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1. Megasoma elephas. 



Scarabceus elephas, Fabr. Syst. Ent. i. p. 7; Oliv. Ent. i. 3, p. 11, t. 15. fig. 138. 

 Dynastes elephas, Chevr. Guer. Mag. Zool. 1843, Ins. Mex. p. 31, t. 109 (<?), t. 110 ( ? ) \ 

 Megalosoma elephas, Burm. Handb. der Ent. v. p. 275 2 . 

 Megasoma elephas, Gemm. & Har. Cat. iv. p. 1268 3 . 



Hab. Mexico 2 , Alvarado \ Cordova (Salle), San Bias 1 ; Beitish Hondueas, Cayo 

 (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala 3 , Champerico (Champion); Hondueas, Ruatan Island 

 (Gaumer) ; Costa Rica (Van Patten); Panama, Bugaba, David (Champion). 



In Chiriqui, according to native report, this species is sometimes found in numbers 

 about mango-trees when in fruit (Champion). 



Subfam. AGAOCEPHALINM 



^EGOPSIS. 



JEgopsis, Burmeister, Handb. der Ent. v. p. 281 (1847) ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. iii. p. 451. 

 Agacephala, Westwood, in Partington's Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. i. p. 372, tab. (1835) (nee Serville). 



Two species of this • distinct genus are known, one from Colombia, the other from 

 Brazil. 



1. .ffigopsis curvicornis. 



Agacephala curvicornis, Westw. in Partington's Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. i. p. 372, tab. 1 

 JEgopsis curvicornis, Burm. Handb. der Ent. v. p. 282 2 ; Lacord. Gen. Col. Atlas, t. 37. figg. 3, 

 3a; Thorns. Mus. Scient. i. p. 17 (1860). 



Hab. Panama (Boucard), Taboga I. (J. J. Walker). — Colombia 2 2 . 



LYCOMEDES. 



Lycomedes, De Breme, Ann. Soc. Ent. Ft. 1844, p. 298 ; Burmeister, Handb. der Ent. v. p. 285 ; 

 Lacordaire, Gen. Col. iii. p. 452. 



A genus apparently confined to Central America and the north-western parts of 

 Tropical America ; one species is stated to be from Mexico. Four species have been 

 described. 



l. Lycomedes mniszechi. (Tab. XXI. figg. 1, l a, s .) 



Lycomedes Mniszechii, Thomson, Mus. Scient. i. p. 16, t. 6. fig. 1 \ 



Hab. Mexico x ; Nicaeagua, Chontales (Janson) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 

 to 6000 feet (Champion). 



Our collections do not contain a specimen of this species from Mexico, and only one 

 (male) from Chontales, but Mr. Champion obtained a fine series in Chiriqui. The 

 biol. cente.-amee., Coleopt., Vol. II. Pt. 2, March 1889. 2 XX 



