the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (67) 443 



striatis, interstitiis parce punctialatis, nigris, fascia angusta denticu- 

 lata Integra in medio flava; epipleuris nigris, medio flavo. L. 

 2flin. _ 

 Brazil. 



Mycotretns signatellus, sp. n. 



(5 Subovatus, sat convexus, fulvo-testaceus, capita postice 

 anteunisque (basi excepta) nigris ; capita tlioracaque crebrius 

 punctatis, lioc breviore, macula majori discoidali, punctoqua 

 utrinqua nigris ; elytris ubique tenua nigro-marginatis; macula 

 quadrata scutellari (postice emarginato) altera humerali, fascia sat 

 lata paulo pone medium, apiceque nigris. L. 2| lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



Var. imjyerfecta. Thorace punctis 4 discoidalibus nigris ; 

 scutello rufo, elytris singulis macula liumerali juxta-scutellari- 

 que, macula magna quadrata pone medium, altera triangulari 

 subapicali. L. 2;^ lin. 



Para (Bates). 



Mycotretus jocosus.* 



Mycotretus jocosus, Lac. Erot. 173. 

 Brazil ? 



Mycotretus reticulatus, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, testaceus, antennis pedibusque albidis; capita 

 tlioracaque punctulatis, elyti-is tenue punctato-striatis, interstitiis 

 subtilissima parce punctulatis, rufo-testaceis anguste albido-reticu- 

 latis. L. 4 lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



Coxal lines present, metasternum with tbe sides punctate; the 

 elytra may be regai'ded as whitish yellow, with the suture and 

 margin narrowly, the apex, and each with 5 spots testaceous red, 

 1 humeral, on the callus; 1 immediately under it; 1 elongate 

 parallel to the suture, and to the 2 preceding; 1 ti'ansverse broad 

 just beyond the middle, 1 narrow transverse subapical. 



Mycotretus psylloboroides, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, albidus, antennis (basi excepto) nigris; capite 

 thoraceque punctulatis; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis subti- 

 lissime punctulatis, singulis maculis 4 angularibus nigris; 2 basa- 

 libus elongatis, 1 subquadrata in medio, 1 triangulari subapicali ; 

 corpora subtus sublaevi. L. 3^ lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



The two basal spots look like one quadrate spot divided diago- 

 nally; none of the spots reach the margin, and the pale colour is 

 everywhere of the same width. 



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