15G EROTYLUS. 



Erotylus Nicaraguse. 



Erotylus Nicaraguoi, Crotch, Cist, Ent. 148. 

 Nicaragua (Janson). 



Erotylus herpestes. 



Erotylus herpestes, Lac. Erot. 445. 



Columbia. 



Epipleura3 yellow, base black. 



(5 segmento Imo ventrali puncto piligero. 



Erotylus onagga. 



Erotylus onagga, Lac. Erot. 427. 

 Columbia. 



The elongate shape, the opaque, hardly impressed thorax, and 

 the regularly fasciate elytra, at once separate this species. 



Erotylus scapMdomorplioides, sp. n. 



Elongato-ovatus, convexus, nitidus; thorace opaco, punctu- 

 lato; elytris parce punctatis, dorso sub-gem ellatis, fasciis 2 (1 

 basali, 1 in medio), ad suturam interruptis, maculaque suba- 

 picali l?ete aurantiacis. L. 7 J — 8 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This bears a curious resemblance to Scaphidomorphus Boscii. 



The ventral process is very short and margined. 



Erotylus bifasciatus, sp. n. 



Elongatus, convexus, sub-gibbosus, niger, nitidus, thorace sub- 

 transverso, lateribus rectis, angulis anticis porrectis, nitido ; elytris 

 gemellato-punctato-striatis, striis valde approximatis, fasciis 2 

 dentatis sat latis (1 ante, 1 infra medium) testaceis ; sutura 

 anguste nigra. L. 8^ lin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



<5 segmento 1° puncto piligero. 



Very distinct by its shape. 



Erotylus liieroglypliicus, sp. n. 



Elongatus, antice angustior, niger, nitidus ; thorace parvo 

 elytris distinctc angustiore lateribus rectis ; elytris ochraceis (vel 

 ftdvis), fasciis 7 irregularibus nigris (1°, 3*^, b^ communibus, ad 

 suturam dilatatis, reliquis interruptis) ; epipleuris ochraceis. 

 L. 81 lin. 



Venezuela (Salle). 



Punctuation obsolete, with traces of gemcllated strii\3 closely 

 approximated. 



