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Macula nigra pronoti : a. Quadrata (fig. 30). — b. Antice angulata. — c. Angulo antrorsum in processum angustum 



nigrum productum (fig. 28). — d. Rotundata, crenulata (fig. 29). — e. Retro breviter dilatata.— /. Utrinque 



sinuata (fig. 31). 

 Segmentum ultimum ventrale $ : a. Apice sat auguste parabolico-producto (var. obscura ex Tabasco). 

 Elytri forma : a. Apice late fere semiorbiculariter rotundato (fig. 27) ( <3 pallidus, antennis rufis : Las Mercedes 



3000 pedes). — b. Elytra apice angustius rotundato, parabolico : apex ante medium latitudinem situs (fig. 26) 



(Tabasco). 

 $ . Long. 52-63 ; elytr. 55-64, pronot. 14-16-5, latit. pronot. 19-23 millim. 

 $ . Long. 47-51 ; elytr. 49-55, pronot. 13-14-5, latit. pronot. 17*5-21 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Tampico in Tamaulipas (Richardson, Saussure), Guadalajara in Jalisco 

 (Hoge), Atoyac in Vera Cruz (Schumann), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith), Eastern 

 coast (Mus. Genavense) ; Bkitish Honduras, E. Sarstoon (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala 

 (Saussure), Las Mercedes 3000 feet, Zapote (Champion), Panzos in Vera Paz (Conradt) ; 

 Costa Eica (Mus. Genavense). — Guiana ; Ecuador ; Brazil ; Peru ; Antilles, Cuba. 



[3. Blabera rufescens, sp. n. (Tab. V. fig. 22.) 



2 • Subtus fusco-rufa, supra rufescens. Caput nigrum, ore et ocellis flavis ; oculis in vertice sat remotis, 

 inferius divergentibus. Pronotum fulvo-aurantium, coriaceo-rugulosum, macula grande trapezina nigra, 

 marginem posticum includente ; ejus forma quam in reliquis speciebus minus plane elliptica, margine 

 posteriore quam anteriore medio, multo minus arcuato. Elytra quam in prsecedentibus breviora, apice 

 oblique rotundato-truncata, coriacea, flavo-fulva, vitta humerali fusca. Alse subhyalinae, margine antico 

 et venis campi antici elytrorum colore. 



Long. 54 ; elytr. 43, pronot. 13-25, latit. pronot. 19 millim. 



Hab. Antilles, Cuba (Br. Krug). 



A species somewhat aberrant in form, principally as regards the pronotum, which is 

 not so regularly elliptical as in the other members of this group ; its greatest width is 

 rather behind the middle of its length, the anterior margin being more arcuated. Its 

 shape more resembles that of B. sulzeri and B. thoracica.~\ 



[A. Blabera scutata, sp. n. (Tab. V. fig. 24.) 



Inter minores hujus divisionis. Pallide flavo-testacea, capite et pedibus nigris vel fuscis ; clypeo et ocellis 

 flavis, fronte et vertice frequenter obscure runs necnon vitta interocellari flava (frequenter deficiente). 

 Antennae fuscae. Pronoti macula nigra, trigonalis, angulis anticis lateraliter acutis, postice coarctata, ad 

 marginem angulata, frequenter fulvo 5-guttata vel picturata (variat postice latior, trapezina). Elytra 

 testacea, leviter infuscata, fascia bumerali fusca, margine et campo anali pallidioribus. Ala? leviter 

 nebulos33, venis fulvis. Abdomen flavidum, fusco-marmoratum, vel segmentis supra piceo- subtus fusco- 

 marmoratis. Lamina supra-analis rotundato-bilobata, nullomodo angulata. Ultimum segmentum ven- 

 trale $ in medio sensim producto, toto f usco vel flavo. $ S • 



Varietas obscura. Elytra magis infuscata. Pedes et abdomen subtus fere tota fusca. Caput nigrum, vitta fron- 

 tali flava nulla. 



$ . Long. 40 ; elytr. 42, pronot. 12-25, latit. pronot. 17-25 millim. 



d . Long. 40 ; elytr. 41, pronot. 11, latit. pronot. 17'5 millim. 



Hab. Brazil, Pernambuco (Mus. Genavense). 



When the black macula of the pronotum is of normal form it is shaped like an 

 heraldic escutcheon, as in B. stolli, but much more triangular. The body is of the 

 same pale colour as in that species.] 



