96 LYBAS. 



Lybas granatus. 



Lyhas granatus, Lac. Erot. 231. 

 Mexico, 



Antenna3 with the 8th joint scarcely dilated; under-side shining, 

 sparingly punctate. 



Lybas rufinus. 



Lyhas ri(fi?ius, Lac. Erot. 232. 



Cayenne. 



Distinct by the concolorous legs and deeply punctured abdomen. 



B. Scutelluni uncovered. 



Lybas calidus. 



Lyhas calidus, Lac. Erot. 233. 



Columbia, Ega, St Paulo (Bates). 



Bates' specimens agree exactly with the description, except 

 that there is only one black dot on each side the discoidal mark on 

 the thorax. Under-side rather deeply punctate ; thorax with a 

 double punctuation, the larger points evident. 



Lybas cblamydopliorus. 



Lyhas c1tlamydoj)horus, Lac. Erot. 2 3 •4. 

 Columbia. 



Very near L. calidus, but the fine punctures on the thorax are 

 scarcely discernible. 



Lybas faba. 



Ljyhas faha, Lac. Erot. 234. 

 Columbia. 



Thorax very sparingly punctate, the large punctures almost 

 obsolete. 



Lybas normalis. 



Lyhas normalis., L^ac. Erot. 235. 



Cayenne, Ega (Bates). 



Thorax evidently and thickly punctate, punctuation double. 

 In the Amazon s})ecimens the large elytral spot is not gradually 

 paler behind, but abruptly black. 



Lybas thoracicus. 



Erotylus thoracicus, Oliv. Eyit. V. 48G, T. in. f. 41. 



Ljyhas , Imc. Erot. 23G. 



Cayenne, Para (Bates). 

 Thorax evidently punctate. 



