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bead. Fore lobe of the prothorax with two minute 

 tubercles in the di*k; side angles of the hind 

 lobe attenuated into an acme tooth. Apical spine 

 of the Bcutellum somewhat re Hexed. Fore femora 

 slightly thickened. Spongy furrow of the lore 

 tibiae oblong. ----- Steinii. 



In a previous article the same author distributes the species in twelve 

 divisions, the characters of which are omitted, but the divisions and their 

 constituent species are here enumerated: — 



Div. 1. ater, opacivenlris. 



Div. 2. nitidivenlris, angularis. 



Div. 3. luteogutlutus. 



Div. 4. hicolor. 



Div. 5. thoracicns, luteispinus, sordidipennis,sororius, femoralis, fiaternus, 



limbatus, coxalis, aunuliger, simulans. 

 Div. 6. feslivus, flavispinus. 

 Div. 7. albispinus, mnndus. 

 Div. 8. eburneus, obscuricornis, rufescens. 

 Div. 9. tricolor. 

 Div. 10. flavofascialus. 

 Div. 11. siellatipennis, affinis, scutellaris. 

 Div. 12. Steini. 

 Div. ? spinidorsis, millosoma, lineatus. 



Mexico and South America. 

 The following arrangement includes most of the species in this list: — 



A. Lateral spines of the prothorax short, not acute. 



a. Pmthorax partly yellow. - tricolor, 

 h. Colour wholly black. 



* Spines of the prothorax black. - . - ater. 

 ** Spines of the prothorax with pale tips. nitidiventris, angularis. 



c. Fore wings white towards the base. - - leucolelus. 



d. Fore wings with a whitish subapical spot. - - trislillalus. 



e. Fore wings with two luteons spots. - - luteogutlatus. 



f. Fore wings with a yellow spot. - - affinis, siillatipennis. 



g. Fore wings with a luteous bund. - flavofascialus. 

 h. Fore wings cinnamou-culour. - - opaciventris, femoralis. 

 i. Fore wings yellowish. - fiaternus. 

 j. Fore wings reddisdi testaceous. - bicolor. 



B. Lateral spines of the prothorax prominent, acute, 

 a. Head and prothorax black. 



* Fore wings while at the tips. Alcides. 

 ** Fore wings not white at the tips. 



Prothorax not pale about the spines. 



J Fore wings wholly black. - sigillatus. 



\l Fore wings black, with a red basal costal streak. - pyrrhomelas. 



