Ooleoptera from Chontales. 177 



Chontales, Mr. Belt. I have an example in my collec- 

 tion from Mexico. 



Nephalius suturalis, Pascoe, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 Ser. 3, XVIII. p. 479. — Found also in Venezuela. 



Nephalius rugicolUs, Guer. Icon. R. A. texte, p. 233. — 

 Found also in New Granada. 



Nephalius Xestio'ides, n. sp. — Magnus^ cylindricus, 

 castaneus nitidus, pilis erectis griseis sparsis ; oculis 

 maxime prominentibus; capite Isevi^ occipite baud pro- 

 funde reticulato-foveato ; tliorace cylindrico, elongate, 

 prope basin constrieto, sparsissime punctate ; elytris 

 apice truncatis, angulo exterior! modice, interiori leviter, 

 productis, supra sparsissime punctatis, apice sublasvibus ; 

 prothorace subtus trans versim plicato, femoribus posticis 

 elytris multo brevioribus ( ? ) , omnibus gradatim clavatis, 

 apice late bidentatis : tibiis carinatis ; antennis (?) 

 corpore brevioribus, articulis 3-6 fortiter spinosis, articulis 

 3-10 supra vix carinatis. 



Long. lunc. 1 lin. ? . 



One example, in Mr. Belt's collection. Resembles in 

 form and colour Xestia spinipeymis. 



Nephalius rutilus, n. sp. — Nitidus, sparsim erecto- 

 pilosus, capite tlioraceque rufis, elytris nigro- seneis ; 

 metasterno, abdomine, pedibus et antennis nigris, his 

 extrorsum cinereo-sericeis ; capite vix punctate ; thorace 

 medio paulo rotundato inermi, prope basin constrieto, 

 supra leviter quinque tuberose, tubere mediano elongate, 

 interstitiis leviter punctatis ; scutello griseo ; elytris 

 recte truncatis, angulo exteriori spinoso, spina brevi 

 obliqua, interiori leviter producto ; antennis ^ articulis 

 3-7, $ 3-9, apice spinosis ; femoribus gradatim clavatis 

 posticis (? corpore paulo supei-antibus, apice breviter 

 bispinosis ; prothorace subtus antice l^vi_, postice crebre 

 punctate. 



Long. 6-7i lin. c? ? . 



Chontales. Many examples. 



MiLTESTHUS, nov. gon. 



Corpus subcylindricum, dense punctatum et pubescens. 

 Palpi longitudine aequales, late securiforraes. Frons plana. 



