and Central American Malachiidae and Melyridae. 57 



beneath the humeri), the anterior coxae, the trochanters in part, 

 the mesosternum and side-pieces and abdomen rufo-testaceous or 

 testaceous, the rest of the elytra violaceous, the tarsi piceous ; 

 sparsely clothed with fine cinereous pubescence intermixed with 

 numerous long erect hairs. Head transverse, minutely punctulate, 

 the front broadly excavate in both sexes ; antennae rather stout, 

 very elongate and distinctly serrate in (J (reaching to the middle of 

 the elytra when the head is extended), much shorter in $. Pro thorax 

 convex, a little broader than long, rounded at the apex, very sparsely 

 and minutely punctulate. Elytra oblong, widened posteriorly, 

 broader than the prothorax at the base ; closely, minutely punctate. 

 Legs comparatively long and stout. 



(J. Anterior tarsi (fig. 11a) with the elongate upper portion of 

 joint 2 reaching the apex of 3, rather narrow, and curved inwards 

 towards the tip, joint 3 (seen from the side) longer than 1. 



Length 4i-5 mm. ((^$.) 



Hah. Mexico, Hacienda de la Imagen and Acaguizotla 

 in Guerrero, 3,500-4,000 feet {H. H. Smith). 



Two males and one female of this remarkable Malachiid 

 were captured by Mr. Smith. The very elongate, compara- 

 tively stout antennae of the male is suggestive of the 

 Galerucid-genus Diabrotica, while the female might be 

 passed over for a Collops near C. i-maculatus. The apical 

 joint of the maxillary palpi is slender, and acuminate at 

 the tip. 



14. Attains maculosus. 



Anthocomus maculosus, Gorh,, Biol. Centr.-Am., Coleopt. 

 iii, 2, p. 115, t. 7, fig. 1 (c^). 



(J. Anterior tarsi with joints 1 and 2 testaceous, the prolonged 

 upper portion of joint 2 stout, reaching the apex of 3 ; anterior and 

 intermediate femora (except along their upper edge), the base of 

 the posterior femora, and the coxae and trochanters, testaceous. 



$. Legs black. 



Hah. Guatemala, San Geronimo and Chiacam in Vera 

 Paz. 



The male of this species has the head and prothorax, 

 a triangular black patch on each side of the latter towards 

 the apex excepted, rufo-testaceous, these portions (the 

 basal edge of the prothorax excepted) being black in the 

 female. The elytra have each a large patch at the base 

 and another towards the apex black. In both sexes the 



