‘288 PHYTOPHAGA.—SUPPLEMENT. 
10(s). Epitrix obliterata. 
Black, sbining, the basal joints of the antenna, the four anterior legs, and the posterior tibiz flavous ; thorax 
impunctate ; elytra with an seneous lustre, distinctly punctured anteriorly, the punctuation nearly 
obliterated posteriorly. 
Length 3-1 line. 
Head impunctate, the frontal elevations in the form of narrow oblique ridges; antenne nearly as long as the 
body, the lower five joints flavous, the others black ; thorax one half broader than long, the sides straight, 
the dise convex, very shining and impunctate, the basal sulcus deep, slightly sinuate, and limited laterally 
by an equally deep longitudinal groove ; scutellum small, transverse ; elytra convex, subcylindrical, with 
a slight transverse depression below the base, the punctures distinct anteriorly and arranged in rather 
close and not very regular rows, gradually diminishing posteriorly, where they are very fine, the inter- 
stices shining, glabrous, and with an seneous gloss, the apex rather broadly rounded ; prosternum and 
abdomen impunctate. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith).. 
E. obliterata is chiefly distinguished by the long antenne, the impunctate thorax, 
the glabrous upper surface, and the obsolete punctuation of the elytra. 
Epitrix convexa (p. 351). 
To the locality given, add :—Mexico, Orizaba, Fortin, Atoyac, Teapa (H. H. Smith), 
Many specimens from the above localities do not differ in any material way from the 
Guatemalan type. 
14(a). Epitrix robusta. 
Robust, black, the antenne and the four anterior legs fulvous; thorax very strongly and closely punctured ; 
elytra very deeply punctate-striate, the interstices costate and pubescent. 
Length 13 line. 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero (H. H. Smith). 
This insect is allied to L. intermedia and is one of the largest species of the genus. 
The thorax is extremely closely and deeply punctured, and may almost be described as 
rugosely punctate; the transverse basal sulcus is very distinct, and limited at the sides 
by a longitudinal groove, the space behind it being strongly punctured. The punc- 
tures on the elytra are deep, round, and closely placed, and the interstices are costate. 
The antenne and the anterior legs, as well as the posterior tibie (more or less), are 
pale fulvous. £. robusta also differs from E. intermedia in the colour of the antenne. 
Epitrix fulvifrons (p. 352). 
To the locality given, add :—Mexico, Chilpancingo and Omilteme in Guerrero, 
Cuernavaca in Morelos (H. H. Smith); Guatemata, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
The Mexican specimens agree in the dark fulvous head and other particulars with 
the Guatemalan type, but in several of them the elytra are dark brown. The antenne, 
the four anterior legs, and the posterior tibiz are pale fulvous; the upper surface is 
apparently glabrous. 
