EROTYLUS. 153 



Erotyliis scenicus.* 



Erofi/lu8 scenicus, Er. Arch.f. N(U. xiii. 17G. 

 Peru. 



Erotylus picturatus, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, niger, iiitidiis, fasciis 4 (basali liiton, 2 — 3 

 exterue juiictis coccineis, 4 apicali cocciuea, fracta); elytri.s fortiter, 

 clorso gemollato, i)uiictatis. L. 5ilin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



Yeiy distinct by its small size; the epipleuri\j are red in the 

 middle, and not yellow at tlie base. 



Erotylus variegatus. 



Erotijhis varieyatus, Fah. Sp. Ins. i. 157 (1781). 



, Lac. Erot. 439. 



Cayenne. 



S 1st ventral segment with a pilose impressed dot. 



Erotylns pretiosus. 



Erotylus lyi'^tiosus, Fevty^ Delect. Anim. Art. Ill, T. xxii. f. 9. 



, Lac. Erot. 440. 



E-io Negro, R. Essiquibo, Amazons, Carracas. 



Erotylus giganteus. 



Coccinella gigantea, Linn. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 3G8 (1758). 



Erotylus , Lac. Erot. 434. 



Cayenne. 



Erotylus sexfasciatus. 



Erotylus G-fasciatiis, Fah. Eat. Syst. n. 3G (1792). 



, Lac. Erot. 42G. 



Para, IMaranliam. 



I am quite at a loss to understand how Lacordaire overlooked 

 the affinity of this with E. giganteus, of which it is hardly more 

 than a variety with the fulvous spots coalescing into bands. 



Erotylus incertus. 



Erotylus incertus, La'c. Erot. 435. 

 Cayenne. 



Very near E. giganteus, but smaller and less convex. I am 

 very sceptical as to the validity of this species. 



