the Coleojyterous Family Erotylidce. (121) 497 



Brachysphcenus ephippium. 



Erotjjlus ephippiu7n, Du]). Erot. 39, T. iii. f. 77. 

 Brachysph(je,niis — , Lac. Erot. 302, 

 Brazil. 



Prostermim truncate behind, less compressed than in the allied 

 species; no coxal lines; elytra more obsoletely punctate-striate. 



Erachysphoenus sig-natus. 



Erotylus signatiis, Dup. Erot. 35, T. iii. f. 67. 

 Brachysphoinus — , Lac. Erot. 304. 

 Bx-azil. 



Elytra rather obsoletely pnnctate-striate; no coxal lines. 

 In a specimen received from M. Chevrolat the colour is of a 

 bright lemon yellow. 



Brachysphoenus amabilis. 



Brachysphcenus amahilis, Lac. Erot. 305. 



Brazil. 



I have not seen the original type, but M. Reiche's specimen, 

 which agrees with the description, appears to me certainly to be a 

 variety of B. signatus. 



Brachysphoenus perlepidus.* 



Brachysphcenus perlepidus, Lac. Erot. 21) 9. 

 Cayenne. 



Brachysphoenus delineatus. 



Brachysphcemis delineatus, Lac. Erot. 306. 



Panama, Brazil. 



Pi'osternum emarginate; no coxal lines. 



Brachysphoenus fasciunculus, sp. n. 



B. delineato proximus, thorace angulis anticis soils flavis, 

 fasciisque- elytrorum Itete flavis, latioribus, multo minus dentatis. 

 L. 3 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



I can see no difference except in the form of the fascire; but 

 have before me a series quite constant in this respect; in B. deli- 

 neatus the basal fascia encloses 2 nearly round basal spots; in this 

 species it merely encloses 2 transverse black marks. 



Brachysphoenus fasciellus, sp. n. 



B. delhieato itenim peraffinis, et prsesertim elytrorum pictura 

 distincta. Thorax lateribus albidis. Elytra fascia latiore basali, 



