the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (47) 423 

 Megischyrus Chevrolatii, sp. n. 



M. Jurlnei affinis, subopacus, elytris profunde punctato- 

 striatis, punctis nigris (ut in Urot. histrio), ramo connectente 

 fasciisque latioribus (ut in M. brasiliensi). L, 10 lin. 



Minaes Geraes. 



Megiscliyrus mexicanus. 



Ischyrus mexicanus, Lac. Erot. 93. 

 Mexico, Orizaba. 



Megischyrus NicaraguaB.* 



Megischyrus Nicaragua!. Crotch, Cist. Ent. 143. 

 Nicaragua (Janson). 



Megischyrus columbianus. 



Ischyrus columbianus, Lac. Erot. 95. 

 Columbia, Pebas. 



The markings in the specimen from the latter locality are 

 broader and less dentate and their celoux light ochreous. 



Megischyrus scaphinotus,* 



Ischyrus scaphiiiotus, Lac. Erot. 96. 

 Columbia. 



Megischyrus angustatus. 



Ischyrus angustatus, Lac. Erot. 96. 

 Columbia (Reiche). 



Megischyrus connexus, sp. n. 



Subelongatus, convexus, parallelus, ater, capite tlioraceque 

 obsolete punctulatis, elytris subtiliter pimctato-striatis, transversim 

 subrugosis, fasciis 3 integris coccineis e maculis alternis coiiflatis. 

 L. 8|liu. 



N. Granada, Ecuador (Buckley). 



The specimens from Ecuador are brighter, more obviously 

 rugose, and have the fascise broader; the emargination of the 

 thorax is also regularly rounded. 



Megischyrus mesomelas, sp. n. 



Ater, opacus, oblongus, latior, elytris antice punctato-striatis, 

 fasciis 3 dentatis ochraceis approximatis, ad marginem junctis. 

 L. 7f lin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



