266 Mr. C. J. Gahan's additions to the 



transverse and oblique, is placed behind the middle. The sides of 

 the prothorax are almost straight and gradually divergent from the 

 front margin up to the summit of the lateral tubercles, behind 

 which they are abruptly constricted. The apices of the elytra are 

 somewhat obliquely truncate. 



Anisopodus hrevis, sp. n. (PI. XII., fig. 12). 



Depressa; protliorace supra griseo, maculis duabus fuscis ; 

 elytris cinereo-fulvis, vitta lateral!, fascia angusta transversa sub- 

 basali, et plaga pone medium coujuuctis nigro-fuscis ; apicibus 

 obliquiter truncatis, angulis obtusis. Long. 5 — 7 mm. 



Hab. Mexico, Amula in Guerrero, 6000 ft. {H. H. 

 Smith). 



Head and prothorax with a greyish pubescence. Pronotum with 

 two fuscous spots, which are sometimes almost obsolete. Elytra ful- 

 vous grey above ; with a broad dark brown vitta on each side, which 

 does not extend to the apex, and which is dilated above near its 

 hinder extremity to form a plaga on the outer part of the flattened 

 disk of the elytron ; a similarly coloured narrow band crosses the 

 elj'tra close up to the basal mai'gin. The apices are cut obliquely 

 backwards from the suture, with all the angles obtuse. 



Sympleurotis aiinatus, sp. n. (PI. XII., fig. 10, S )• 

 S. rucli affinis et similis sad differt prothorace lateraliter pone 

 medium tuberculo parvo conico armato ; segmento ultinio abdo- 

 minis ((J) lamina dorsali profundius emarginata. 



Hah. Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero {H. H. Sniitli) : 

 Guatemala, San Geronimo {Cliainjnoii). 



Head with a somewhat greyish or fulvous grey pubescence in 

 front, passing into brownish above. Disk of prothorax with a 

 median area covered with close brownish pubescence, at the outer 

 limit of which, towards each side, are two small velvety black 

 spots placed one in front of the other, and each marking the posi- 

 tion of a small very feebly raised tuber ; the sides of the pro- 

 thorax have an ashy white pubescence, interrupted by a number of 

 black points, and each is furnished, a little behind the middle, with 

 a small conical tubercle (rather larger and more easily seen in the 

 female example). Scutellum dark velvety brown, with a light 

 brown or greyish centre. Elytra closely punctured, carinate on 

 each side from the shoulder up to the middle. Anterior half of the 

 disk of elytra brownish, with fuscous and ashy points ; this is 

 succeeded at the middle by an ill- defined greyish band ; the sides 



