and Central American Telephorinae. 139 



Elytra short, vaguely punctulate. 



Antennae slender, the apical joints not 

 paler than those preceding; elytra 

 usually with a yellow apical spot . . Species 1-5. 

 Antennae stouter, the apical one or two 



Joints yellow ; elytra wholly infuscate . Species 6, 7. 

 Elytra much longer, nearly covering the wings, 



coarsely striato-punctate Species 8-14. 



1. Malthinus ingens, n. sp. 



Belotus sp. no. 4, Gorh., Biol. Centr,-Am., Coleopt. iii, 2, 

 p. 309. 



Elongate, comparatively broad, finely pubescent, shining; rufo- 

 testaceous, the eyes black, the tips of the antennae and the elytra 

 fusco-testaceous, the apices of the latter with a darker spot, the 

 wings smoky. Head extremely large, rapidly narrowed behind 

 the moderately developed prominent eyes, closely, excessively 

 minutely punctate ; antennae slender, filiform, longer than the 

 body, joints 2-5 increasing in length, 5-9 very elongate. Pro- 

 thorax transversely subquadrate, sharply margined, uneven, 

 canaliculate down the middle, sparsely, very minutely punctate. 

 Elytra extending to a little beyond the middle of the wings, vaguely 

 punctate and subcostate. Tibiae straight. 



Length (excl. head) 7 mm. (c??-) 



Hah. Mexico, Jalapa. 



Gorham mentioned two specimens of this species, the 

 one sent by Mr. Flohr having been retained by him. 

 M. ingens seems to possess all the structural characters of 

 Malthinus, and as it is very different from any of the other 

 known species of this section there can be no risk in naming 

 it. It is larger and broader than any of the described 

 American Malthini, and has extremely elongate antennae. 



2. Malthinus subulatus, n. sp. 



Testaceous, the eyes black, the antennae (except the basal joint 

 beneath) and elytra nigro-piceous, the convex apices of the latter 

 fusco-testaceous, the wings, and the femora and tibiae in part, 

 fuscous. Head very large, transversely convex, arcuately narrowed 

 behind the moderately developed prominent eyes, densely, very 

 minutely punctate, subopaque ; antennae slender, not reaching 

 the tips of the wings, joints 2-4 increasing in length. Prothorax 

 shining, transversely subquadrate, somewhat flattened and obso- 



