the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (175) 551 

 Priotelus orphanus, sp. n. 



p. 8-maculato valde affinis, sed thorace breviore, elytris maculis 

 minoribus, secunda tertiaque baud quadratis, margine apicali 

 serrato, angulo suturali baud producto, distinctus videtm-. L. 

 4—5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



Priotelus sex-maculatus, sp. n. 



P. 8-maculato proximiis, macula bumerali nulla, secunda parva, 

 intus obliqua, tertia pone medium, angusta transversa, quarta 

 apicali. L. 4 lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



Tbe apex of tbe elytra is irregularly serrate, the sutural angle 

 produced. 



B, Elyti-is postice excavato-truncatis. 



Priotelus tigrinipennis. 



Priotelus tigrinijjemiis, Lac. Erot. 499. 

 N. Granada, Venezuela, 



Elytra witb seven striae and reflexed margin, thorax with the 

 base punctate on each side. 



Priotelus transversofasciatus, sp. n. 



P. tigripenni affinis, sed minor, elytris maculis magis trans- 

 versis, macula subapicali rotundata juxta-suturali, fascia ultima 

 ti'ansversa, baud obliqua, L. 3| — 4 lin, 



N". Granada. 



Tbe markings are closer and larger than in P. tigrinipervnis. 



Priotelus detrahens, sp. n. 



P. tigrinipenni similis, sed tborace antice profundius emargi- 

 nato, lateribus rotundatis, basi truncate baud punctato, elytris 

 obsolete punctato-striatis, apice recte truncatis, angulo suturali 

 baud producto, facile distinguendus. L. 4^ — 5 lin. 



Amazons (Bates), Ecuador (Buckley). 



The spots converge towards the suture, the last fascia con- 

 sisting of 2 spots placed obliquely. 



Priotelus macasensis, sp. n. 



P. tigrinipenni affinis, sed major, parallelus, tborace toto 

 puuctulato, elytris lituris aterrimis, transversis, rectis, apice 



