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curved posterior tibiee) pointed out by Suffrian as distinguishing the male of C. eruen- 
taius. Both forms vary much in size and very greatly in colour; the pubescent upper 
surface will, however, help in the recognition of C. dasalis. 
The reference to the insect figured on Tab. IV. fig. 6 was omitted on p.53; it repre- 
sents the variety cruentatus, Suffr.* 
36 (4). Cryptocephalus smithi. 
Black ; head pubescent ; thorax finely wrinkled, the margins and two spots at the base reddish-fulvous ; elytra 
deeply and closely punctate-striate, fulvous, a quadrate sutural spot at the base, a transverse band below 
the middle, and a spot near the apex, black. 
Var. Thorax fulvous, with three black spots; elytra with the markings less distinct ; legs fulvous, 
Length 2-22 lines, 
Head closely punctured, sparingly clothed with whitish pubescence ; antenne nearly as long as the body in the 
male, black, the lower four joints fulvous; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides moderately rounded, 
narrowed towards the front, the surface finely wrinkled and punctured, black, the anterior and posterior 
angles rather broadly, the anterior margin narrowly, and two rather obscure spots at the base, fulvous ; 
scutellum black, raised, subquadrate; elytra cylindrical, closely and deeply impressed with somewhat 
transversely-shaped punctures, the interstices transversely wrinkled at the sides, the first and second, the 
third and fourth, and the eighth and ninth rows joined at the apex, the surface reddish-fulvous, with a 
quadrate sutural spot at the base, a narrow transverse band below the middle, not extending to the sides, 
and a small spot placed at the end of the rows of punctures, black; underside and legs black, finely 
pubescent. 
Hab. Mexico, Omilteme and Chilpancingo in Guerrero (H. H. Smith). 
Allied to C. sordidus, but differing in the black thorax and legs, and the strongly 
marked black pattern of the elytra; the female is more robust. In the variety the 
fulvous colour predominates, and the elytra have only some small black spots in the. 
same position as the bands in the type. 
C. dolorosus is more finely punctured, and differs in the design of the elytra. 
Cryptocephalus levipennis (p. 55). 
To the localities given, add :—-GuatemaLa, Duefias (mus. Stuttgart). 
An extremely variable species in regard to colour, scarcely two specimens being alike ; 
the elytra are sometimes almost entirely black, with two yellow spots only at the apex, 
and the thorax is equally variable in this respect. 
Cryptocephalus inconspicuus (p. 56). 
To the localities given, add :—Mzexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith), Cerro de 
Plumas (Hége). 
Several examples of this comparatively large species have also been recently obtained 
by Herr Conradt at Panzos, and another is contained in the Stuttgart Museum. None 
* Tn the figures of both the typical form and the variety (Tab. IV. figg. 4, 6) our artist has omitted to 
show the characteristic pubescence of this species. 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Coleopt., Vol. VI. Pt. 1, Suppl., May 1889. q 
