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specimens of Anacoli will very likely show that the number of 

 recorded species ought to be reduced. 



^ 45. MYZOMORPHUS. 



Mvzomorphus, Dej. Cat. 344. 



Anacolus, p., G. R. Gray, Griff. A. K. Ins. ii. 



Anacolus, Div. iii. Menetries, Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. 1840. 



1. Myzomorphus quadripunctatus. B.M 

 Anacolus quadripunctatus, G. R. Gray, Griff. A. K. ii. 116. pi. 70. 



f. 1. 

 Anacolus quadrimaculatus, Gory, Guer.Mag. deZool. 1832, pi. 31. 

 Menetries. Mem. Acad. Sc. St. Petersb. 1840, 6 e ser. Sc. Nat. 

 iii. 292. t. f. 5. 

 \ Mvzomorphus quadrimaculatus, Dej. Cat. p. 344. 

 Var. Anacolus quadrinotatus, Menetries, Mem. Acad. Sc. St. 



Petersb. 6 e ser. Sc. Nat. iii. 294. t. f. 6. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



2. Mvzomorphus scutellatus. B.M. 

 Mvzomorphus scutellatus, Salle, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1849, 429. 



"pi. 13. f. 1. 

 Hab. Venezuela; Caraccas. 



This is a most variable species, the colouring of the upper side 

 being different in all the six specimens in the Museum collection, 

 On the under side and the legs they all agree pretty closely. 



Var. 1. M. scutellatus (unicolor). Head, thorax, scutel- 

 lum and elytra of a uniform yellow ; antennas black. 



Var. 2. M. scutellatus (apicalis). Head, scutellum, a spot 

 on the shoulder and outer edge of elytra at the tip black, the 

 thorax and elytra yellow ; antennae black at the base, yellow 

 at the tip. 



Var. 3. M. scutellatus (scapularis). Head in front and 

 round the eyes and a spot on the hinder part black ; a spot in 

 front of each antenna and the rest of the head yellow ; thorax 

 yellow ; scutellum, a largish spot on each shoulder, apical por- 

 tion of each elytron, black ; rest of elytra very pale yellow, that 

 colour descending both on the side and on the suture gradu- 

 ally to a point ; antennae black. 



Var. 4. M. scutellatus (plagiatus). Head above and en 

 the sides black ; thorax entirely yellow ; scutellum black, 

 narrowly margined with yellow ; elytra black ; outer margin 

 yellow except at tip ; suture yellow except at tip, forming on 



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