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apicibns minime rotundatis; abdomine Ion erto, tlavescenti ; pedibus atque 



antennis robustis, lsete flavis. 



very short and broad, very convex, translucidly castaneous, very sparingly 



clothed with short golden hair. 

 Head large- and br 1, produced in front, ornamented with very minute remote 



tubercles; eyes large and very prominent ; antenna' rather large, bright 



yellow. 

 Thorax short, transverse, broader but not longer than the head, widest before the 



base, ornamented with very minute remote tubercles, interstices smooth and 



shining, sides rounded, basal margin nearly straight, with the angles scarcely 



produced. 

 Sent, Hum wry large, triangular, faintly but closely asperated. 

 Elytra short, subquadrate, not longer or broader than the head and thorax, widest 



near the middle, faintly but closely aspirated, Bides rounded, and contracted 



posteriorly, extremities very little rounded. 

 Abdomen long, flavescent. 

 Legs robust, bright yellow. 



Under parts pale castaneous, metasternum dusky. 

 Differs from all other species in its very short and very convex form, and shining 



translucent surface. 



Habitat, Central America. Found very plentifully near Bugaba, Panama, by 

 Mr. Champion. 



Trichopteryx Japonica. 



T. Japonica, Matthews, Cist. Ent. iii. p. 81, 1884. 



L. c. ,;. ,'; ; lin. = 0"63-075 mm. — Subovata, sat angusta, convexa, nitida, 

 piceo-castanea, pilis flavis vestita; capite permagno, lato, antice rotundato, remote 

 et modice punctato ; oculis sat magnis, prominentibus; pronoto modico, capite 

 parum longiori et latiori, prope medium latissimo, punctis magnis, foveolatis sat 

 remote impresso, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus valde rotundatis et late 

 marginatis, margine basali recta, angulis acutis, sat prominentibus : elytris ovatis, 

 rufo-castaneis, capite atque pronoto fere pariter longis et latis, pone media latis- 

 simis, punctis profundis, sat remotis, impressis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus 

 modice rotundatis, apicibns latis, minime rotundatis, extremis albidis; abdomine 

 longius exserto, obtuso ; pedibus sat magnis, lsete flavis, antennis longis, obscure 

 ilavis. 



Body subovate, rather narrow, convex, shining, dark-castaneous, clothed with 



yellow hair. 

 Head very large and broad, rounded in front, moderately and remotely punctured; 



eyes rather large and prominent; antenna. 1 lorn;, dusky yellow. 

 Tin, rax moderate, rather longer and broader than the head, widest near the middle, 



marked with deep foveolate remote punctures, interstices smooth and shining, 



sides much rounded and broadly margined, basal margin straight, with the 



angles acute and prominent. 

 Scuti Uiuii large, triangular, remotely punctured. 

 Elytra ovate, rufo-castaneous, not longer or broader than the head and thorax, 



widest behind the middle, marked with deep and rather remote punctures, 



interstices smooth and sliming, -ides moderately rounded, extremities broad 



and very little rounded, with the edge white. 

 Abdomen much exserted, obtuse. 

 Legs rather large, bright yellow. 

 Under parts castaneous, mouth and coxa; paler. 

 Differs from T. variolosa in its much smaller size and much narrower form ; and 



