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truncate elytra distinguish this species. It is common in Northern Mexico and in the 

 United States, west of the Rio Grande. 



b. Apex of the elytra rounded. 



11. Epipocus binotatus. (Tab. VII. fig. 14, & .) 



Oblongus, parum ovatus, rufo-ferrugineus, parce pubescens; antennis (articulis duobus basalibus apiceque 

 exceptis), tibiarum basi ptmctisque duobus prothoracis nigris; prothoracis disco vage, elytris crebre 

 punctatis. Long. 7-10 millim. S $ • 



Mas tibiis anticis denticulo parvo ante apicem armatis. 



Hal. Mexico, La Nona in Sinaloa, Chilpancingo in Guerrero, Zapotlan in Colima, 

 Yautepec in Morelos, Mexico city, Cordova (Edge). 



Head finely, the thorax distinctly and rather sparingly punctured, the disc of the 

 latter very vaguely so. Antennae black, with the two basal and the apical joints rusty- 

 red, the second joint often infuscate in the middle. Elytra distinctly and thickly 

 punctured, the punctures shallow ; without trace of striae or costation ; the apex not 

 truncate, but yet almost so, the sutural angle being rectangular and still more sharply 

 so in the female. Legs of the colour of the body, with the bases of the tibiae infuscate. 

 Body beneath quite unicolorpus, the breast smooth, the abdomen distinctly punctured. 



This insect is obviously very closely allied to the following species, E. mollieomus. 

 It appears to differ in some minor details, among which are the darker red colour, the 

 entirely red apical joint of the antennae, the golden colour of the pubescence, the 

 subtruncate elytra, and the uniform red colour of the underside. From the evidence 

 now before me it is clear there are many species of this group of the genus yet to be 

 discovered, and closely allied ; and I therefore think it advisable to describe the present 

 insect under a fresh name, rather than to refer it to a species of which the types are 

 not now in my possession, and with the description of which it does not quite accord. 

 A male example from Yautepec is figured. 



12. Epipocus mollieomus. 



Epipocus mollieomus, Gorham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1875, p. 15 \ 

 Eab. Mexico l (Truqui, coll. Fry). 



13. Epipocus brunneus. 



Brunneus, parcius pube concolore vestitus ; prothorace crebrius fortiter, elytris subtiliter creberrime punctatis, 

 his obsolete costatis, apice rotundato ; antennis (articulo basali et apice extremo exceptis), prothoracis 

 disco punctis duobus ( S ) vel quatuor ( $ ) tibiarumque basi nigris. Long. 9-10 millim. <J $ . 



Hdb. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer). 



Very close to E. binotatus, but apparently distinct. The difference in the number 

 of the thoracic black dots may be accidental ; but the much more finely punctured 



