the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (155) 531 

 Erotylus connectens, sp. n. 



E. pustulato affinis, sed thorace sequali, elytris obsolete sed 

 regulariter gemellato-punctatis, epipleuris totis rufis, supra maculis 

 rubris sub-confluentibus. L. 6 lin. 



Brazil. 



<J segmento 1° piincto piligero. 



In E. pustulatus there is a central black band free from spots, 

 which is not the case here. 



Erotylus intermedius, sp. n. 



E. pustulato affinis, sed magis elongatus, maculis plurimis 

 testaceis, sequaliter sparsis, seriatim positis. L. 7 — 7^ lin. 



N. Granada. 



The more abundant, equally scattered spots give it a very 

 different appearance. 



Erotylus leopardus. 



Erotylus leopardus, Lac. Erot. 442. 



Mexico, 



The orange margin of the elytra is characteristic. 



<5 segmento Imo puncto pilifero. 



Erotylus confluens, sp. n. 



E. leopardo affinis, sed magis opacus, minor, maculisque ely- 

 •um confluentibus. I 

 Mexico, Guatemala. 



Erotylus dichromostigma. 



Erotylus dichromostigma, Guer. R. Z. 1841, 115. 



, Lac. Erot. 441. 



Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. 



Striae of elytra regularly gemellate ; thorax punctate ; ventral 

 process margined. 



$ segmento Imo ventrali disco fovea punctata piligera. 



Erotylus multiguttatus. 



Erotylus multiguttatus, Lac. Erot. 441. 



Bolivia. 



Besembles E. connectens, but the spots are much smaller. 



Erotylus jaspideus.* 



Erotylus jaspideus, Er. Arch./. Nat. xiii. 176. 

 Peru. 



trorum confluentibus. L. 5| lin 



