130 LAMELLICOENIA. 



1. Aporolaus fimbriatus. (Tab. VIII. fig. 1, 6 .) 



Elongato-ovatus, glaber, pilis longis exstantibus rufis marginatus, corpore subtus pedibusque similariter pilosis ; 

 supra rufo-testaceus, capite nigro, interdum tboracis disco autem nigro, vel elytris dimidio postioo et capite 

 nigris thorace elytrorumque basi rufo-testaceis ; subtus niger, thorace coxisque anticis (et interdum ventre) 

 testaceis ; capite tboraceque sparsim punctatis ; elytris baud profunde puuetato-striatis : subtus lsevi. 



5 . Pedes prgecipue tarsi ungues breviores ; tibise posticse extus ante apicem sinuatse apiceque product®. 



Long. 5|-7 millim. 



Hal). Panama, Bugaba 1000 feet {Champion). 



A large number of examples, the great majority males. Mr. Champion met with 

 this species only in one little opening in the forest, where it was noticed in profusion 

 for a few days ; the examples were mostly found upon the wing or resting on leaves, 



Pam. CHASMATOPTEEID^E. 



CHNAUNANTHUS. 



Chnaunanthus, Burmeister, Handb. der Ent. iv. 1, p. 31 (1844). 



This genus contains a single species apparently peculiar to Mexico. 



l. Chnaunanthus discolor. (Tab. VIII. fig. 2.) 



Chnaunanthus discolor, Burm. Handb. der Ent. iv. 1, p. 32 \ 



Hob. Mexico 1 , Guanajuato, Parada (Salle), Mexico city, Tacambaro in Michoacan, 

 Matamoros Izucar, Cholula (Soge), Hacienda de San Miguelito (Dr. Palmer). 



This species is sometimes entirely black, but most frequently the head and thorax 

 only are black, the elytra being light testaceous-brown with the sides and suture dusky 

 or wholly testaceous. An example from Tacambaro is figured. 



Subtribe II. Ligula consolidated with the mentum. 



Fam. MELOLONTHID^]. 



Subfam. HOPLIINjE. 



HOPLIA. 



Hoplia, Illiger, Mag. Ent. ii. p. 226 (1803) j Lacordaire, Gen. Col. iii. p. 195 (1856). 



About ninety species of this well-known genus have been described. It is widely 

 distributed over both hemispheres, but much more numerously represented in tempe- 

 rate than in tropical countries, and appears to be unknown in Australia. 



