86 Eev. H. S. Gorliam's materials for a . 



Irazu, Costa Rica ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Obs. — This species is more conspicuously marked than 

 most of the genus ; in form it resembles aigrotiwi, being 

 elliptical, but all the species vary in this respect, some 

 specimens being more ovate than others. 



Aspidosoma diaphana, n. sp. 



Ellipticum, elytrorum et prothoracis raarginibus sub- 

 diaphanis : thoracis disco et angulis externis, elytrorum 

 disco et maculis duabus (basali obsoleta) sordide fuscis, illo 

 lineis tribus pallidis. 



Long. lin. 5|. $ . 



Very like the preceding but smaller, the thorax not so 

 short but similarly coloured, the basal spot only of the 

 elytra indistinctly marked, and the posterior lateral one 

 further back ; the disc of the elytra with three obscure pale 

 lines on each, and the body beneath, and legs yellowish, 

 clouded here and there with fuscous. 



Rio Sarstoon, Honduras ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



Asp>idosoma pulchelhim, n. sp. 



Flavo-t'estaceum, thorace subdiaphano, vitta mediana 

 basi et angulis externis nigris, subrugose punctatis, utrin- 

 que macula miniata ; elytris fuscis, sutura tenuiter, et 

 externe late albidis. 



Long. lin. 4 — 47}. j, 9 . 



Head, middle of the body beneath, and base of the 

 antenna and legs pale yelloAv, sides of the breast and 

 abdomen fuscous ; the two usual segments bright yellow in 

 the male, the prosternal region rosy-carmine. Elytra with 

 one raised nervure on their disc ; ovate, a little narrowed 

 behind, punctured, the suture and nervure very finely 

 whitish yellow. 



Rio Sarstoon, Honduras ; coll. Godman and Salvin. 



B, Elytris suhparallelis vel elongato-ellipiicis, sape 



costatis. 



Aspidosoma hiUneatum, n. sp. 



Elongato-ovale, nigro-piceum, thorace pallido disco 

 utrinque miniato, macula transversa basali, vittaque 

 mediana et maculis lateralibus fuscis, elytris fusco-piceis 

 bicostatis, costis limboque toto tenuissime liavis. 



Long. lin. 6— 7. (?,?. 



