BRACHYSPHCENUS. 121 



Brachysphoenns ephippium. 



Erotylus ephippium, Dup. Erot. 39, T. in. f. 77. 

 BracJij/spJiiOius — • , Lac. Erot. 302. 

 Brazil. 



Prosteriiiun truncate beliind, less compressed than in the allicil 

 species; no coxal lines; el}tra more obsoletely [)unctate-striate. 



Eracliysplicenus signatiis. 



Erotyhis signatics, Dup. Erot. 35, T. in. f. G7. 

 Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 304. 

 Brazil. 



Elytra rather ohsoletely pnnctate-striate ; no coxal lines. 

 In a specimen received from M. Chevrolat the colour is of a 

 bright lemon yellow. 



Brachysplioenus amabilis. 



Brachysijhcenus amahilis, Lac. Erot. 305. 



Brazil. 



I have not seen tlie original type, but M. Beiche's specimen, 

 which agrees with the description, appears to me certainly to be a 

 variety of B. siguatus. 



Brachysphcenus perlepidus.* 



Brachi/sphcemis perlepidus, Lac. Erot. 290. 

 Cayenne. 



Brachysphcenus delineatus. 



Brachysphamus delineatus, Lac. Erot. 30G. 



Panama, Brazil. 



Prosternum emarginate; no coxal lines. 



Brachysphcenus fasciunculus, sp. n. 



B. (lelineato proximus, thorace angulis anticis solis flnvis, 

 fasciisque elytrorum hete ilavis, latioribus, multo minus dentatis. 

 L. 3 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



I can see no difference except in the form of the fascia^; but 

 have before me a series quite constant in this respect; in B. deli- 

 neatus the basal fascia encloses 2 nearly round basal spots; in this 

 species it merely encloses 2 transverse black marks. 



Brachysphcenus fasciellus, sp. n. 



B. delineafo iterum peraffinis, et pi-?csertim elytrorum ])iefu]'a 

 distincta. Thorax lateribus albidis. Elytra fascia latiore basali, 



