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short and obtuse, veiy pubescent in front. The front tibiae are slender, 

 and show only indistinct indications of teeth. 

 lu the male the p3'gidium and last ventral segment are rather longer 

 than in the female, and the legs are rather longer and more slender. 



There was only a single individual of this species in Mr. Belt's 

 collection ; but I have a fine specimen in my own collection from 

 Central America. The species is allied to Gotinis pulverulenta, 

 Burm. ; but that species is not half the size, and is said to have the 

 front tibiae sharply three-toothed. 



CoTiNis GRACILIS, n. sp. Supra opaca, olivacea, subtus sat nitida, 

 cuprea, undique squamulis parvis adspersa; clypeo auterius sat reflexo, 

 medio vixprolongato,vertiee obscure longitudinaliter elevato, elevatio- 

 nis apice distincto ; tibiis anterioribus gracilibus, muticis; coxis poste- 

 rioribus angulo externo obtuso. Long. 16 millim. 



Clypeus with the front margin distinctly elevated, and with abroad short 

 prominence on the middle, vertex obscurely elevated along the middle, 

 the apex of this obscure elevation, however, is quite distinct and promi- 

 nent, owing to the depression of the clypeus in front of it. Thorax 

 with scattered coarse punctures, in each of which is placed a round 

 pale scale. Elytra similar in colour to the thorax, each with two ob- 

 scure longitudinal elevations, and with distant fine punctures, which 

 are almost arranged in rows, and each of which is covered by a pale 

 scale. Pygidium lather closely clothed with whitish subdepressed 

 scales or coarse setae. Under surface brassy, with but little pubes- 

 cence, but with numerous coarse pale scales. Anterior tibige slender 

 and without teeth. 



The specimen, described is, no doubt, a male, and was found in 

 Honduras by Mr. Dyson. The species is allied to C. adspersa, but 

 is much smaller, and has the carina of the vertex obsolete instead of 

 sharply elevated. It must also be allied to G . pulverulenta, Burm. ; 

 but, from the description, that species has the front tibise sharply 

 tbree-toothed, and the carina of the vertex more distinct. 



Euphoria belti, n. sp. Olivaceo-viridis, nitidissima, supra nuda, 

 tarsis nigris ; clypeo anterius angustato, margine anteriore refiexo et 

 emarginato, fronte late subbiimpressa ; elytris parce punctatis. Long. 

 20-23 millim. 



Head small, the clypeus distinctly narrowed in front, and the front mar- 

 gin prolonged and reflexed, and emarginate in the middle, so as to be 

 almost bidentate ; the upper part of the head is a good deal depressed 

 in the middle and coarsely punctured ; and this impression is ob- 



■ scurely divided into two by the middle being slightly elevated. The 

 thorax is very shining, and is short in proportion to the width ; it is 



