PAULA. 137 



2. Faula mexicana. 



Ceraspis mexicana, Harold, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 175 \ 



Eab. Mexico, Playa Vicente (Boucard 1 , Salle) ; Guatemala, Panima in Vera Paz 

 (Champion). 



3. Faula centralis. (Tab. VIII. fig. 12.) 



Faula centralis, Sharp, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 131 \ 



Hah. Nicaragua (Salle), Chontales (Belt 1 , Janson) ; Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 

 Chiriqui (Trbtseh). 



A Bugaba specimen is figured. 



4. Faula brunneipennis. (Tab. VIII. fig. 13.) 



Anguste oblonga, setulis griseis (apud Galium elytrorum apicalem solum dense) obsita, scutello longius villoso ; 

 senescenti-nigra, polita, antennis, pedibus elytrisque fulvo-testaceis ; clypeo brevi, obtuse vel sinuatim late 

 truncato, c? antice angustato, 5 breviore transverso ; tborace sparsira et grosse sed nullo modo profunde 

 punctato, spatiis magnis lsevibus ; elytris mediocriter ruguloso-punctulatis. 



Long. 10 millim. 



Hab. Costa Bica (Salle, Van Patten), Volcan de Irazu (Bogers). 



In most examples of the numerous series examined there is a trace of the median 

 linear dorsal callus of the thorax characteristic of the typical Faulce ; but the elytra 

 have no trace of costae. 



5. Faula hispida. (Tab. VIII. fig. 14.) 



F. brunneipenni quoad formam simillima, supra et subtus rufo-testacea seneo-tincta (elytris obscurioribus, callo 

 apicali pallido), nitida, setulis sparsis griseis, apud elytra setis longissimis erectis intermixtis, vestita ; 

 tborace fere sequaliter sparsim punctato ; elytris ruguloso-punctatis. 



Long. 10 millim. 



Hob. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet (Champion). 

 Two examples only. 



6. Faula velutina. (Tab. VIII. fig. 15.) 



Castanea, subtus dense incumbente griseo-pubescens, supra capite et tborace pilis sericeis erectis fulvis densissime 

 vestita sicut velutina ; elytris nitidis, utrinque 4-costatis, interstitiis punctatis, breviter et sparsim griseo- 

 pilosis ; clypeo ( $ ) breviter trapezoidali, marginibus refiexis. 



Long. 13 millim. 



Sab. Mexico, Mochitlan in Guerrero (Baron), Acapulco (H'dge). 



Two examples only, both females. The example from Mochitlan is figured; this 

 was kindly presented to us by Mr. Harford. 



biol. cente.-amee., Coleopt., Vol. II. Pt. 2, December 1887. TT 



