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lasvi excepto, creberrime punctatis, maculis eburneis 

 ellipticis tribus anguste nigro-cinctis, una ad basin, alteris 

 duabus geminatis pone medium arete conjunctisj quarum 

 exteriori paulo longiori. 



Long. 6i-8 lin, c? $ . 



I have seen many examples from Chontales, all of the 

 same light clear tavniy or yellowish-testaceous hue, the 

 ivory spots elliptical, not linear, and narrowly edged 

 with black. 



Elaphidion irroratu7u, Lin. Syst. N. II. p. 633. — Several 

 specimens taken by Mr. Belt, agreeing well with the 

 figure given in Ramon de la Sagra's ' Histoire de Cuba,' 

 Insects, pi. 10, f. 7. Found also in other of the West 

 India Islands, and in Mexico. 



Elaphidion coronatum, White, Cat. Long. Col. Brit. 

 Mus. p. 100. — A handsome species closely allied to irro- 

 ratum, but differing in its red colour, and the large patches 

 of dense white pile on the head and elytra. Found, 

 besides Chontales, in Guatemala and Honduras. 



Hypermallus scahricollis, n. sp. — Subcylindricus, cas- 

 taneo-fuscus, grosse sparsim pilosus, capite et thorace 

 fulvo-lanuginosis,grossissime et creberrime punctatis,hoc 

 cylindrico, linea abbreviata dorsali lasvi polita; scutello 

 dense fulvo-pubescenti ; elytris apice sinuatim truncatis, 

 utrinque bispinosis, supra grosse punctatis, versus apicem 

 laevibus, pube decumbenti cinerea plagiatim irroratis ; pro- 

 sterno inter coxas elevate, apice verticali ; mespsterno 

 antice declivi ; antennis densius pubescentibus, et infra 

 ciliatis, articulis 3-6 apice unispinosis, 3 et 5 longitudine 

 sequalibus, 4to tertia parte breviori ; pedibus brevibus, rufo- 

 castaneis, tibiis basi fuscis, femoribus apice inermibus. 



Long. 7 lin. $ . 



One example. In shape resembling H. inerme (Newm.) 

 of the southern States of N. America. 



Trichopliorus albisparsus, n. sp. — Angustus, cylindricus 

 cinereo-pilosus, rufo-testaceus, elytris guttis parvis albis 

 numerosis sparsis, capite macula frontali, thorace vittula 

 utrinque discoidali, antice interrupta, albis ; antennis arti- 

 culis 3-5 apice spinosis ; thorace dorso valde planato, 

 creberrime punctato-rugoso, linea lata abbreviata dorsali 



