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Leffs robust, bright yellow. 



Under parts distinctly punctured, j^iceous, with the edges of the ventral segments 



pale. 

 Differs from others in its intermediate size, broad thorax with its anterior margin 



broadly reflexed and yellow, robust legs, and deep sculpture. 

 Habitat, Central America. Found by Mr. Champion in Guatemala. 



This species may be distinguished from S. densatum by the broad reflection of 

 the anterior margin of the thorax, which extends to the posterior angles. 



Sacium alutaceum. 



S. alutaceum, Matthews, Ann. and Mag. N. Hist., 1887, p. 106. 



L. c.-f^ lin. = 1mm. — Oblongo-ovale, modice convexum, sat profuude punctatum, 

 totum alutaceum, pilis aureis parce vestitum, pronoto rufescenti, elytris piceis ; 

 pronoto sat longo, autice ovaliter rotundato, et fortiter reflexo, sat profuude et sat 

 confertim punctuto, interstitiis nitidis, alutaceis, liuea basali distincta, margine 

 basali leviter siuuata, augulis rectis ; elytris piceis, pi-onoto vix latioribus, duplo 

 longioi'ibus, ad humeros latissimis, modice punctatis, interstitiis profunde alutaceis, 

 stria suturali distincta, lateribus fere rectis, late marginatis, apicibus valde 

 rotundatis, anguste rufesceutibus ; pygidio parvo, rufescenti ; pedibus robustis, 

 laste flavis ; antennis modicis, flavis, articulo septimo baud incrassato. 



Body oblong-oval, moderately convex, rather deeply punctured and alutaceous 



throughout, sparingly clothed with golden hair, with the thorax rufous and 



elytra piceous. 

 Head moderate, rufescent ; eyes rather large, dusky ; antennae moderate, yellow, 



with the seventh joint not enlarged. 

 Thorax rather long, rufous, ovally rounded and strongly reflexed in front, rather 



deeply and rather closely punctured, with the interstices alutaceous and 



shining, basal line distinct, basal margin faintly sinuated, with the angles 



right angles. 

 Scutellum long, rounded, and alutaceous. 

 Elytra piceous, scarcely broader, but twice longer than the thorax, widest at the 



shoulders, moderately punctured, with the interstices deeply alutaceous, sutural 



stria distinct, sides nearly straight and strongly margined, extremities much 



rounded, narrowly rufous. 

 Abdomen with the pygidium small, rufous. 

 Legs robust, bright yellow. 

 Under parts castaueous, distinctly punctured, and sparingly clothed with golden 



hair, with the prothorax and apex of the venter flavescent. 

 Differs from others in its rufous thorax and piceous elytra, and in its deejsly 



alutaceous sculpture. 

 Habitat, South America. Found near Maldonado. 



In the collection of the British Museum there is a single specimen of this 

 very distinct and pretty species ; in life the thorax and apex of the elytra are 

 probably bright red. 



Sacium mundum, sp. n. 



L. c. iVt% li"^' = 1-1'12 mm. — Ovatum, valde convexum, baud nitidum, 

 pilis brevissimis pallidis sparse vestitum, nigro-piceum, pronoto antice anguste 

 pallido ; pronoto parvo, ovaliter rotundato, antice sat producto, minute et remote 

 punctato, interstitiis alutaceis, linea basali leviter impressa, margine anteriori leviter 

 reflexa, anguste pallida, margiue basali leviter sinuata, angulis fere rectis ; elytris 



