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Head large, ferruginous ; eyes large, ferruginous ; antennae moderate, yellow, with 



the seventh joint not enlarged. 

 Thorax large, ovally rounded, rather broadly reflexed, and moderately pellucid in 



front, moderately punctured, with the interstices shining, basal line deep, 



basal margin nearl}' straight, with the angles rather acute. 

 Scutelhim rather large, subtriangular, closely and deeply punctured. 

 Elytra short, one-half longer, but not broader than the thorax, widest at the 



shoulders, very closely marked with umbilicated punctures, with the interstices 



slightly alutaceous, sutural stria deep, sides slightly margined, extremities 



scarcely rounded. 

 Ahdomen with the pj'gidium exposed, castaiieous. 

 Legs moderate, bright yellow. 



Under parts castaneous, metasternum closely and deeply punctured. 

 Differs from others in its small size, large thorax, and in sculpture ; from .S'. parvum 



it may be known by its much larger thorax and peculiar sculpture. 

 Habitat, Europe. 



Sacium laticolle. 



S. laticolle, Matthews, Biol. Cent.-Amer. Col. ii. pt. i. p. 113, 1887. 



L. c. y% lin. = 0'75 mm. — Elongatum, modice convexum, baud nitidum, sat 

 profunde punctatum, pilis flavis vestitum, rufo-testaceum ; pronoto magno, minute 

 sed distincte punctate, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, antice lato, circulariter rotundato 

 et modice reileso, linea basali distinctii, margiue basali leviter sinuata, angulis 

 rectis ; ehjtris angustis, sat longis, pronoto parum angustioribus, sesqui longioribus, 

 et magis coufertim atque profundius punctatis, ad humeros latissimis, postice atte- 

 nuatis, lateribus rectis, apicibus obtuse rotundatis ; pedibus atque antennis flavis. 



Body elongate, moderately convex, not shining, rather deeply punctured, clothed 



with yellow hair, rufo-testaceous. 

 Head very small, testaceous ; eyes moderate ; antennae moderate, yellow. 

 Thorax large and broad, minutely but distinctly punctured, with the interstices 



smooth and shining, circularly rounded and moderately reflexed in front, 



basal line distinct, basal margin slightly sinuated, with the angles right angles. 

 ScuteUum small, rounded. 

 Elytra rather long and narrow, rather narrower, one-half longer, and more closely 



and more deeply punctured than the thorax, widest at the shoulders, attenuated 



posteriorly, sides straight, extremities obtusely rounded. 

 Abdomen with the pygidium slightly exposed, testaceous. 

 Legs moderate, yellow. 



Under parts rufo-ferruginous, rather deeply punctured. 

 THffers from all other species in the large size of its thorax, and narrow, linear 



elytra. 

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



Sacium Calif ornicum, sp. n. 



L. c. j7_ lin. = 0'87 mm. — Late ovale, modice convexum, nitidum, rufo- 

 testaceum, pilis brevibus aureis vestitum; pronoto magno, antice cu-culariter 

 rotundato, late reflexo et pellucido, ad basim latissimo, minute et remote punctato, 

 interstitiis glabris, nitidis, linea basali distiucta, margine basali recta, angulis 

 rectis ; elytris pronoto sat latioribus, sesqui longioribus, ante media latissimis, 

 confertim et sat profunde punctatis, interstitiis alutaceis, lateribus marginatis, 

 modice rotundatis, apicibus latis, valde rotundatis, dilutioribus ; abdomine parum 

 exserto, flavescenti ; pedibus longis, robustis, Iffite flavis ; antennis modicis, flavis. 



