266 MR. M. JA.COBY ON coLEOPTERA. [May 21, 



LeMA SAGITTIFERA, LaC. 



From Corosal. 



Lema orbignyi, Lac, or L. dorsalis, Lac. 

 Specimens from Caracas may be referred to either of these species, 

 one of which is probably a variety of tlie other. 



Megascelis herbacea, Lac. 

 San Esteban. 



Megascelis vittata, Fabr. 

 Corosal. 



Megascelis suturalis, Lac. 

 San Esteban. 



Megascelis amabilis, var., Lac. 

 Colonia Tovar. 



Cryptocephalus atomaroides, Suffr. 

 Colonia Tovar. A single specimen. 



Cryptocephalus obfuscatus, Suffr. 

 Colonia Tovar. A single specimen. 



Cryptocephalus decorus, Suffr. 

 A single specimen from Colonia Tovar. 



Cryptocephalus anceps, Suffr. 



La Guaira and Caracas. 



This species has been described by Suffrian as inhabiting Cuba as 

 well as Caracas. The specimens obtained by M. Simon agree very 

 nearly with the author's description, which gives the ground-colour 

 of the elytra as brown, interrupted by three transverse yellow bands ; 

 in the Venezuelan specimens the yellow colour predominates, and 

 is divided by a narrow transverse brown band before and a similar 

 band below the middle ; these bands are irregularly indented and 

 connected by the brown punctured, strige, which separate the yellow 

 ground-colour. I have not seen a typical specimen of C. anceps, 

 but I have not much doubt about the present insects being identical 

 with it, being probably subject to variation in regard to the yellow 

 or brown colour. 



Cryptocephalus auratus, Fabr. 



Seven specimens from Corosal and Colonia Tovar. 



MONACHUS PECCATOR, Suffr. 



Corosal and Colonia Tovar. 



Pachybrachys reticulatus, Fabr. 

 Caracas. A single specimen. 



