4o4 Genus 340. — HONOTIIACÜELÜS. 



yi, sul)-deprt'ssi , iiij;ri ; rojiKim longiludine lere thoracis rmn 

 capite , teres, miiiiis tenue, aicuatum , nigro-piceum, supra a basi 

 ultra nu'diuai sulcis sex sat jirofundis. iii finulo pnnclatis, cxara- 

 tuni, apicciii versus obsolete reuiote puuctulatiiui, |;labruux, uiii- 

 dum. Anteiina? versus apicem rostri insertse, ad diuiidiuni thomcis 

 pertingenles, subtenues, rufo - lerriiyinea;, parutn pubescentes, 

 clava elongato-ovata, fiisco-hnloserieea. Thorax latitudinc baseos 

 vix longior, apice rotundatü-productus, lateribus a basi ultra me- 

 dium reotis, tunc an;;ulatis et subito angiistatis, basi leviter bi-si- 

 nuatus, supra parum couvexus, uiyer, rüde rugoso-puuetatus , 

 longitudinaliter carinatus, squanudis setulisque griseis parce ad- 

 spersus; punrtis cjusniodi duobus aule medium thoracis manifes- 

 ti^ribus notatus. Scutelluui rotuudatum , uigrum , griseo-squauio- 

 sum. EhMraanlice thoracis basi dimidio latiora, et latitudinc duplo 

 longiora, hunieris obtuse angulatis, lateribus iiiflexa, pone hu- 

 uieros apireui versus sensini perparum angustata, apice declivia, 

 coiijunotim sub-truncata, punctis sal profundis, seriatiru digestis, 

 impressa, interstitiis alternis plaiiis, altern is valde elevatis, rosta- 

 tis, nullo modo inteiruplis; tota nigra, opaca, squamulis silaceis, 

 liiuc illinc maculatim eondensatis, setulisque brevibus pallidis ad- 

 spersa. Corpus uigrum , ])tin(tatum, setulis pallidis |)arce adsper- 

 sum. I*edes eiougati , piuictati, S([uamidis pilisque (jriseis obsitij 

 antici et postici longitudine ajquales, intermedü nonnihil brevio- 

 res; (emoribus modice clavatis, subtus pone medium dente acuto 

 armatis; tarsis eloiigatis, lerrugineis, subtus fulvo-spongiosis. 



13hn. 

 II. C. ScBTiLis. Clu'vrolat. 



Ovalis, )Hijra-plceiis, nyitcnnis, scutcUo, elytris pedibusque ferrugineis , 

 sriufiinulis scilili'iritic (jrheh ocliraceisijiie ixiriegatiis; fronte impressa 

 tniiiiato-platjitita, roslro arcualo , basi sex-suLcato ; thorace rüde ru- 

 goso-pitnctato , antice obsolete carinato ; elytris evidenter striato- 

 punctatis, interstitiis alternis sub-costatis ; femoribns minus valide 

 uni-dentatis. 



Patria : Vera Crux in Mexico. A Dom. Chevrolat ad describen- 

 (liuii lienevole missus. 



Balanino villoso paulo major. Caput rotundatum, rngoso-puncta- 

 tum, nigro-piceum, fronte profunde im|)ressa, macula gemina e 

 squamulis miniatis nolata; oculi deniissi , ovati, perparum promi- 



