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Cryptognatha Reedii, sp. n. 



Black, hemispherical, sparsely but evidently punctate ; head, 

 thorax, under side, and legs entirely rufous, apex of elytra trans- 

 lucent. L. f lin. Bahia (Fry). 



Cryptognatha Clarkii*, sp. n. 



Black, hemispherical, punctuation of the elytra very fine, 

 obsolete and sparse ; last 4 ventral segments and posterior femora 

 orange. L. f lin. Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



Cryptognatha Fryii, sp. n. 



Black, hemispherical, coarsely and more closely punctate, 

 thorax finely punctate, ventei-, legs, and head orange-red ; anterior 

 tibia? dilated. L. | lin. Rio Janeiro (Fry). 

 9 . Less strongly punctured, head black. 



Cryptognatha flaviceps, sp. n. 



Hemispherical, shining, black ; head ochreous, thorax with the 

 sides ochreous, base finely margined, rather closely punctulate ; 

 elytra black, sparsely and finely punctulate, more strongly so near 

 the margin ; legs whitish ochreous. L. § — f lin. S. Paulo (Dey- 

 rolle), Santarem (Bates), Yucatan. 

 9 . Head black. 



Cryptognatha appropinquans, sp. n. 



Closely resembling C. flaviceps but much more coarsely punc- 

 tate ; the yellow margins to the thorax shade more off into the 

 dark colour. L. | lin. Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



Cryptognatha obscura.* 



(Eneis obscura, Muls. Spec. p. 500. 1. 



Brazil (Germar). I have never seen any specimen at all 

 pubescent, as this is described to be. 



Cryptognatha nigrans.* 



(Eneis nigrans, Muls. Spec. p. 500. 2. 



Brazil (Melly). Evidently a 9 and somewhat near a specimen 

 from Bolivia in Deyrolle's collection. 



Cryptognatha pusilla.* 



(Eneis pusilla, Lee. Proc. Phil. p. 135. 2 (1852). 



Breviter ovata, glabra, nigra, nitida, capite thoraceque lateribus 

 flavis, hoc parce punctulato, elytris impunctatis, pedibus flavis. 

 L. -06. 



Georgia, and Missouri territory. 



Very similar to (E. puncticollis ; but besides the differences in 

 colour the thorax is less distinctly punctured, and the posterior 



