and Central American Malachiidae and Melyridae. 19 



/^. Head black to anterior margin, 

 antennae and legs, and the body 

 in great part, testaceous ; elytra 

 closely, finely punctured, the 

 interspaces alutaceous, the dark 

 markings reduced to spots . . [Ai-guttatus, n. sp.] 

 <7^. Head testaceous in front; elytra 

 more densely punctured, 

 i*. Ely tral markings more extended : 

 species large. 

 m^. Head excavate in front and 

 transversely tumid on each 

 side between eyes, and 

 anterior legs and antennae 

 testaceous, in ^ ; prothorax 

 maculate; elytral markings 

 greatly developed . . . halteatus, Lee. 

 n'. Head not tumid between eyes, 

 and with a prominent, 

 depressed polished area on 

 each side anteriorly, in cJ. 

 iP. First antennal joint not 

 toothed in (J; legs and 

 antennae variable in 

 colour, sometimes wholly 

 testaceous ; prothorax 

 spotted or immaculate ; 

 elytral markings large . geminus, Er. 

 e^. First antennal joint toothed, 

 and anterior femora tes- 

 taceous, in (J; prothorax 

 immaculate; elytra each 

 with two large spots . . [ludicrus, Er.] 

 m*. Elytral markings reduced in 

 extent, the basal fascia nar- 

 row; prothorax immaculate; 

 legs black : species much 



smaller conspicillatus, n. sp, 



b. Elytra suboval, rather convex, roughly 

 scabroso-punctate, black, like head and 

 legs ; wings not fully developed : species 

 small nigritus, Schaeff. 



