Tele2^horidcE from Central and South America. 327 



cula mcdi.ina nigra; elytris rufis apicem versus paulo 

 angustatis, abdomine rufo. 



Long. 10 lin. 



Var. — Elytris basi fascia angusta utrinque abbreviata 

 et post medium fascia recta nigris. 



Long. 11 lin. 



Head not very long ; the sides are nearly parallel imme- 

 diately in front of the eyes and then obliquely converge ; 

 the neck is obliquely and not very much narrowed pos- 

 teriorly ; densely pubescent. The antenna? are more or 

 less ferruginous below. Thorax one quarter broader than 

 long, a little narrowed in front, strongly reflexed at the 

 sides, the angles and the sides rounded, especially the 

 posterior angles, red, with a black spot in the middle, 

 Avhich is sometimes transverse. Elytra scarcely broader 

 than the thorax, flat, straight at the sides, a trifle narrower 

 at the apex than at the base, dull red, pubescent. Abdomen 

 red. 



A variety has a narrow, transverse scutellar spot, and a 

 straight fascia, rather behind the middle of the elytra, 

 black. 



Hub. — Oaxaca, S. Mexico. 



Chaxdiocinathus excellens, sp. n. 



Niger, supra sat nitidus subtus opacus ; thorace ochra- 

 ceo, nitidissimo, impunctato, lateribus late reflcxis ; elytris 

 purpureo-nigris, nitidis subtilissime coriaceis et brevis- 

 sime pubescentibus ; abdomine ferrugineo. 



Long. 14 lin. 



Head long, muzzle broadest at the first third of its 

 length, then obliquely narrowed anteriorly and truncate 

 at the apex, with a few extremely fine punctures ; the 

 neck very slightly narrowed posteriorly. Thorax one 

 third broader than long, with an impressed line within 

 the posterior margin. Elytra at the base a little broader 

 than the thorax, rather widened below the shoulders, 

 imi-plish-black, extremely finely coriaceous, with very 

 short pubescence. 



//a6.— Medellin. 



Chanliognatlius tripartitus, Chevr,, var. 

 Niger,.. nitidus; elytris flavis macula magna commuui 



