EPYTUS. 



Ischyrus auriculatus. 



Isch)jriis ((uricu/dtas, Lac. Ewt. 123. 

 Oiiyeiiiie, Baliia. 



Distinct from all others by the thorax being black with the 

 anterior angles fulvous. 



Ischyrus distinguendus. 



Ischyrus distuKjuenduSj Lac. Erot. 111. 

 Mexico. 



Iscliynis coUatinus, sp. n. 



Fulvus, oblongus, subtus niger, prosterni hiteribus rufis; capite 

 rufo vertice nigro, thorace crebriiis punctatis, subtransverso, late- 

 ribus rotundatis, antice angiistiore, linea transversali discoidali 

 nigra (utrinque abbreviata) basiqne nigro marginato in medio; 

 scutello nigro ; elytris subl?evibns punctato-striatis, singulo maculis 

 nigris 7; 1 transversa paulo infra scutellum, 1 minima marginem 

 vei'sus, 1 transversa paulo ante medium, 1 minima marginem 

 versus, 1 obliqua in tertia apicali, 1 subapicali, ad suturam con- 

 juncta. L. 3 lin. 



N. Granada. 



The colouring is unique in this genus, 



Epytus. 



Dej. Cat. 452 {typ. violaceus, Sturm). 



[Oocyanus, Hope, 1841, Lac. Erot. 194.] 



This genus differs from Ischyrus by the almost equal dilata- 

 tion of the labial and maxillary palpi. The eyt^s are coai'sely 

 granulated, though Lacordaire gives them as being finelv so. 

 The species are apparently confined to the West Indies. 



Epytus violaceus. 



Erotylnsviolaccvs, Sturm, Cat. S2, T. iv. f. 38 (182G). 



Oocyanus , Lac. Erot. IDG. 



Cuba. 



Epytus tarsatus. 



Oocyanus ta7'satf(s, Lac. Erot. 190. 



Ischyrus tar sails, Lac. Erot. lOG, 



Cuba, Columbia (Reiche). 



I cannot doubt from the descriptions that Lacordaire has de- 

 scribed this species twice over, the only discrepancy being size. 



The locality "Columbia" assigned to Keichc's s))ecinicn is pro- 

 bal')ly erroneous, as T liave seen numerous exam[)les from Cuba. 



