532 (156) Mr. G. R. Crotch's Revision of 

 Erotylus Nicaraguae. 



Erotylus Nicaragum, Crotch, Cist. Ent. 148. 

 Nicaragua (Janson), 



Erotylus herpestes. 



Erotylus herpestes, Lac. Erot. 445. 



Columbia. 



Epipleurse yellow, base black. 



(5 segmento Imo ventrali puncto piligero. 



Erotylus onagga. 



Erotylus onagga, Lac. Erot. 427. 

 Columbia. 



The elongate shape, the opaque, hardly impressed thorax, and 

 the regularly fasciate elytra, at once separate this species. 



Erotylus scaphidomorphoides, sp. n. 



Elongato-ovatus, convexus, nitidus; thorace opaco, punctu- 

 lato ; elytris parce punctatis, dorso sub-gem ellatis, fasciis 2 (1 

 basali, 1 in medio), ad suturam interruptis, maculaque suba- 

 picali Isete aurantiacis. L. 7| — 8 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This bears a curious resemblance to Sca2)hidomor2}hus Boscii. 



The ventral process is very short and margined. 



Erotylus bifasciatus, sp. n. 



Elongatus, convexus, sub-gibbosus, niger, nitidus, thorace sub- 

 transverso, lateribus rectis, angulis anticis porrectis, nitido ; elyti'is 

 gemellato-punctato-striatis, striis valde approximatis, fasciis 2 

 dentatis sat latis (1 ante, 1 infra medium) testaceis ; sutura 

 anguste nigra. L. 85 lin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



$ segmento 1° puncto piligero. 



Very distinct by its shape. 



Erotylus hieroglyphicus, sp. n. 



Elongatus, antice angustior, niger, nitidus ; thorace parvo 

 elytris distincte angustiore lateribus rectis ; elytris ochraceis (vel 

 fulvis), fasciis 7 irregularibus nigris (1°, 3°, 5° communibus, ad 

 suturam dilatatis, reliquis interruptis) ; epipleuris ochraceis. 

 L. U lin. 



Venezuela (Salle). 



Punctuation obsolete, with traces of gemellated strise closely 

 approximated. 



