disc between the sutural three, and two others, of which one is placed at 

 the shoulder, and the second opposite the central sutural spot near the lateral margin. 

 In the specimen which I look upon as a variety, as it agrees in all structural details, 

 all the spots, with the exception of the one placed at the shoulder, are absent, and the 

 six terminal joints of the antennae are black; in both forms the sutural and lateral 

 margins as well as the epipleurae are narrowly fulvous. The shape and punctuation of 



