492 (116) Mr. G. R. Crotcli's Revision of 

 ^githus ornaticollis.* 



Mgithiis ornaticollis, Lac. Erot. 292. 



Columbia. 



Very close to JE. varicollis, but more oval, head with a ]iale 

 spot, elytx-a moi'e coarsely pvmctate-striate, interstices evidently 

 punctate. 



.ffigithus andreae. 



JEgithus andrece, Lac. Erot. 282. 



■^■_';V- e-maculatus, Kirsch, B. E. Z. ix. 99 (18G5). 



' "'(ioUimbia, Amazons (Bates), Demerara. 



Very variable both in colour and punctuation, the basal fascia 

 is sometimes divided, as in Kii'sch's specimens. 



D. Elytra impunctate : coxal lines visible. 



.ffigithus uva. 



JUgithus uva, Lac. Erot. 290. 

 Columbia, Bogota (Janson). 



Elytra entirely smooth, shining ; prosternum compressed, sub- 

 carinate. 



( . f . , f i , JEg-ithus lineatus. 



'•'J^thW&kahi'kfGuer. Icon. R. A. Ins. 308. 

 • 'Columbia. 



-ffigithus truncatus, sp. n. 



Hemisphericus, livido-fuscus, lagvissimus, nitidissimus ; capita 

 fulvo, occipite nigro ; thorace nigro, lateribus late pallide fuscis, 

 postice ante scutelhim producto, truncato ; elytris lievibxis ; cor- 

 pore subtus nigro, segmentis 3 iiltimis pallide fuscis. L. 4J lin. 



Ecuador (Buckley). 



Very distinct by the thorax truncate behind : prosternum 

 compressed, subcariuate in front; intermediate coxal line well 

 marked. 



.^Egithus cardinalis. 



uEgithus cardinalis, Chev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4. 



, Lac. Erot. 284. 



Crotch, Cist. Ent. 146. 



rt/Jipennis, Chev. Col. Mex. Cent. i. Fas. 4. 



, Lac. Erot. 281. 



Mexico, Teapa, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua. 

 Var. a. Capite thoraccque supra infraque nigris : rnjlpenuis, 

 Chev. 



