193 

 Populations from Mexico and Central America, and some 



individuals from extreme southern Texas, have the head black 



with an orange central spot, legs entirely black, and 



pronotum lacking spots on the anterior and posterior margins 



(graphicus Lacordaire 1842) . The orange spot on the head is 



variable in size, almost absent to nearly covering the head. 



I refer to this color pattern as "graphicus" (Fig. 44). 



Populations from most of South America and some 

 individuals from southern Central America have a black head 

 with an orange central spot, legs entirely black, and 

 pronotal base with 1 to 3 spots {subcylindricus Lacordaire 

 1842) . The size of the basal pronotal spots varies from 

 small and indistinct to large and tooth-like. I refer to 

 this color pattern as "subcylindricus" (Fig. 45) . 



Populations from the Lesser Antilles have the head with 

 an orange central spot, legs entirely black, and base of the 

 pronotum with 3 large tooth-like spots. The central tooth- 

 like spot connects with the 2 "free" central spots on the 

 pronotal disc. I refer to this color pattern as "Antillean" 

 (Fig. 46) . 



Specimens from southeastern Peru, southwestern Brazil, 

 and Bolivia have a black head with an orange central spot, 

 pronotal base with 3 tooth-like spots, and legs banded red 

 with black knees. I refer to this color pattern as "banded- 

 leg" (Fig. 47) . 



Types . The "type" of Erotylus quadripunctatus Olivier 

 was not located. Olivier stated that the specimen is in the 



