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first and second rows united below the middle, the third and fourth and the fifth and eighth rows joined 
at the apex, but interrupted before the middle, the other rows only distinct at the base, the five yellow 
spots placed thus—one near the scutellum, one, large and somewhat pear-shaped, occupying the middle of 
the lateral margin (commencing at the shoulder, surrounding the humeral callus, and extending down- 
wards to below the middle), a smaller one beyond this at the sides and another at the apical angle, and 
one near the suture before the apex; underside brown, the pro- and mesosternum, and the first ventral 
segment and the apex of the last, yellow; the pygidium yellow with a brown central line and margin, or 
brown with two yellow, spots. 
Hab. Panama, Boquete in Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 
C. decemplagiatus may be compared in coloration to certain varieties of C. rhombeus, 
Suffr.; but is perfectly distinct from that species. It may be known from it by the 
distinct yellow markings of the thorax and the fine punctuation of the elytra, and also 
by the large yellow lateral spot of the elytra only showing a few punctures at its lower 
end; the antenne are also much longer than in C. rhombeus. The dozen specimens 
obtained show scarcely any variation except in size. 
Cryptocephalus militaris (p. 53). 
To the localities given, add :—Mzxioo, Tonila in Colima, Chilpancingo, Iguala, and 
Acapulco in Guerrero, Matamoros Izucar in Puebla, Tacambaro and Huetamo in 
Michoacan, Cuernavaca (Hége), Ringon, Acaguizotla, and Amula in Guerrero (H. H. 
Smith); Honpuras (Sallé). 
In some of the additional specimens now before me the elytra want the red apical 
spot, and also differ considerably in sculpture from the typical form ; in the latter they 
are impressed with very deep subfoveolate and not closely arranged punctures, the 
interspaces of which form strongly raised transverse rugosities, while in the variety 
without the apical spot they are much more regularly and more closely punctate-striate, 
the punctures being shallower and the interstices longitudinally costate at the sides and 
at the apex. Both forms (¢, 2) were, however, obtained in various localities. In 
another variety, specimens of which were obtained at Cuernavaca, Amula, and Chilpan- 
cingo, the punctuation of the elytra is closer, shallower, and regularly placed, the inter- 
spaces being scarcely, if at all, transversely raised, and the basal spot is interrupted at 
the suture. 
Cryptocephalus basalis (p. 53). (Tab. IV. fig. 6, var.) 
To the localities given, add:—Mexico, Ciudad and Milpas in Durango (forrer), 
Ventanas and Refugio in Durango, Huetamo in Michoacan, Acapulco and Chilpancingo 
in Guerrero (Hége), Omilteme in Guerrero 8000 feet (H. H. Smith). 
I have already remarked that in my opinion C. cruentatus is only a colour-variety of 
C. basalis; this opinion is further strengthened by a male specimen of C. dasalis now 
before me, which has all the structural] peculiarities (raised prosternum and dilated and 
