EROTYLUS. 155 



Erotylns connectens, sp. n. 



E. pustulato affinis, scd tliorace gequall, elytris obsolete sed 

 regulariter gemellato-punctatis, epiplcuris totis rufis, supra maculis 

 rubris sub-conflueiitibus. L. G lin. 



Brazil. 



<5 segmento 1° puncto })iligero. 



In E. pustulatus there is a central black band free from spots, 

 which is not the case here. 



Erotylns intermedins, sp. n. 



E. pustulato affinis, sed magis elongatus, maculis plurimis 

 testaceis, sequaliter sparsis, seriatim positis. L. 7 — 7] lin. 



N. Granada. 



The more abundant, equally scattered spots give it a very 

 difierent appearance. 



Erotylns leopardus. 



Erotylus leopardus^ Lac. Erot. 442. 

 Mexico. 



The orange margin of the elytra is characteristic. 

 ^ segmento Imo puncto pilifero. 



Erotylus confluens, sp. n. 



E. leopardo affinis, sed magis opacus, minor, maculisque ely- 

 trorum confluentibus. L. 5 J lin. 

 Mexico, Guatemala. 



Erotylus dicliroinostigma. 



Erotylus dichromostigma, Guer. B. Z. 1841, 115. 



, Lac. Erot. 441. 



Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. 



Stri^ of elytra regularly gemellate ; thorax punctate ; ventral 

 process margined. 



^ segmento Imo ventrali disco fovea punctata piligera. 



Erotylus multiguttatus. 



Erotylus multujuttatus^ Lac. Erot. 441. 



Bolivia. 



Resembles E. connectens, but the spots are much smaller. 



Erotylus jaspideus."^' 



Erotylus jaspideus, Er. Arch. f. Nat. xiii. 176. 

 Peru. 



