191^.] f 



0. — Eustrophinas ovatus. 



Eustroplius ovatus Champ., Biol. Centr.-Am., Coleopt. iv, 2, p. 76, 

 pi. 4, fig. 3. 



Hab. : Guatemala [type] ; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (Fry). 



A specimen from Rio de Janeiro in the British Museum agrees 

 very nearly with the Guatemalan type. The former has an indeter- 

 minate common dark patch on the elytra towards the apex. 



10. — Eiisfrophbms peruvianus, n. sp. 



Obloug oval, pointed behind, shining ; nigro-piceous, with the anterior and 

 lateral portions of the prothorax, the sides of the elytra, and the abdomen 

 reddish-brown, or entirely piceons above ; thickly clothed with long, shaggy 

 reddish-brown hairs. Antennae rather long, moderately stout. Eyes approxi- 

 mate. Prothorax somewhat sparsely, minutely punctate, the oblique shallow 

 basal foveae with three or four coarser punctures. Elytra long, somewhat 

 flattened on the disc, narrowing from a little below the base, faintly striato- 

 punctate, the seriate punctures becoming finer and scarcely distinguishable 

 from those of the interstices towards the suture, the interstices flat and closely, 

 confusedly punctate, the epipleura excavate. Prosternal process unnotched at 

 the tip. Mesosternal keel very prominent. Length 85, breadth 4 mm. 



Hab. : Peru (ex coll. F. Bates). 



Two specimens. Near E. bombinvs Seidl., but with the elytra 

 more acuminate behind and faintly striato-punctate. The entire disc 

 of the prothorax and elytra is piceous in one example. 



11. —Eustrophinus seidlitzi, n. sp. 



? Eustrophlnus manjlnatus, Seidl. Naturg. Ins. Deutschl., v, 2, 

 p. 441 {iiec Champ.). 



Oblong oval, pointed behind, shining ; nigro-piceous, the prothorax (two 

 black spots on the disc excepted) and outer margins of the elytra rufous, the 

 abdomen reddish-brown ; thickly clothed with rather long brown hairs. Head 

 small ; eyes approximate ; [antennae wanting]. Prothorax strongly transverse, 

 the sides rapidly converging from the base and forming a continuous outline 

 with those of the elytra ; closely, minutely punctate, the shallow basal foveae 

 with about four rather coarse punctures. Elytra long, rapidly narrowing from 

 a little below the base, somewhat flattened on the disc, closely, confusedly 

 punctate, obsoletely striato-punctate towards the sides, the fine seriate punctures 

 not traceable on the disc, the epiplevira deeply excavate. Beneath sparsely, 

 minutely, the abdomen densely, punctate. Prosternal process truncate at the 

 tip. Mesosternal keel very prominent. Length GJ, breadth ?i^ mm. 



Hah. : Peru (ex coll. F. Bates) ; ? Brazil. 



