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This species resembles an Ambates. Ephimerus, Schonh., 

 unknown to Lacordaire, should be placed in this subfamily. 



Peridinetus cretaceus. 



P. oblongo-ovatus, nitide niger, prothorace utrinque, elytrorum 

 maculis duabus anticis obliquis lateralibus, duabus postieis trian- 

 gularibus, dense cretaceo-squamosis. Long 4| lin. 



Hob. Chontales. 



Oblong-ovate, glossy black, the sides of the prothorax, a 

 large oblique spot directed from behind forwards and approxi- 

 mating at the suture, and posteriorly a triangular spot con- 

 terminous with the apex, except at the suture, and sides of 

 the metathorax densely covered with chalky white scales ; 

 rostrum moderately robust, smooth ; antennas pitchy ; first 

 and second joints of the funicle equal in length, club ovate ; 

 between the eyes an oblong fovea ; prothorax finely punc- 

 tured ; scutellum transverse, slightly rounded behind ; elytra 

 finely striate, the striae with linear punctures, the interstices 

 impunctate ; body beneath glossy black, scaleless, except the 

 sides of the metathorax ; tibia? subsinuate. 



Closely allied to the preceding, but, inter alia, the elytra 

 longer and narrowing more gradually to the apex, and the 

 two basal joints of the funicle about equal in length. 



Peridinetus cinctus. 



P. breviter ellipticus, niger opacus, supra utrinque linea flava mar- 

 ginali ornatus. Long. 3 lin. 



Hob. Ega. 



Shortly elliptic, covered above with an opaque black tomen- 

 tum, the front of the head and sides of the prothorax and 

 elytra above with a continuous line of pure yellow scales ; 

 rostrum moderately stout, slightly keeled at the base ; first 

 joint of the funicle rather longer than the second ; prothorax 

 somewhat broader than long ; scutellum transverse, broadly 

 rounded behind, concave above ; elytra subcordate, slightly 

 convex above, the strife hidden by the tomentum ; body 

 beneath black, slightly glossy ; legs with scattered white 

 hair-like scales. 



This pretty little species resembles such forms of Ambates 

 as are allied to A. auadrilineatus (Fab.). 



Glycaria. 



Rostrum validum, arcuatum, basi compressum ; scivbes subapicaleS; 

 Antennce graciles, articulo secundo funiculi quam primum bre- 

 viore. Prothorax subcylindricus, apice paulo productus. Scutd- 



