76 MYCOTRETUS. 



Mycotretus clitelliger. 



Mycotretus cUtelliger, Lac. Erot. 149. 



Coluinl)ia. 



Difiers from M. traheatus in Laving the thorax with four spots. 



Mycotretus succinctiis, sp. n. 



Subovatus, L^te fulviis, anteiuiis pedibus capite elytrisque 

 nigris ; capite confertim piuictuhito, labro rufo ; thorace brevi, 

 hiteribus subrectis, confertim siibtiliter punctuhito, piincti.s 2 

 utrincpie discoitlalibiis nigris, paulo oblique positis, basi tenuis- 

 sime nigro ;" elytris punctato-striatis, iuterstitiis confertim sub- 

 tiliter punctulatis, cum epipleuris nigris, fascia Uita fulva pone 

 medium (puncto parvo nigro notato) ; corpore subtus punctulato, 

 metasterno hrteribus fortiter profunde punctate. L. 2| lin. 



N. Granada (lieiche). 



Allied to M. cUtelligpj', but the 4 spots on the thorax form 

 2 pairs remote from each other ; the elytral fascia is interrupted 

 at the suture. 



Mycotrotus fasciolatus. 



M ycotretus fasclolatus, Lac. Erot. 150. 

 Mexico. 



Interstices of elytra very faintly punctulate, metasternum 

 rather deeply punctate at the sides; antennaj with a 3 -jointed club. 



Mycotretus cniciger, sp. n. 



Subovatus, fulvus, capite puncto verticali, thorace punctis 

 majoribus 4 (1 antico, 1 utrinque discoidaii, oblongo basin attin- 

 gente, 1 basali ante scutellum) nigris; capite thoracecjue crebre 

 subtiliter punctulatis; elytris rufo-piceis, margine externo et basali 

 fulvis, jDunctato-striatis, interstitiis tenuissime punctulatis; corpore 

 subtus 2)unctato, metasterno lateribus fortiter profunde })unctatis. 

 L. 3 lin. 



Habitat ? 



The yellow margin of the elytra extends along the base and 

 partly down the suture. 



Mycotretus Salla3i5 sp. n. 



Ovatus, antice posticeque paulo acuminatus, fulvus, antennis, 

 capite puncto verticali, thorace maculis 3 discoidalibus, elytris 

 macula magna sulxpiadrata ante medium, nigi-is; capite thoraceque 

 alutaceis, subtiliter punctulatis; elytris alutaceis, obsolete seriatim 

 punctatis, interstitiis omnium subtilissime punctulatis; metasterno 

 lateri])us punctis majoribus impressis. L. 3^ lin. 



Mexico (Sulle). 



