198 COCCTNELLIDJE. 



The single example in Crotch's collection is labelled " type," but there is no locality- 

 ticket upon it now. This agrees with our specimens, and is a male, and as Keiche's 

 types of this family were acquired by Crotch it is probably the true type. 



The female, of which we have examples from Jalapa, Cordova, and Oaxaca, as well 

 as one from Calderas in Guatemala, have the head black. 



The various examples differ greatly in size, some being nearly three millim. long, while 

 others from Belize, Zapote, and Chacoj are scarcely more than one millim. long ; and 

 they also vary in shape, some small specimens appearing to be shorter than others. 



20. Hyperaspis panzosse. (Tab. XI. fig. 7, o .) 



Breviter ovata, convexa, nigra, crebre subtiliter punctata ; elytris sanguineis, margine basali, suturali et apice 

 late nigris. Long. 2-5 millim. $ . 



Hab. Guatemala, Panzos in Vera Paz (Champion). 



The body and legs are black. The elytra have the large red patch extending to the 

 margin, just leaving the reflexed edge black ; the suture and base are rather widely, and 

 about a quarter of the elytra at the apex, black ; there is a spot on the callus, not free, 

 but united with the black of the base. 



This is an embarrassing insect to deal with, as a single female specimen only has 

 been received. It is probable, however, that it belongs to a species distinct from any 

 that has yet been described. 



21. Hyperaspis diversa. (Tab. XI. fig. 8, s.) 



Breviter ovata, valde convexa, nigra ; maris capite, prothoracis lateribus late, margine antico tenuiter, 

 elytrorum maculis duabus, una basilari sutura approximata, altera pone medium majore, magis distante, 

 suturam et marginem seque appropinquante, flavis ; pedibus ferrugineis, femoribus infuscatis. Long. 

 2 millim. 



Hab. Nicaeagua, Ch on tales (Janson, d ). 



Femina capite prothoracisque margine antico nigris. 



Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 



In size and form this species resembles H. centralis ; the punctuation, though fine, 

 is distinct and very close. The head of the male is entirely yellow, that of the female 

 entirely black. The thorax has the sides rather widely yellow, the inner edge being 

 nearly straight and parallel with the margin ; the front margin is narrowly yellow in 

 the male. The anterior elytral spot is on the base near the scutellum, but the limb of 

 the base is black and it is flattened on the basal side ; the posterior spot is much 

 larger, round, equally distant from suture and margin, and (in the male example) a 

 little emarginate on the apical side. 



We figure the male from Chontales. 



