40 Memoirs of the Indian Museum. [Vol. VII,.. 



Genus VERRES, Kaup, 187 1, p. 114. 

 Type, Passalus corticola, Truqui, 1857, p. 310. 



Verres îurcilabris (Eschscholtz). 

 Fig. V, 11, p. 34. 

 Passahis furcilabris, Eschscholtz, 1829, p. 25. 



Three specimens, of which two are from Para, Brazil. Length 40-44 mm. 



The anterior margin of the labrum is very deeply incised. The mandibles each have 

 three well developed terminal teeth. The central tubercle is massive, the inner tubercles 

 and parietal ridges are obsolete. The median groove of the pronotum is practically 

 complete. The marginal grooves are abruptly terminated and deeply impressed near the 

 anterior angles. The scutellumis more or less densely punctured, except in the middle line 

 and the anterior angles. The mesothoracic episterna are glossy and densely punctured, 

 except in the posterior angles, which are extensively matt. The mesosternum is 

 unpunctured and hairless (except in the anterior angle) ; it may be wholly matt or 

 partially glossy. The metasternum is covered with hair-bearing punctures only in the 

 anterior parts of the anterior intermediate areas and in the lateral areas, but there are 

 some larger hairless punctures near the posterior margin. The abdominal sterna are smooth. 

 The elytra are hairless ; their grooves are strongly punctured, especially laterally. The 

 middle and hind tibiae are without spines before the end. 



Verres sternipunctatus, Kuwert. 



Fig. V, 12, p. 34 

 Verres sternipunctus , Kuwert, 1898, p. 174. 



Three specimens from Nicaragua, 33-38 mm. long. 



I am doubtful whether this species is really distinct from V. hageni, Kaup ; if not, . 

 the name hageni must stand. 



The labrum is less deeply incised than in the preceding species, and the parietal ridges 

 are distinct. The scutellum may be entirely covered with punctures. The mesosternum 

 is entirely matt, with a few hair-bearing punctures on either side of the middle line and along 

 the outer margins. The anterior intermediate areas of the metasternum are entirely 

 covered with hair-bearing punctures. The grooves of the elytra are less strongly punctured : , 

 than in the preceding species, which this one resembles in characters not mentioned. 



Verres cavicollis, Bates. 



Fig. V, 13, p. 34. 

 Verres cavicollis, Bates, 1886, p. 24, pi. i, figs. 20-20a, nee. Kuwert (see Arrow, 1907, p. 455). 



One specimen from Guatemala, 37 mm. long. 



The labrum is deeply incised, as in V. furcilabris, and is very strongly depressed behind 

 the incision. The mandibles resemble those of other members of the genus. The inner 

 tubercles are well developed, and the part of the head in front of them is short and almost 

 vertical. The central tubercle has a slender free apex, and the parietal ridges, though small,, 

 are complete. The median groove of the pronotum does not nearly reach the anterior 



