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9. Gymnetis chontalensis. (Tab. XXIII. fig. ll.) 



Gymnetis chontalensis, O. Janson, Cist. Entom. i. p. 374, t. 9. fig. 4 1 . 

 Hal. Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson \ Belt). 



In this species the sternal process is of remarkable vertical width, and rather short 

 and abruptly bent downwards. 



10. Grymnetis coturnix, (Tab. XXIII. fig. 12, var.) 



Gymnetis coturnix, Burm. Handb. der Ent. iii. p. 289 \ 

 Hal. Panama, Chiriqui (Bible, coll. Bates). — South America, Colombia 1 . 



Var. G. nigrina. Griseo-nigra, confluenter nigro-maculata, thorace strigis nonmillis guttisque elytrorum 

 marginalibus versus apicem carneis. 



Hal. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch), Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



An example obtained from the late Edwin Brown's collection, and ticketed " Brazil," 

 agrees with Burmeister's description of this species, and I suspect the locality attached 

 is erroneous, the real habitat being most likely Colombia. A Chiriqui specimen from 

 Eibbe agrees with it, except that the black spots of the elytra unite in larger patches. 

 The ground-colour of this (the typical form) is above dark greyish or tawny-brown, 

 with two or three distinct orange-coloured spots on the margin of the elytra. The 

 species is extremely close to G. chontalensis. Besides the very different colour and the 

 fewer and larger black spots of the elytra, I find no differences except that in G. coturnix 

 the thorax has more acute and produced hind angles, and the black tubercle of the 

 epimera is surrounded by a pink ring. The sternal process is a little less abruptly 

 bent downwards, but the degree of this may be a variable character ; it has the same 

 great vertical width as in G. chontalensis. The male is of a uniform dark grey colour 

 beneath as in G. chontalensis. 



11. Gymnetis balzarica. 



Gymnetis balzarica, O. Janson, Cist. Entom. ii. p. 580 x . 

 Hal. Costa Pica (Van Patten). — Ecuador, Balzar Mts. 1 



One example of this well-marked species was obtained from Van Patten's collection. 

 G. lalzarica was previously known only from the Balzar Mountains on the Pacific side 

 of the main Andes in Ecuador. 



12. Gymnetis chevrolati. (Tab. XXI. fig. 16, var. ramulosa.) 

 Gymnetis Chevrolat, Gory & Perch. Monogr. Cetoin. p. 346, t. 69. fig. 3. 

 Gymnetis ramulosa, Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1869, p. 389 '. 



Hal. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt x ) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch), Volcan de Chiriqui 

 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion). 



