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occurring in every well-explored locality, in the lower 

 wooded region, from Rio Janeiro to Mexico. 



Prohatius mexicanus, Thorns. Classif. des Ceramb.p. 17. 

 — Very closely allied to the common Brazilian P. humera- 

 lis, differing only in the humeral red streak extending 

 along the sides of the elytra to the apex. As its name 

 implies, it is found also in Mexico. 



Trypanidius mexicanus. Thorns. Classif. des Ceramb. 

 p. 8. — Differs from the well-known T. dimidiahis, of 

 South Brazil, to which it bears the closest possible re- 

 semblance, by the absence of tubercle from the meso- 

 sternum. This tubercle has been considered a generic 

 chai-acter of Trupanidius. The whitish angular patch at 

 the apex of the elytra does not end in a point on the 

 suture, as in T. dimidiating, but is rather broad at that 

 part, and slightly emarginated. T. mexicanus occurs also 

 in Equador. 



Trypanidius ruhripes, n. sp. — Elongato-ovatus, valde 

 convexus, fulvo-fuscus, elytrisutrinque macula transversa, 

 pone medium et prope suturam, nigro, duabusque latera- 

 libus (prima ante medium 2nda exteriori ante apicem) 

 canis ; thorace dorso laevi, lateribus mox pone medium 

 tuberculo obliquo conico : elytris apice breviter oblique 

 truncatis, supra passim sparse (prope basin aspere) 

 punctatis : antennis rufo-piceis, articulis apice nigris, 

 basi (a tertio) anguste griseis ; pedibus castaneo-rufis, 

 parce griseo-squamosis, tarsis pallidis ; mesosterno medio 

 laituberculato. 



Long. 8^ lin. ? . 



A fine species, allied to Tr. geminus (Pascoe), of 

 Cayenne. One example in Mr. Belt's collection. 



CEdopeza Pogonochero'ides, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 

 1835, p. 88. — A widely distributed species. Amazons, 

 Cayenne, Panama, Nicaragua. 



CEdopeza guttigera, Bates, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Feb. 

 1864. — Also found in Mexico. 



Nyssodrys punctatella, n. sp. — N. sedatce simillima, differt 

 thorace passim, elytrisque magis crebre, punctatis ; oblon- 

 go-ovata, convexa, fulvo-fusca, supra omnino punctulata. 



