206 CRYPTOGNATHA. 



Cryptognatha. 



Muls. Spec. p. 497 (typ. auriculata). 



S. America. Punctuation uniform, sparse, not very fine ; 

 thorax finely margined at base. QSneis Muls. (typ. nigrcms) 

 differs only in the epipleurae of the elytra being horizontal, a 

 character which is not constant. 



Cryptognatha auriculata. 



Cryptognatha auriculata, Muls. Spec. p. 497. 1 (T). 



Columbia (Chevr., Dupont), Cayenne (Deyrolle). My speci- 

 mens are a little more convex than the type, but agree in every 

 other respect. 



Cryptognatha gemellata. 



Cryptognatha gemellata, Muls. Spec. p. 498. 2. 



Mexico ? (Dupont), Cayenne (Deyrolle). Punctuation strong, 

 deeply impressed. The anterior elytra! spot is more decidedly 

 divided in the type than in my specimens. 



Cryptognatha pudibunda.* 

 Cryptognatha pudibunda, Muls. Spec. p. 499. 3. 

 Brazil ? (Dejeau). This I have not seen. 



Cryptognatha Batesii, sp. n. 



Hemispherical, shining, body reddish-brown, legs, thorax and 

 head pale whitish ochreous, elytra metallic green strongly and 

 deeply punctured. L. 1| lin. Ega (Bates). The head is markedly 

 concave in this species, the anterior angles of the thorax produced, 

 acute. 



Cryptognatha Yolandi. 



Cryptognatha Yolandi, Muls. MSS. 



Allied to C. Batesii, but smaller and more finely and more 

 sparsely punctate ; body and legs reddish, head whitish ochreous, 

 the clypeus only concave j thorax with the sides broadly whitish, 

 the centre black ; elytra piceous-black, sparsely punctate, the apex 

 translucent; scutellum reddish-brown. Ega (Batesj. 



Cryptognatha aethiops. 



Cryptognatha athiops, Boh, M-SS. 



Hemispherical, black, shining, elytra closely and near the 

 margin rather strongly punctured, head pale yellow, opaque, 

 vertex black ; thorax faintly punctate, a triangular spot at the 

 sides pale yellow, reaching from the posterior angles to the bottom 

 of the emargination ; base margined ; legs and ventral segments 

 orange-red, 1st segment black in the middle. Columbia (Stock- 

 holm). 



