the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (175) 551 

 Priotelus orphanus, sp. n. 



P. S-nzaculato valde affinis, sed thorace breviore, elytris niaculis 

 minoribus, secunda tertiaque baud quadratis, margine apicali 

 sei-rato, angulo suturali baud producto, distinctus videtur. L. 

 4—5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



Priotelus sex-maculatus, sp. n. 



F. 8-maculato proximus, macula bumerali nulla, secunda parva, 

 intus obliqua, tertia pone medium, angusta transversa, quarta 

 apicali. L. 4 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



Tbe apex of tbe elytra is irregularly serrate, tbe sutural angle 

 produced, 



B, Elytris postice excavato-truncatis. 



Priotelus tigrinipennis. 



Priotelus tigrinipennis, Lac. Erot. 499. 

 N. Granada, Venezuela. 



Elytra with seven strife and reflexed margin, thorax with the 

 base punctate on each side. 



Priotelus transversofasciatus, sp. n. 



P. tigripenni affinis, sed minor, elytris maculis magis trans- 

 versis, macula subapicali rotundata juxta-suturali, fascia ultima 

 transvei'sa, baud obliqua. L. 3|^ — 4 lin. 



N. Granada. 



The markings are closer and larger than in P. tigrinipennis. 



Priotelus detrahens, sp. n. 



P. tigrinipenni similis, sed thorace antice profundius emargi- 

 iiato, lateribus rotundatis, basi truncate baud pxtnctato, elyti-is 

 obsolete punctato-striatis, apice recte truncatis, angulo suturali 

 baud producto, facile distinguendus. L. 4^ — 5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley). 



The spots converge towards tbe suture, the last fascia con- 

 sisting of 2 spots placed obliquely. 



Priotelus macasensis, sp. n. 



P. tigrinipenni affinis, sed major, parallelus, thorace toto 

 puuctulato, elytris lituris aterrimis, transversis, rectis, apice 



