

lamiidjE. 359 



13. acanthoderes distinctus. b.m. 



Acanthoderus tlistinctus, Dej. Cat. p. 362. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



14. ACANTHODERES MEXICANUS. B.M. 



Acanthoderus Mexicanus, Dej. Cat. p. 362. 

 Acanthoderes maculicomis, Chevr. Coll. 

 Acanthoderus macida-alba, Chevr. 

 Acanthoderus crassipes, Dupont. 

 Acanthocinus rusticus, var., Dej. (olim). 

 Var. Acanthoderes loricus, Reiche. 

 Hab. Mexico ; Caraccas ; Honduras. 



15. Acanthoderes sobrinus. B.M. 



Acanthoderes sobrinus, Chevr. Coll. 

 Hab. Venezuela. 



16. Acanthoderes thoracicus, n. s. B.M. 



A. brnnneo-fuscus, fronte et vertice griseo-flavis ; thorace medio 

 griseo-flavo, dorso tuberculis tribus, uno minore postico, 

 duobus subelongatis et antice positis; scutello griseo-flavo, 

 margine laterali nigra, scutellum fere circumscribente ; elytris 

 margine flavo et nigro subtessellato ; abdomine subtus lateribns 

 flavo-maculatis. 



Deepish brown, the elytra with a few yellowish spots; the 

 forehead and crown greyish-yellow ; thorax with three tuber- 

 cles, two in front elongated subobhque ; between these, and 

 growing wider behind, is a greyish-yellow band ; there is a slightly 

 raised tubercle on the middle near the hind margin ; the scutellum 

 is greyish-yellow, the sides margined with black, the black nearly 

 surrounding the scutellum ; elytra dark brown, with a few small 

 yellowish spots especially on the suture ; the margin is tessellated 

 with yellow and black ; abdomen with the sides beneath spotted 

 with yellow. 



Length fi lines. 

 Hab. Brazil (Para). 



17. Acanthoderes nigricans. B.M. 



Acanthoderus nigricans, Dej. Cat. p. 362. 

 Hab. Columbia ; Venezuela. 



