Rhynchites centralis Sharp 1889

Hab.GUATEMALA, Capetillo (Champion), Aceytuno 5100 feet (Salvin).

Violaceo-niger, nitidus, elytris violaceis; crebre punctatus, nigro-setosus, scutello elytrorumque sutura in parte basali, pectorisque lateribus albido-pubescentibus.
 
Long. cum rostro 7 millim.

We have only two examples (of the male sex) of this species; though very similar to R. championi it may be easily enough distinguished by the less scanty punctuation. The vertex is densely punctured, and the thorax is finely and rather closely punctured; the elytra have a very distinct evenly distributed punctuation, which, though not dense, is more numerous and distinct than it is in R. championi, and the white pubescence at the apex is conspicuous, as also is the white hair on the under surface.