BRACHYSPHCENUS. 143 



Brachysphoeniis Brongniarti. 



Bracliysphoenus Brongniarti, Lac. Erot. 397. 



Var. , fasciato-jnoictatus, Lac. Erot. 39G. 



Columbia, Bolivia. 



B . fasciato-punctatus is a variety with tlie basal bands much 

 reduced. 



Brachysphoenus distinctus. 



Erotylus distinctus^ Dup. Erot. 44. 

 Brachysphmnus — , Lac. Erot. 394. 

 Cayenne. 



Eather broad and depressed; clypeus deeply punctate; elytra 

 with a marginal row of punctures; coxal line visible. 



Bracliysphoenus eburneus, sp. n. 



B. dlstincto affinis, sed paulo minor, elytris dimidio basali 

 eburneo, fascia denticulata sat lata communi nigra, extern e abbre- 

 viata, punctisque 2 externis nigris. L. 5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This is very like distinctus except that the black has further 

 invaded the elytra. 



Brachysphoenus adustus. 



Erotylus adustus, Dup. Erot. 27, T. ii. f. 47. 



Brachysphoenus - , Lac. Erot. 395. 



Brazil. 



Closely allied to B. distinctus. 



Brachysphcenus spectabilis.* 



Brachysphoenus spectabilis, Lac. Erot. 392. 

 Columbia. 



Bracbysphcenus Venezuelaa, sp. n. 



B. spcctahili affinis, sed major, abdomine nigro, elytris fascia 

 prima nigra utrinque abbreviata, puncto laterali nigro ante medium, 

 punctisque duobus basalibus nigris distinctus. L. 4| lin. 



Venezuela, 



Brachysphcenus tripartitus.* 



Brachysphoenus tripartitus, Lac. Erot. 386. 



Columbia. 



Coxal line visible, 



