the Coleopterous Family Erotylidoi. (143) 519 

 Brachysphoenus Brongniarti. 



Brachysphcenus Bronyniarti, Lac. Erot. 397. 



Var. , fasciato-punctatus, Lac. Erot. 396. 



Columbia, Bolivia. 



B. fasciato-punctatus is a variety with tlie basal bands much 

 reduced. 



Brachysphosnus distinctus. 



Erotylus distinctus, Dup. Erot. 44. 

 Brachysphcenus — , Lac. Erot. 394. 

 Cayenne. 



Rather broad and depressed; clypeus deeply punctate; elytra 

 with a marginal row of punctm-es j coxal line visible. 



Brachysphcenus eburnens, sp. n. 



B. distincto aifinis, sed paido minor, elytris dimidio basali 

 eburneo, fascia denticulata sat lata communi nigra, externe abbre- 

 viata, punctisque 2 externis nigris. L. 5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This is very like distinctus except that the black has further 

 invaded the elytx-a. 



Brachysphcenus adustus. 



Erotylus adustus, Dup. Erot. 27, T. ii. f. 47. 



Brachysphcenus-, Lac. Erot. 395. 



Brazil. 



Closely alUed to B. distinctus. 



Brachysphcenus spectabilis.* 



Brachysphcenus sp)ectahilis, Lac. Erot. 392, 

 Columbia. 



Brachysphcenus Venezuelse, sp. n. 



B. sjyectabili affinis, sed major, abdomine nigro, elytris fascia 

 prima nigra utrinque abbreviata, puncto laterali nigro ante medium, 

 punctisque duobus basalibus nigris distinctus. L. 4| lin. 



Venezuela. 



Brachysphcenus tripartitus.* 



Brachysphcenus tri^^artitus, Lac. Erot. 386. 



Columbia. 



Coxal line visible. 



