80 Mr. G. C. Champion’s Notes on 
b’. Body more convex. 
ce’, Seriate elytral punctures few in 
number and present on anterior 
half of disc only: species very 
convex, larger, thorax and elytra 
more rounded at sides . . . . brevis, Gorh. 
d°, Seriate punctures more numerous 
and extending outwards: species 
very small, thorax and elytra less 
rounded at sides. . . . . . curtulus, n. sp. 
b'. Elytra impunctate, very convex . . . laevipennis, n. sp. 
b. Thorax with a deep marginal sulcus; elytra 
with abbreviated series of punctures. 
c'. Body ovate; tibiae broadly dilated out- 
WHEGS: 0) oi Mai are Otaier ce oe PROLIM, Eh BD: 
d'. Body more oblong; tibiae more gradually 
widened outwards. 
ce. Seriate elytral punctures inconspicuous swlcimargo, n. sp. 
d*, Seriate elytral punctures coarse . . [insularis, Grouv.] 
*Lytopeplus substriatus, n. sp. 
Oblong-elliptic, somewhat depressed, shining, nigro-piceous, the 
antennae, the front of the head, and legs testaceous. Head almost 
smooth; thorax strongly transverse, finely margined laterally, 
bisinuate at the base, closely, minutely punctulate ; elytra with rows 
of fine, closely placed punctures extending to near the apex, the 
punctures placed in almost obsolete striae and becoming evanescent 
towards the suture. Beneath almost smooth; metasternal and 
abdominal lines well defined, the former reaching the episterna and 
the latter extending to near the hind angles of the first segment. 
Length 14 mm. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé). 
One specimen. Smaller and more depressed than L. 
compactus ; the prothorax shorter, more closely punctulate, 
and with the base distinctly lobed in the middle behind. 
Lytopeplus brevis. 
Brachylon breve, Gorh., Biol. Centr.-Am., Coleopt. vii, 
p. 257 (1898). 
This species has been found in Mexico (Omilteme and 
Jalapa) and Nicaragua. There is a single example of an 
allied undescribed form from Trece Aguas, Guatemala, in 
the U.S. National Museum, with the abbreviated rows of 
