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tains about 42 previously described species, of which 2 are found in 
the West Indies, 7 in the United States, 11 in Mexico and Central 
America, and the remainder in South America. 
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KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Di veranwitorieteralvecartna‘s: tasca¢). os yee eee se Ae Uae alee oe 2 
Miviaywielout lateral carina... 0.0. Soh aoe SEs A Uhh eG ok 5 
Black von -BreeMmish Species jis 24 = wei een ah ee ee Me) wae A ace 2 i 3 
NET COUSIBDOCIES «2. niet 2 crojciciaiais «ota mint ip sarseteetosis sia steels etnies lest iarers siaimre ware 4 
Black species; pronotum with lateral carina........... nigritulus Waterhouse. 
Bottle-green species; pronotum without lateral carina....-. albofaciatus Fisher. 
Lateral carina sinuate, following the curves of the lateral margin ............-. 
ie vata nanse. 
Lateral carina straight for one-half its length, and parallel to the suture ........ 
fasciatus Waterhouse. 
2 lyira Wit pubescent SPOtes c. \ assoc. cit She we oa oa ea kre ce Meee Santen 6 
Blytra without pubescent spotai iio 5. 2th syske. Je bestOlb) 2b a. 9 
Black mpeerescepr ae et ea* | ytd ees as bowels Gen at guttatus Waterhouse. 
NONC GUS Specs Gator a ies EOE Uti AUS aaa 7 
Robust species, subopaque .......---.-..----------- He haste Waterhouse: 
leoni Dugés. 
Cylindricaltspeciess shining. oe Ae F La NN, Nee Poke Se TT 8 
Elytra with distinct white pubescent fascia near apex; front of head without 
transverse pubescent fascia; last abdominal segment with the lateral groove 
obtusely rounded, following outline of lateral margin, but not reaching it. 
psilopteroides Waterhouse. 
Elytra without distinct white pubescent fascia at apex, but with apical third 
sparsely clothed with white hair; front of head with transverse, pubescent fascia; 
last abdominal segment with the lateral groove angulate, transverse, and reach- 
ing to the lateral margin. Me Lieiba Seria bi. be Benge Je) 22) (SULciiron's Fisher: 
Pronotum with short, freclie carina...............--.. uniformis Waterhouse. 
Eronotum: without lateral’ carina tea. soaete cto ee ee toe nce es oc tide cena LO 
Hlyiral punctures with distinct hairevens . osscies cedars ae chingelos heb cons ce, LL 
Elytral punctures without distinct hae ie Ph PE we 
Pronotum transversely concave in front = Beniellianns peartice mdi last ab- 
dominal segment rounded at apex, without concave depression between 
lateral groove and apical margin. .-.-..s-.-- purpureipennis Waterhouse. 
Pronotum not transversely concave in et ae saci ti surface finely granu- 
lated; last abdominal segment truncate at apex, with an elongate depression 
horeeen the lateral groove and apical margin............ kerremansi Dugés. 
Pronotum widest near middle, sides arcuate, base not as wide as elytra. 
communis Waterhouse. 
Pronotum widest at base, sides oblique, base wider than the elytra. 
attenuatus Fisher. 
TAPHROCERUS NIGRITULUS Waterhouse. 
Taphrocerus nigritulus WATERHOUSE, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Coleopt., vol. 3, pt. 1, 
1889, p. 128. 
This species was described from San Miguel in the Pearl Islands, 
Panama, and the type is in the British Museum. It is represented 
in the National Museum Collection by two specimens collected at 
Panama City, Panama, April 23, 1911, by A. H. Jennings. 
