294 LAMELLICOENIA. 



antennis et palpis fulvis ; clypeo densissime ruguloso-punctulato, fronte et thorace subtilissime punctulatis, 

 punctis majoribus intermixtis ; thorace brevi, lateribus cum angulis posticis valde rotundatis, basi medio 

 lobo rotundato, et utrinque late et profunde sinuato ; elytris striato-punctatis, punctis versus latera 

 solum impressis, interdum nigricantibus, bumeris prominulis crasse marginatis, basi intra humerum 

 breviter sinuato ; pygidio laevi, punctis magnis nonnullis piliferis ; pectore, coxis femoribusque parce 

 griseo-birtis. Processus sternalis valde elongatus. tf • Tarsi antici ungue majore elongato, gracili apice 

 fisso, cseteris tarsis furcatis. $ . Ungues majores toti furcati. 

 Long. 26-30 millim. J $ . 



Hob. Mexico, Coatepec {Flohr); Costa Eica (Van Patten), Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 

 7000 feet (Sogers); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet (Champion). 



In colour and sculpture this species answers to the description of P. nervosa, Kirsch ; 

 but it evidently belongs to a different section of the genus, being of oblong form with 

 the convexity of the elytra continuing to the apex, Kirsch's species being widened and 

 flattened behind. The prominence of the shoulders is variable ; in some few examples 

 they are rectangular— this is the case with the single Mexican specimen sent to me by 

 Mr. Flohr. I have examined about fifty examples. 



Mr. Champion found a large number of this species about the banks of a lagoon in 

 the dense forest ; these had no doubt been blown into the water by the wind, many 

 being submerged or dead. A specimen from the Volcan de Chiriqui is figured. 



SPODOCHLAMYS. 



Spodochlamys, Burmeister, Handb. der Ent. iv. 2, p. 529 (1855). 



Two species of this peculiar genus have been described, both from tropical South 

 America. 



1, Spodochlamys cupreola. (Tab. XVII. fig. 10.) 



8. coesarecB affinis ; angustius oblonga, elongata, supra fusco-cuprea subopaca ; capite tboraceque sequaliter 

 densissime punctatis, clypeo semiovato, margine parum reflexo; tborace brevissimo, margine laterali 

 grosse irregulariter crenato, angulis anticis prolongatis, acutis ; elytris undique sub lente minutissime 

 punctulatis punctis sparsis majoribus intermixtis, apice suturali dentiformi ; subtus asneo-cuprea, nitida, 

 pectore fulvo-birto; tibiis grosse punctatis; labro clypeoque subtus lsetius cupreis. Tibiae anticae 

 tridentatte. Tarsi unguibus majoribus apice furcatis. 



Long. 27 millim. $ , 



Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch). 

 One example only. 



Subfam. GENIATIN^l. 



BOLAX. 



Bolax, Fischer de Waldheim, Bull. Moscou, i. p. 45 (1829); Lacordaire, Gen. Col. iii. p 382; 



Burmeister, Handb. der Ent. iv. 1, p. 485. 

 Loxopyga, Westwood, Guerin's Mag. Zool. t. 72 (1833). 



Twenty species of this genus have been described, all from tropical South America. 



