178 Descrijjtive Catalogue [1896. 



Gen. BEACHINUS, Weber, 

 Observ. Ent., 1801, p. 22. 



Men turn nearly straight in the centre, with the lobes diverging, or 

 sometimes with a small median projection ; paraglossse membra- 

 naceous, as long as the ligula ; palpi slender, long, fusiform and 

 truncated at the tip, the penultimate of the maxillary ones a little 

 shorter than the last one ; antennae as in Pheropsoijkus ; labrum 

 truncate at tip; head aciculate ; prothorax always more, or less 

 cordiform, distinctly grooved in the centre, with a depression on each 

 side of the basal part and with the outer margins sharp ; elytra sub- 

 elongated, always broader at the apex than at the base, subcostate ; 

 legs of Pheropsophiis. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Elytra short, quadrate, pale yellow, a sutural black band, one 

 lateral spot and a transverse fascia on each elytron nobilis. 



Elytra very elongated ; head and prothorax red ; elytra black 

 with a basal supra-humeral reddish spot and a red outer margin algoensis. 



Head yellowish red ; elytra black, pubescent obtusus. 



Head and prothorax red ; elytra black, pubescent longuhts. 



Elytra short, very broad in proportion to the length ; elytra 

 black, costate, slightly pubescent fuscipennis. 



Elytra dark green, costate, third and fourth articulation of 

 the antennse partly black suhcostatus. 



Elytra black with a reddish margin Promontorii. 



Elytra black with a reddish margin and a supra-apical reddish 

 spot on each side sivmlans. 



Elytra with yellow maculae and a reddish-yellow outer margin ; 

 elytra subquadrate with three maculae, of which the apical is 

 bifid on each side, the outer margin dilated in the middle . . . . distinctus. 



Three maculse on each side, the supra-humeral one reaching 

 the base and connected with the outer margin caffer. 



Elytra elongated, three maculse on each side, the supra-hmneral 

 one not reaching the base armiger. 



Supra-humeral patch extending to half the length of the 

 elytron cUffusus. 



Supra-humeral patch reaching the base Nataliciis. 



Supra-humeral patch connected with the base and outer margin ; 

 two postical, diagonal, coalescing patches on each side . . . . RikatlcE. 



Each elytron with a supra-humeral and a discoidal indistinct 

 patches, no apical one inconditus. 



Each elytron with a supra-humeral patch only axillaris. 



Each elytron with a supra-humeral and postical patch . . . . guadrinotatus. 



No markings on the elytra, only a reddish margin nigritus. 



Elytra with yellow maculse, but without red outer margin . . fallax. 



Head and prothorax with a black band ; a triangular red patch 

 below the scutellum, two red bands on the anterior part, and a 

 transverse sinuate one above the apex on each elytron . . . . vittaticollis. 



Head and prothorax without black band, a triangular red 

 patch below the scutellum, one humeral and one postical red patch 

 on each side placidiis. 



