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finely punctate ; and its metasternum being very clearly punctate on each side 

 serves to show that it is a wholly distinct species. The palpi have their terminal joint 

 strongly widened. 



Of six examples obtained, three are rather immature. 



39. Mycotretus luteipes. 



Mycotretus luteipes, Lac. Monogr. Erotyl. p. 189 \ 



Hab. Mexico 1 , Toxpam (Salle), Cerro de Plumas [Edge) ; Guatemala, Senahu and 

 Tactic in Vera Paz (Champion). 



Only two or three of the specimens which stood under the name of M. luteipes in 

 Salle's collection are referable to it. I have carefully studied Chevrolat's type, which 

 agrees very well with LacordairVs description, but is somewhat discoloured. M. luteipes 

 very much resembles in size and in its oblong form M. pygmceus; the elytral striae 

 are, however, much less deep, and have numerous small punctures; the thorax is 

 thickly, distinctly, and rather deeply punctured. 



40. Mycotretus consanguineus. (Tab. III. fig. 23.) 



Oblongus, ovatus, postice parum attenuates, laete sanguineus ; capite protb.oraceque parce punctulatis ; elytris 

 sa„ profuude punctafco-striatis, metasterno medio et scutello leviter punctulatis ; antennis nigris, articulis 

 tribus basabbus rufis. Long. 7| millim. 



Hab. Guatemala, Cubilguitz (Champion) ; Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 



Very near to M. sanguineus, Duponch., but differing from that species in having the 

 tarsi red. The head and thorax are distinctly, but not deeply, and rather sparingly 

 punctured, less distinctly, however, than in M. sanguineus ; the breast in both species 

 is very smooth, but in our insect (under a good lens) a few scattered punctures will be 

 found on the middle of the metasternum. 



The specimen figured is from Cubilguitz. 



41. Mycotretus hsematicus. 



Oblongus, ovatus, saturate sanguineus ; capite protboraceque parce distincte punctulatis ; antennis nigris, 

 articulis tribus basalibus runs ; metasterno punctulato ; scutello subtilissime punctato. Long. 7g millim. 



Hab. Costa Rica (Bogers). 



The head in this species is rather coarsely punctured, more closely at the front than 

 at the base ; the epistome is impressed on each side with a round fovea. The palpi 

 have a widely transverse apical joint. The antennae have only three joints red, and 

 even the tip of the third joint is black. The thorax is sparsely and very distinctly 

 punctulate ; it is transverse, but not twice as wide as long ; the sides are a little 

 rounded, narrowing in front; the base is sinuate, with only a trace of the row of 

 punctures along the margin. The elytra are long, contracted towards the apex, with 



