' Couspectus Ins. Coleopt. Peruan. 87 



2. Trib. Bostrichini Latr. Hist. iiat. 1802. 



.3. Gen. JBostrichus Geoffr. Hist. Ins. 1764. 



Jpate sp. Fab. Syst. Ent. 1775. 



1. B. peregrinus Chevr. inspt. 



B. niger, infra dense fiilvo pubescens, prothorace confer- 

 tim granulato, antice muricato, apice ntrinqne hamulato, elytris 

 seriatiin profundeque punctatis, apice declivibus, vertice im- 

 presso, fronte transversim subelevata, barbata. — Long. 

 4- -6'". 



Maris coleoptera apice niutica, feuiinae parte declivi 

 supra 4dentata. 



2. B. eremita Er. 



B. piceiis, infra subtiliter cinereo-pubescens, prothorace 

 granulato, postice utrinque laevigato, antice nuiricato, apice 

 leviter emarginata, niutico ; elytris seriatini profundeque pun- 

 ctatis, apice declivibus cariosisque (muticis); fronte aequali, 

 clypeo laevigato. — Long. 4'". 



* 3. B. curtulus Er. 



B. breviusculus, niger, opacus, supra subtilissime cinereo- 

 pubescens, prothorace postice confertissime punctato, antice 

 nuiricato; elytris fortiter rugoso -punctatis, apice declivibus 

 muticis; antennis tarsisque rufo-piceis. — Long. 2|"'. 

 4. B. scahratus Hoffgg. i. mus. 



B. cylindricus, piceus, pube elongata flava vestitus, pro- 

 thorace antice muricato, postice subtilissime punctulato, ob- 

 solete canaliculato , elytris badiis, subseriatiai profundeque 

 punctatis, apice declivibus, sntura partis declivis plicafo-ele- 

 vata (plica secundum sexum iam simplici, iam dentiformi). — 

 Long. 1| — 2|"'. 



4. Gen. Xiylopertha Guer. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1845. 



* 1. X. praemorsa Er. 



X. picea, infra subtiliter flavo-pubescens, prothorace po- 

 stice dorso subtiliter granulato, lateribus laevigato, antice mu- 

 ricato; elytris testaceis postice infuscatis, subtiliter punctatis, 

 apice retusis, parte truncata dense pubescente, supra utrinque 

 tridentata; capite dense pubescente, fronte acute bituberculata 

 — Long. 2|"', 



