116 JEGITRVS. 



^githus ornaticollis.* 



^Egithus ornaticoUis, Lac. Erot. 292. 



Columbia. 



Very close to jE. var'icoUis, but more oval, head with a ]>ale 

 spot, elytra more coarsely puiictate-striate, interstices evidently 

 punctate. 



^githus andreae. 



u^yithus andrece, Lac. Erot. 282. 



^ Q-maculatns, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 99 (1865). 



Columbia, Amazons (Bates), Demerara. 



Very variable bcth in colour and punctuation, the basal fascia 

 is sometimes divided, as in Kirsch's specimens. 



D. Elytra inipunctate : coxal lines visible. 



^githus uva. 



yEyithns 'icva, Lac. Erot. 290. 

 C*oluml)ia, Bogota (Janson). 



Elytra entirely smooth, shining ; prosternum compressed, sub- 

 carinate. 



.ffigithus lineatus, 



yEfp'fhvs liitaalns, Gulr. Icon. R. A. In^. 308. 

 Columbia. 



^githus trimcatus, sp. n. 



Hemisphericus, livido-fuscus, l?eAdssimus, nitidissimus ; capita 

 fulvo, occipite nigro ; thorace nigro, lateribus late pallide fuscis, 

 postice ante scutelhmi producto, truncato ; elytris la^vibus ; cor- 

 pore subtus nigro, segmentis 3 ultimis pallide fuscis. L. 4J lin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



Very distinct by the thorax truncate behind ; prosternum 

 compres.sed, sul)carinate iu front; intermediate coxal line well 

 marked, 



iSgitlius cardinalis. 



yEgithus cardinalis, Cliev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4. 



, Lac. Erot. 284. 



■ Crotch, Cidt. Ent. 140. 



rvjipennis, Chev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4. 



, Lac. Erot. 281. 



Mexico, Teapa, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua. 

 Var. a. Capite thoraceque supra infraque nigris : r/ffipfw/iis, 

 Chv.v. 



