the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (115) 491 

 JEgithus Burmeisteri. 



jEgithus Burmeisteri, Lac. Erot. 281. 

 Bolivia, Amazons (Bates). 



Differs from ^. punctatissimus by the yellow epipleiirte of the 

 elytra, 



JEgithus cribrosus. 



jEgithus cribrosus, Lac. Erot. 293. 



Brazil, Ecuador (Buckley). 



The prosternum is compressed in front ; the coxal process 

 broad and deeply foveolate ; intermediate coxal line well marked, 

 posterior absent. 



C. Elytra gemellate punctate : no coxal lines. 



JEgithus suturella. 



jEgithus suturella, Lac. Erot. 290. 

 Columbia, 



.ffigithus bnmnipennis. 



uEgithus hrunnipennis, Lac. Erot. 285. 



Brazil. 



The iutei-mediate coxal line is here totally absent, in which 

 respect this species differs from the othei's with a similar colora 

 tion ; it is very close to jE. Lehasii but is a little less opaque, and 

 larger. 



.ffigithus Leachii. 



jEyithus Leachii, Lac. Erot. 287. 



Columbia. 



Distinct by the evidently punctate interstices of the elytra. 



.fflgithus maculicollis. 



Erotylus 'maculicollis, Dup. Erot. 34, T. iii. f. 64. 



jEgithus , Lac. Erot. 288. 



Brazil, Minas Geraes, Para. 



JEgithus varicoUis. 



jEgithus varicoUis, Lac. Erot. 291. 



Columbia. 



Thorax much narrower than the elytra. 



A specimen labelled " Guatemala" is precisely identical, except 

 that the black on the thorax is less developed, neither of the three 

 lines reaching the margin. 



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