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Show 1878.] GEODEPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA. 603 interstitiis convexis paulo undulatis, tertio foveis duabus magnis vagis impressis, stria 7ma obsoleta. Long. 2 | lin. Hab. Costa Rica, M o u n t Irazu, alt. 6000-7000 feet (Rogers). BEMBIDIUM (PERYPHUS) SUBMACULATUM. Elongaio-ovatum, modice convexum, fusco-eeneum, elytris utrinque versus apicem macula obliqua fiavo-testacea; antennis piceis, articulo lmo et 2do-4tum basi pedibusqueflavo-testaceis; palpis maxil-laribus articulo penultimo obscuro; thorace transversim quadrato, antice modice rotundato,postice leviter sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis subrectis, fovea basali profunda vage rugosa, carinaque obliqua juxta angulum; elytris subtiliter striato-punctulatis, striis interdum magis impressis, 7ma abbreviata, exterioribus omnibus versus apicem obliteratis, interstitio 3W bipunctato. Long. 2 ^ lin. Hab. Mexico, near the capital (Flohr). Specimens received from Paris as "submaculatum, Chaud. MSS.," have the striae impressed; in M r . Flohr's specimens the rows of fine clear punctures are superficial. The nearly allied B. mexi-canum, Dej., is m u c h larger, and has a short curved fold instead of a distinct carina at the hind angles of the thorax. LACHNOPHORUS SEMIRUFUS. Breviter oblongus, erecte pilosus, capite thoraceque rufis, elytris pectore abdomineque nigro-eeneis, palpis antennis pedibusque flavo-testaceis ; capite postice modice angustato, oculis minus prominulis, vertice grossissime punctatis; thorace late cordato, versus basin modice angustato, grossissime intricato-punctato; elytris quadratis, fortiter punctato-striatis, interstitiis supra paulo planatis, crenulatis, tertio 3-foveato. Long. 21 lin. Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). LACHNOPHORUS LEUCOSCELIS. L. laevicolli (Reich.) proxime affinis. Elongatus, nigro-ceneus, nitidus, supra glaber; palpis antennarumque articulis 4 basalibus rufo-testaceis; tibiis (apice excepto) albo-testaceis; capite (cum oculis) quam thorax latiore, punctis magnis conspersis; thorace rotundato-cordato, valde convexo, postice fortiter angustato, basi constricto et depresso, fere impunctato, polito; elytris profunde striatis, striis a basi usque paulo ultra medium grosse punctatis. Long, vix 2 lin. Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). LACHNOPHORUS LONGULUS. In hoc genere elongatus, convexior, olivaceo-eeneus, breviter setosus ; elytris sordide fusco-albis, pone medium fascia irregulari fusca prope suturam valde dilatata,- antennis piceo-fiiscis, articulo basali infra rufo; femoribus flavo-testaceis, basi et apice piceo-nigri?; 39* |
