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XXX. Descriptions of netv TeleplioridcB from Central 

 and South America. By Chas. O. Water- 

 HOUSE. 



[Read November 6th, 1878.] 



In an interesting collection of Coleoptera, recently re- 

 ceived by the British Museum from Medellin, in Columbia, 

 is a species of Telephorida, belonging to the genus Chau- 

 liognathus ; and Avhile ascertaining whether it had been 

 yet described, I found in the collection several interesting 

 species hitherto unnoticed, and which I, therefore, here 

 characterize. The new species are : — 



Chauliognathus Haversii, n. sp. 

 „ sodalis, n. sp. 



„ togatus, n. sp. 



„ excellens, n. sp. 



„ distinguendus.n.sp. 



„ expausus, n. sp. 



Chauliognathus janus, n. sp. 



„ dimidiatus, n. sp. 



„ pallidus, n. sp. 



„ sulphureus, n. sp. 



Xenismus (gen. n.) nigroplagiatus, 

 n. sp. 



Chauliognathus Haversii, sp. n. 



Niger, opacus ; thorace ochraceo, gutta mediana nigra 

 notato ; elytris medio fascia fere alba ornatatis ; abdominis 

 segmentis flavo-marginatis. 



Long. 5 lin. 



Antennae moderately stout. Thorax reddish-yellow, 

 scarcely as broad as long, quadrangular, rather flat, the 

 margins narroAvly reflexed, the front margin arcuate, the 

 sides nearly straight, all the angles rounded, disk with a 

 black spot in the middle. Elytra at the base rather 

 broader than the thorax, a little broader below the shoulders 

 and then much narrowed to the apices which are separately 

 rounded, dull black, finely rugulose, with a pale yellow 

 slightly undulating fascia across the middle not quite 

 touching the margins. 



Ilah. — Uruguay (Thos. Havers, Esq.). 



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