PRTOTELUS. 175 



Priotelus orphaims, sp. n. 



P. S-7naculafo vaUle affinis, seel tliorace breviore, elytris maculis 

 minoribus, secunda tertiaque hand quadratic, inargine apicali 

 serrato, angulo siituraJi baud pruducto, distinctus videtur. Ij. 

 4—5 li'n. 



Amazons (Bates). 



Priotelus sex-maculatns, sp. n. 



P. S-)ur(Ci(Iafo proximns, macula bumcrali u ul la, secunda parva, 

 intus obliqua, tertia pone medium, angusta transversa, quarta 

 apicali. L. 41iu. 



Amazons (Bates). 



The aj)ex of the elytra is irregularly serrate, the sutural angle 

 produced. 



B. Elytris postice excavato-truncatis. 



Priotelus tigrinipennis. 



Priotelus tigrinipennis, Lac. Erot. 400. 

 N. Granada, Venezuela. 



Elytra with seven stride and reflexed margin, thorax with the 

 base punctate on each side. 



Priotelus transversofasciatus, sp. n. 



P. tigripenni affinis, sed minor, elytris maculis magis tran&- 

 versis, macula subapicali rotundata juxta-suturali, fliscia ultima 

 transversa, hand obliqua. L. 3| — 4 lin. 



N. Granada. 



The markings are closer and larger than in P. tigrinipennis. 



Priotelus detraliens, sp. n. 



P. tiqrimpcnni similis, sed thorace antice profundius emargi- 

 nato, lateribus rotundatis, basi truncato hand punctato, elytris 

 obsolete punctato-striatis, apice recte truncatis, angulo suturali 

 hand producto, facile distinguendus. L. 4^—5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley). 



The spots converge towards tlie suture, the last fascia con- 

 sisting of 2 spots placed obliquely. 



Priotelus macasensis, sp. n. 



P. tigrinipenni affinis, sed major, parallel us, thorace toto 

 punctulato, elytris lituris aterrimis, transversis, recti^, apice 



