the Coleopterous Family ErotylidcB. (121) 497 



Brachysphcenus ephippium. 



Erotjjlus ejyhippium, Dup. Erot. 39, T. iii, f. 77, 

 Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 302. 

 Brazil. 



Prosternum truncate behind, less compressed than in the allied 

 species j no coxal lines; elyti'a more obsoletely punctate-striate. 



Brachysphcenus signatus. 



Erotylus signatus, Dup. Erot. 35, T. m. f. 67. 

 Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 304. 

 Brazil. 



Elytra rather obsoletely punctate-striate; no coxal lines. 

 In a specimen received from M. Chevrolat the colour is of a 

 bright lemon yellow. 



Brachysphcenus amabilis. 



Brachysphcenus amabilis, Lac. Erot. 305. 



Brazil. 



I have not seen the oi-iginal type, but M. Reiche's specimen, 

 which agrees with the description, appears to me certainly to be a 

 variety of B. signatus. 



Brachysphcenus perlepidus.* 



Brachysphcenus j^erlepidus, Lac. Erot. 299. 

 Cayenne. 



Brachysphcenus delineatus. 



Brachysphcenus delineatus, Lac. Erot. 306. 



Panama, Brazil. 



Prosternum emarginate; no coxal lines. 



Brachysphcenus fasciunculus, sp. n. 



B. delhieato proximus, thorace angulis anticis solis flavis, 

 fasciisque elytrorum Iwte flavis, latioribus, multo minus dentatis. 

 L. 3 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



I can see no difference except in the form of the fasclse; but 

 have before me a series quite constant in this respect; in B. deli- 

 neatus the basal fascia encloses 2 nearly round basal spots; in this 

 species it merely encloses 2 transverse black mai*ks. 



Brachysphcenus fasciellus, sp. n. 



B. delineato iterum peraffinis, et prsesertim elytx'onim pichira 

 distincta. Thorax lateribus albidis. Elytra fascia latiore basali, 



