78 MYCOTRETUS. 



Interstices of the elytra very finely punctulate; sides of the 

 metasternum and episterna coarsely punctate. This species has 

 exactly the appearance of an Ischyrus; 8th joint of antennae 

 scarcely dilated. 



Mycotretus scitulus. 



Mycotreiiis scitulus, Lac. Erot. 154. 

 Kio Janeiro, Bogota, Mexico, Ega (Bates). 



Elytra clearly piinctate-striate, interstices sparingly punctulate; 

 8tli joint of antennae black and slightly dilated. 



Mycotretus pimcticeps, sp. n. 



Mycotretus ^ntoicticeps, Kirsch in lUteris. 



Oblongo-ovatus, fulvus, antennis clava, capite puncto verticali, 

 thorace punctis 6 (2 anticis 4 discoidalibus in linea arcuata), ely tris 

 epipleuris fasciisque 2 externe abbreviatis (1 basali, puncto flavo 

 juxta scutellari includente, 1 paulo pone medium subtriangulari) 

 nigris; capite thoraceque crebre evidenter punctatis; elytris pro- 

 fundius punctate striatis, interstitiis parcissime punctulatis; cor- 

 pore subtus la3vi. L. 3^ lin. 



N. Granada. 



Thorax with a few deeper punctures in the basal sinuation; 

 epipleurse black except just at the base. 



Mycotretus nigrotinctus, sp. n. 



J/. ^;?t?ic^ic?'^jii;6 valde affinis, sod minor, capite antice nigro, 

 linea verticali nigro, thorace punctis 2 anticis connectis, elytris 

 epipleuris totis nigris, interstitiis crebrius punctulatis, pedibusque 

 nigris. L. 2] lin. 



Tea2:)a (Clievrolat). 



Mycotretus Iseviventris, sp. n. 



M. 2'>unctici2nti iterum affinis, sed paulo latior et subtilius 

 punctatus; thorace punctis 2 niediis basin attingente; scutcllo 

 rubro, fasciis elytrorum liberis, ad suturam interruptis, interstitiis 

 alutaceis, subtilissime parce punctulatis; epipleuris fulvis. L. 

 3 lin. 



Mexico. 



Mycotretus cliilensis, sp. n. 



M. Icevlventri proximus, sed thorace ut in M. puncticvpiti 

 signato, capite concolore, fasciis elytrorum latioribus, j)er suturam 

 junctis, denticulatis, epipleuris flavis distinctus. L. 2 J lin. 



Chili. 



Elytra faintly punctate-striate, interstices alutaccous, finely and 

 rather sparingly punctulate. 



