266 Genus 37. — PHiENITHON. 



cimeiformem, fuscain, incliidente ; ante Ijasin sfriga transversa, 

 paruni Hexuosa, elevata, et intra ipsuni marginem basalem rudi- 

 mentuni strigae alterius, qua; ad latera utrinque antrorsum ar- 

 cuata juxta anguluni lateialem, subtus flexa , definit. Scutellum 

 niajusculuni , sub-cordatiim , nigro-jiiceiini , albido-tonientosum. 

 Elytra brevia, obtusa, thorace vix diiiiidio longii)ra, sub-cylin- 

 drica, antice sub-truncata, niargine plicato, postice singulatim 

 sub-rotundata , supra )iiodice convexa , versus apieem declivia, 

 tota nigro-picea , obscura, obsolete puiictato-siriata, dense fusro- 

 tomentosa, basi interne plaga magna albo-pubescente, marginem 

 totuni auticum occupante, punctaque utrinque duo minuta fusca 

 iucludente, ornata; apice ipso sub-ferrugineo-tomentoso , albido- 

 variegato. Pygidium elongatum , apice roiundatum, piceum , to- 

 mento fusco-albidoque variegatum. Corpus sublus nigrum, dense 

 albo-touientostuii. Pedes validi, fusco-(erruginei, albo-tomentosi , 

 tarsis apice obscurioribus. — Fhs. 



i3. P. Implicatüs. Clievrolat. 



Oblongo-ovatus , nicfcr, rostro corjwreqiie subtus dense albo-lomento- 

 xis, supra atro-holosericeus , verlicis thoracisque lateribus inceqtiali- 

 ter, plaga elytrorum baseos difformi, luniila apicis atomisfjue sparsis 

 ßavo-gnseo-pubescentibus , libiis apice tarsisque atris , his basi albo- 

 toinentosis. 



Patria : Mexico. Mus. Dom. Chevrolat. 



Pha:uilltoni scminriseo simillimus , vix nisi magnitndine paulo 

 insigniore, vittis lateralibus tboracis plagaqiie elytrorum baseos 

 minus determinatis, areis luscis griseo-irroratis , nee non macula 

 apicali pedumque colore distinclus. Caput deflcxum , nigrum, 

 fusco-holosericeum , tomento griseo irroratum , vitta laterali ver- 

 ticis utrin(jue densius flavo-griseo-|)ul>escente ; oculi magni, antici 

 emarginati , modice convexi, nigri; rostrum transversum, vix di- 

 miuii capitis longitudine , depressum , apice rotundatum , supra 

 os emarginatum , nigrum, tomento grist'0-all)ido undiquc tectum. 

 AntenntTC capite parum l(jngiores, nigne, clava oblonga, atro-fusca. 

 Tborax latitudine baseos dimidio brevior,basi apiceque truncatus , 

 postice breviter ampliatus , tunc versus apieem sensim angustatus, 

 ante basin striga transversa, utrinque antrorsum nonnibil doxa, 

 elevata; supra valde convoxus , pulvinatus . niger , subtus dense 



