the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (53) 429 



nuniei'osissimis), interstitiis subtilissime punctulatis, fasciis 2 com- 

 inuuibus nigris, extus abbreviatis (1 basali Integra, 1 pone medium 

 leviter dentata), sutura, margine epipleiirisque nigris. L. 3 lin. 

 Mexico (Salle). 



Ischyrus insolens, sp. n.* 



Pallida ocliraceiis, oblongus, subtus flavus, pedibiis elytro- 

 rumque epipleuris brunneis ; capite margine antico verticeque 

 nigris, thorace parce fortius punctato, margine antico macula 

 biloba, punctisque -4 transverse positis (in linea antico concava), 

 lateribus basique tenue nigris marginatis ; scutello nigro, disco 

 rufo ; elytris tenue striato-punctatis, interstitiis vix punctulatis, 

 macula subquadrata basali communi, puncto humerali, fascia coni- 

 muni pone medium antice posticeque dentatis (maculis 2 fulvis 

 iucludente) apiceque nigx'is. L. 4 lin. 



Mexico (Salle). 



Ischjnrus Boucardi, sp. n. 



Oblongus, fulvus, parallelus; capite vertice triangulariter 

 nigro; thorace parce punctato, margine antico, macula biloba, 

 punctisque 4 transverse positis nigris, basi tenue nigro marginato ; 

 elytris fasciis 2 communibus integi'is apiceque nigris (1 basali 

 punctoque fulvo humerali includente, 1 pone medium, dentata, 

 ad suturam paulo dilatata'); subtus nigei", fulvovariegatus. L. 

 3— 3i lin. 



S. Catharina (Boucard), Amazons (Bates). 



The specimen taken by Mr Bates is smaller, with the fascise 

 more dentate. 



Ischyrus nobilis, sp. n. 



Fulvo-rufus, oblongus, parallelus, nitidus, capite rufo, parce 

 fortius punctato; thorace parce fortiter punctato, punctis 4 nigris 

 (1 quadrato in margine antico, 1 utrinqiie in disco, 1 triangulari 

 in medio paulo ante scutellum); elytris nitidissimis, fortius sed 

 obsoletius punctato-striatis (punctis translucentibus oblongis), basi 

 fasciisque 3 angustis valde flexuosis ; subtus rufus. L. 2|liu. 



Amazons (Bates). 



The space between the fasciae on the elytra is pale yellow, the 

 base and apex fulvous red. The basal point on the thorax is pro- 

 bably part of a tridentate line. 



Ischyrus consimilis, sp. n, 



Oblongus, convexus, crassus, fvilvus, subtus rufus, pectore 

 nigro, capite rufo, bi-impresso, parce punctato; thorace fortius 

 punctato, vitta discoidali, macula utrinque in basi nigro; scutello 



