72 . MYCOTRETUS. 



Mycotretus melanophthalmus. 



Erotylus melanojyhthalmus, Dup. Erol. 36, T. iii. f. 70. 



Mycrotretus , Lac. Erot. 179. 



Brazil. 



Elytral interstices and under-side strongly punctate. 



Mycotretus fuscitarsis. 



Mycrotretusfuscitarsls, Lac. Erot. 180. 



Mexico. 



Very closely allied to M. mekmophihalmus. 



Mycotretus nigrotermiiiatus. 



Mycrolretus nhjroterminatus, Lac. Erot. 180. 



Columbia. 



The elytral interstices and under-side are strongly punctate. 



Mycotretus gemmula. 



Mycotretus gemmuJa, Lac. Erot. 181. 



pulicarius, Lac. Erot. 182. 



• (jentilis, Lac. Erot. 182. 



Columbia, Peru (Janson). 



J/, gcntilis does not differ from M. gemmida ; M. puHcarius 

 lias tlie disc of the thorax black. 



Mycotretus apicalis. 



Jllycotrefits apicalis, Lac. Erot. 181. 

 Columbia, Peru (Janson). 



Very variable in size (IJ — 2^ lin.). The elytnd interstices 

 are finely punctured. 



Mycotretus corallipennis, sp. n. 



JA aplcaJi afllnis, clytronim intorstitiis fortius punctatis, thora- 

 ce(|ue toto ]iigro distinctus, L. 2 lin. 



Venezuela, N. Granada, 



This may be a variety of the preceding s])ecies, but it differs 

 somewhat in sculj)ture ; varieties occur ^vith a black a}>ex to the 

 elytra. 



Mycotretus adalioicles^ sp, n. 



T^ate ovatus, subdopressus, nigor, ;inteiinis Ijasi, tlioraee angulis 

 anticis macida quadi-ata albidas, elytris tertia basali macuLupie 

 sat magna subapicali rulis, seriatim punctatis, interstitiis con- 

 I'crtim punctatis, L. 2 lin. 



