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and the larger and flatter scales, equally round, and of a slightly silvery or pearly 

 chalk-white hue, of the under surface. Judging from the distinctly longer antennal 

 club of some of the specimens, there are both sexes in the series from Jalapa. 



The antenna? are as a rule wholly testaceous-red, but in some examples the club is 

 black. A specimen from Jalapa is figured. 



6. Hoplia teapensis. 



Precedent! affinis, differt clypeo altius reflexo, thorace postioe rectius angustato, angulis subrectis. Oblonga, 

 ruf escens vel fusca, squamis angustis dense vestita ; subtus squamis latis adpressis margaritaceis ; thorace 

 et elytris (bis seriatim) griseo-setosis. 



Long. 5|-5| roillim. 



Var. vel 3 . Supra et subtus breviter incumbente pilosa. 



Eab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco {Salle, Edge). Numerous examples. 



7. Hoplia inops. 



Oblongo-ovata, rufescenti-fusca, supra squamis angustis dense vestita, medio thorace ( <3 ?) subglabra ; thorace 

 vitta lata mediana altera utrinque abbreviata ; elytris plaga magna oblonga aotemediana (a sutura pallida 

 divisa) vittisque lateralibus et apicalibus indistinctis, obscurius fuscis ; clypeo sicut in H. teapensi late 

 rotundato, margine reflexo ; thorace et elytris (his seriatim) griseo-setosis ; corpore subtus squamis parvis 

 angustissimis sordide griseis vestito, medio fere piloso ; tibiis anticis tridentatis, dente superiore minuto ; 

 tibiis posticis subrectis. 



Variat : maculis vittisque indistinctis ; vel elytris fere toto atro-fuseis. 



Long. 4 k millim. 



Hah. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (Edge); Guatemala, Chiacam (Champion). 

 Many examples from Chiacam, one only from Teapa. 



8. Hoplia argyritis. (Tab. VIII. fig. 7.) 



Oblonga, supra squamis parvis rotundis dense vestita, clypeo late rotundato margineque elevato solum glabro ; 

 colore ochraceo, thorace vittis dorsalibus duabus (interdum conjunctis) elytris ochraceo-fuscis, basi f'asciaque 

 post medium undulata ochraceis ; interdum fuscis ; thorace et elytris (his seriatim) griseo-setosis ; corpore 

 subtus, pygidio, femoribus extus, tibiis intus et extus tarsisque splendidissime argenteo-squamosis ; tibiis 

 anticis extus tridentatis, dente superiore interdum subobsoleto ; tibiis posticis subrectis ; thorace angulis 

 posticis rectis ; antennis 10-articulatis. 



Long. 5|-7 millim. 



Eab. Nicaeagua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten), Volcan de Irazu 

 (JRogers). 



Belongs to the same subgroup as E. cretacea, E. teapensis, and //. inops, distinguished 

 by the rows of short and rigid pale bristles on the elytra, and a general similarity of 

 colours and markings ; most nearly allied to E. cretacea, but distinguished by the 

 brilliant silvery under surface and legs. The sexes are not distinguishable by any 

 secondary sexual characters. We figure an example from Chontales. 



