514 (138) Mr. G. R. Crotch's Revision of 



Brachysphcenus ruficeps. 



Erotyltbs ruficeps, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 118. 

 Brachysphoenus — , Lac. Erot, 359. 

 Columbia, Bolivia, Peru. 



A very variable species. The thorax has a well-marked basal 

 fovea. 



Brachysphcenus hsematocephalus. 



Brachysjyhcenus hcematocejyhalus, Lac. Ei'ot. 361. 

 Columbia. 



Elytra with a large oblong-quadrate black spot ; no coxal line; 

 metasternum finely punctate and sparingly pubescent. 



Brachysphcenus glyptoderus. 



BracTiysplu&nus glyptoderus, Lac. Erot. 361. 



Columbia, Ecuador (Buckley), Pebas (Bates). 



Neai-ly as variable as B. ruficeps. Underside as in B. luema- 

 tocephalus ; the imjjressions on the thorax seem constant ; the 

 elytra are deeply striate, externally irregularly punctate. 



Brachysphcenus Klugii. 



Brachysphcenus Klugii, Lac. Erot. 362, 



Brazil, Chili (Germain). 



The thorax is elongate and scarcely perceptibly narrowed in 

 front; no coxal line; elytra nearly smooth; metasternum canalicu- 

 late, opaque, not punctate ; antennse very short. 



Brachysphcenus quadrisignatus. 



Erotylus i-signatus, Dup. Erot. 42, T. iii. f. 86. 



Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot, 363. 



Brazil. 



Brachysphcenus limbatus. 



Erotylus Ihnhatus, Oliv. E. M. vi. 437 (1791). 



- , Oliv. Ent. V. 477, T. ii. f. 25. 



, Fah. Ent. Syst. i. 2. 39 (1792)— ^ys^ El. 



II. 7. 



, Ilbst. Natursyst. Col. viii. 379. 



, Dujy. Erot. 42, T. in. f. 85. 



Brachysphcenus - , Lac. Erot. 364. 

 Cayenne. 



Head and thorax punctulate ; stride of the elytra gcmellate; 

 no coxal line. 



