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fuscous, when opened they are castaneous or even light testaceous: this naturally causes 
considerable confusion in descriptions, which are usually made from examples with 
closed tegmina. 
3. Aulacizes figurata, sp.n. (Tab. XIII. fig. 14.) 
Precedenti similis, capite pronotoque flavo-testaceis vel albidis vel rufis, nigro- aut fusco-testaceis variegatis, 
illo vertice leviter producto obtuse rotundato, hoe rugose punctato, basi fuscé; scutello figurato; 
tegminibus brunneis ve] fuscis, maculis quibusdam parvis albidis nigro-cinctis nonnunquam indistinctis 
notatis, apice vix hyalino; abdomine supra toto nigro vel rufo aut testaceo ad medium nigro; corpore 
subtus pedibusque dilute testaceis vel rufis. 
Very like the preceding (A. piperata) in general appearance, but easily distinguishable by the constant pattern 
of the head and pronotum, the ground-colour of which is yellowish, testaceous-whitish, or red, with 
markings of the same or darker colour surrounded by dark lines; the pronotal markings extend almost 
to the base, where they are terminated by a very irregular black line, the base behind this being fuscous ; 
scutellum variegated; tegmina brown or fuscous (sometimes light brown), plainly pubescent, finely but 
distinctly sculptured, with a number of small, irregular, whitish spots surrounded with black; in some 
specimens they are scarcely visible, but where well marked the chief group forms an oblique line, starting 
from behind the scutellum, on each of the tegmina; the apex is concolorous with the rest of the tegmina ; 
upperside of the abdomen black, or red, or testaceous, with the central portion black; underside and legs 
testaceous or reddish, the femora sometimes variegated with fuscous. 
Long. 12 millim. ; lat. ad hum. 4 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Ventanas in Durango (forrer), Cuernavaca in Morelos (H. H. Smith ; 
Bilimek, in Mus. Vind. Ces.), Chilpancingo, Tepetlapa, and Venta de Zopilote in 
Guerrero (H. H. Smith); Guatemaua (Mus. Holm.). 
There are also two specimens of this species in the Brussels Museum, without 
definite locality. 
We figure an example from Cuernavaca. 
4, Aulacizes invidenda, sp.n. (Tab. XIII. fig. 15.) 
Precedenti affinis, rufa vel testacea, capite pronotoque plus minusye nigro-variegato, hoc leviter ante oculos 
producto, obtuse rotundato, oculis prominulis, illo rugoso; scutello fusco, maculis duabus notato; teg- 
minibus fuscis vel nigro-fuscis, rufo- vel testaceo-maculatis, apice subhyalino; pedibus et corpore subtus 
cum colore macularum congruentibus. 
Allied to the preceding species (A. figurata), but rather larger; head and pronotum red or testaceous, 
variegated more or less distinctly with black; vertex short, obtusely rounded; pronotum rugosely 
punctured; scutellum dark, with two light spots; tegmina dark, often with a bluish reflection, with 
large, somewhat variable, red or testaceous spots, the chief group of which usually form a confluent 
oblique band on each tegmen behind the scutellum; legs red or yellow, according to the colour of the 
markings of the upperside. | 
Long. 13-14 millim.; lat. ad hum. 44 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Guaremata, Teleman in Vera Paz, 
San Isidro, Zapote (Champion). | 
The specimen from San Isidro differs somewhat from the rest, but can hardly be 
referred to a separate species. An example from Teleman is figured. 
