HOMCEOTELUS. 185 



HomcBotelus prioteloides, sp. n. 



Ovatus, antice acuiiiiiintns, tostaccnis, scutolLj aiitennis (basi 

 excepta) til)iis tarsisque nigris ; tlioraco latorilms rectis, sii})iTigoso, 

 vitta discoi<lali iiigro-picea ; elytris fuscis coiifertiiii rngoso-pimc- 

 tatis, sublineatis, undique anguste flavo-limbatis. L. 5.', lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



The aiiteiina3 are shorter than usual. 



Homoeotelus spinifer. 



Omoiotelus sphdfer, Thorns. Arch. Ent. i. 310. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This species varies considerably in size. 



HomcBotelus rugosus, sp. n. 



LA,te ovatus, antice posticeque acuminatus, fortiter convexus, 

 nigro-piceus ; capite antice elytrorum margine suturaque, epipleuris 

 externa laste rul)ris ; thorace pinictato, lateribus rectis, angulis 

 anticis acutis productis ; elytris fortius confertim rugosis ; corpore 

 subtus punctulato. L. Ti — 8 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This has exactly the colouring and sculi)ture of Phricohacis 

 riifolimhatus. 



B, Elytris geniellato-striatis. 



Komoeoteliis gemellatus, 



Omoiotelus (jemdlatus, Lac. Erot. 513. 



Columbia. 



This closely resembles Bacis in form and colour. 



The tibiae have the apical third testaceous. 



HomcBotelus mexicanus, sp. n. 



//. (jciiiellato afiinis, sed postice minus acuminatus, magis de- 

 ]»ressus, obsoletius punctato-striatus, interstitiis obsolete punctu- 

 latis, tibiisque nigris sat distinctus. L. 4 — 4i lin. 



Mexico (Sall6). 



Lacordaire has united this with //. gemellatus. 



Homoeotelus Jansoni. 



Uom.dcotelns Jansoni^ Crotch, Cist. Ent. 150. 

 Nicaragua (Janson). 



Homoeotelus crocicollis. 



Omoiotehts crocicoUis, Lac. Erot. 514. 

 N. Granada. 



