Genl's 244. — EPlC/ERüS. 271 



j)IcrisqLic canaliculatus , intra apicem utrinque linea impressa, 

 punctata pxeeditus; lateribus subtus versus basin utrinque oblique 

 canaliculatus. 



Scutcllum vix uUum; in paucis minutissimuni , a;gre obscrvan- 

 dum. 



Elytra aut sub-cylindrica, in nonnullis postice dcclivia, in aliis 

 comprimata, aut sub-ovata, aut oli-ovata, supra convexa, liumcris 

 rectangulis. 



Stirps I. — Elytra obloiirja., siib-cyi'mdnca (Spec. 1-12). 



* I. E. Mexicanus. Chevrolat. — J^"j- op. II. p. 324. i. 



OUongus, niger^ squamiäis griseis , cupreo-tuicmiiihus tectus ; ro.strn 

 impresso , temie canalicidalo ; thorucc longüaduie lalior, siibliliter 

 crebre piinctulato , incecpudi, dorso fovcolafo ■, lalcribiis roltindato- 

 niupliato ; clyiris sub-cylmdricis , puiictis reinolis , oblongis, seria- 

 (iin iiupressis , ab hunteris idlra medium viäa obliqua e srpianndis 

 sub-argenteis , ornatis. — Bhiv. 



Patria : Mexico. 



O^^ 2. E. Thajnsveiisepunctatus. Schli. 



Oblongus, niger, squamidis sub-argenteis^ intcrdum cupreis, mixiis 

 obsitas ; macidis paucis, irregtdaribus, denudalis variegalns ; roslro 

 supra piano, canaliculalo; ihoiuce longitudinc laliori, subliliier cre- 

 bre punclato , incequali; dorso obsolete canaliculato, intra apicem 

 punctis nonnullis , oblongis , transversbn positis , insculpto ; elylris 

 sub- cylindricis , punctis paruis , oblongis, sub-remotis, seriatim 

 ünpressis, posterius vix compressis. 



Mas : minor, angustior, rostro obsolete canaliculato, tliorace 

 nonaihil longiore. 



Femina ; diniidio major, latior, rostro profunde canaliculato, 

 thorace breviore, latiore. 



Patria : Mexico. A Dom. Chevrolat amice missus. Mus. Schh. 



Femina : Stalura et summa similitudo Epicceri Mexicani, rostro 

 non impresso, tliorace nonniliil angustiore , intra apicem punctis 

 remotis, trausversis, sat piolundis, insculpto; elytrorum punctis 

 minus profundis, ab illo distinctus videtur. Caput latum , cras- 

 sum, supra modice convexum , obsolete punctulatum, squamulis 

 sub-argenteis adspersum; fronte puncto profundo insculpta; oculi 

 sub-ovati , modice prominuli, nigri; rostrum capite nonniliil loii- 

 gius et angustius, crassuui, pgrum arcuuiuui^ supra planum, nou 



