152 EROTYLUS. 



Erotylns Voeti. 



Erotylus Voeti, Lac. Erot. 429. 

 Moxos, Bolivia. 



Distinct by its ovate narrow form, and close, comparatively 

 fine, punctuation. 



Erotylus loratus.* 



Erotylus loratus, Er.Arch.f. Nat. xiii. 176 (1848). 

 Peru. 



Erotylus Guerinii. 



Erotylus Guerinii, Demay, R. Z. 1838, 23. 



, Lac. Erot. 430. 



Guarayos, Bolivia. 



Besembles E. Voeti in form, more coarsely punctate. 



^ 1st ventral segment slightly rugose and pilose. 



Erotylus hexagrammus. 



Erotylus hexagrammus, Lac. Erot. 430. 

 Bolivia. 



Narrower and smaller tlian E. Voeti, witli tlie fasciai more 

 regular and not approximate. 



Erotylus incomparabilis. 



Erotylus incomjmrahilis, Perty, E elect. Anini. Art. 110. T. 

 XXII. f. 8. 



' , Lac. Erot. 4G7. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This is the most variable species of the genus. 



A. Basal fascia consisting of 3 yellow dots near the scutellum, 

 and a large humeral patch, 2 — 4 flexuous, narrow, 5 — G confused 

 together (2 — 3 generally approximate). 



B. Basal ftiscia reduced to 3 or 4 yellow dots, 2 — 3 united in a 

 broad band, or 2 — 5 confused inextricably. (This is the described 

 form and the most abundant). 



C. Larger, basal fascia almost entire, 2 — 3 united in a band 

 narrowed at the suture, 4 — 5 united, near the ai)ex. 



D. Black, with 2 or 3 yellow dots at the base. 



Erotylus NautsQ, sp. n. 



This is difficult to separate from LJ. incomparahiUs, but it is 

 rather more strongly and closcsly punctate, tlie basal f iscia is red, 

 2 — 3 generally united, the others fi-agnu>ntary, nearly black 

 varieties arc apparently common. L. 9 lin. 



Nauta, (Bates). 



