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CATALOGUE OF 



head. Fore lorie of the prothorax with two minute 

 tubercles in the di^k; side angles of the hind 

 lobe attenuated into an acute tooth. Apical spine 

 of the scuiellum somewhat reflexed. Fore femora 

 slightly thickened. Spongy furrow of the lore 

 tibiae oblong. ----- 



Steinii. 



In a previous article the same author distributes the species in twelve 

 divisions, the characters of which are omitted, but the divisions aud their 

 constituent species are here enumerated: — 



Div. 1. aler, opacivenliis. 

 Div. 2. nitidiventris, angularis. 

 Div. 3. luteoguttalus. 

 Div. 4. bicolor. 



Div. 5. thoracicus, luteispinus, sordidipennis, sororius, femoralis, fraternus, 



limbatus, coxalis, anuttliger, simulaus. 

 Div. 6. festivus, flavispinus. 

 Div. 7. albispinus, mundus. 

 Div. 8. eburneus, obscuricoruis, rufescens. 

 Div. 9. tricolor. 

 Div. 10. flavofasciatus. 

 Div. 1 1. stellatipennis, affinis, scutellaris. 

 Div. 12. Steini. 

 Div. ? spiuidorsis, miltosoma, lineatus. 



Mexico and South America. 



The following arrangement includes most of the species in this list: — 



A. Lateral spines of the prothorax short, not acute 



a. Prothorax partly yellow. - 



b. Colour wholly black. 



* Spines of the prothorax black. 

 ** Spines of the prothorax with pale tips. 



c. Fore wings white towards the base. 



d. Fore wings with a whitish subapical spot 



e. Fore wings with two lultous spots. 



f. Fore wings with a yellow spot. 



g. Fore wings with a luteous band, 

 b. Fore wings cinnamon-colour. 



i. Fore wings yellowish. 



j. Fore wings reddish testaceous. 



B. Lateral spines of the prothorax prominent, acute. 

 a. Head and prothorax black. 



* Fore wings white at the tips. 



** Fore wings not white at the tips, 

 f Prothorax not pale about the spines. 

 I Fore wings wholly black. - 

 ££ Fore wings black, with a red basal costal streak. 



tricolor. 



ater. 



nitidiventris, angularis. 



leucotelus. 



tristillalus. 



luleoguttatus. 



affinis, siillaiipcnnis. 



flavofasciatus. 



opaciventris, femoralis. 



fraternus. 



bicolor. 



Alcides. 



sigillatus. 

 pyrrhomelas. 



