the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (115) 491 

 iEgithus Burmeisteri. 



jEgithus Burmeisteri, Lac. Erot. 281. 

 Bolivia, Amazons (Bates). 



Differs from ^. ijunctatissimua by the yellow epipleurse of the 

 elytra, 



.ffigithus cribrosus. 



JEgithus cribrosus, Lac. Erot. 293. 



Brazil, Ecuador (Buckley). 



The presternum is compressed in front ; the coxa! process 

 broad and deeply foveolate ; intermediate coxal line well marked, 

 posterior absent. 



C. Elytra gemellate punctate : no coxal lines. 



JEgithus suturella. 



jEgithus suturella, Lac. Erot. 290. 

 Columbia. 



.ffigithus brunnipennis. 



jEgithus brunnipennis, Lac. Erot. 285. 



Brazil. 



The intermediate coxal line is here totally absent, in which 

 respect this species differs from the others with a similar colora 

 tion ; it is very close to ^E. Lebasii but is a little less opaque, and 

 larger. 



.ffigithus Leachii. 



jEgithus Leachii, Lac. Erot. 287. 



Columbia. 



Distinct by the evidently punctate interstices of the elytra, 



.ffigithus maculicoUis. 



Erotylus maculicoUis, Diip. Erot. 34, T. iii. f 64. 



yEgithus , Lac. Erot. 288. 



Brazil, Minas Geraes, Para. 



.ffig-ithus varicoUis. 



jEgithus varicoUis, Lac. Erot. 291. 



Columbia. 



Thorax much narrower than the elytra. 



A specimen labelled "Guatemala" is precisely identical, except 

 that the black on the thorax is less developed, neither of the three 

 lines reaching the margin. 



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