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Show 1878.] GEODEPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA. 605 CALOPH^ENA CRUCIATA. C. acuminatee (Oliv.) affinis. Nigro-cyanea, nitida; elytris utrinque maculis magnis quaclratis duabus (interstitio, sex occu-pantibus) albo-testaceis, basi et apice anguste cruceque mediana nigro-cyaneis ; thorace valde elongato, antice magis quam postice recte angustato; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis modice convexis ; antennis articulis 5°-llum fidvis. Long. 6\ lin. Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). CALOPH.ENA LAEVIGATA. C. acuminata (OL) affinis. Colore lectins cyanea; elytris medio violaceis, striis (apud maculas albas exceptis) nullo moclo impressis; thorace vedde elongato, antice subrotundatim, postice sinuatim angustato; elytris aculeatis, macidis utrinque duabus transversis, albo-testaceis,prima interstitia 5, secunda 6 occupante. Long. 6\ lin. Hab. Panama. CATASCOPUS CHONTALENSIS. Supra leete viridi-ceneus, elytrorum limbo aurato, pectore et pedibus nigro-piceis, abdomine castaneo ; capite post ocidos gradatim modice angustato, sed haud elongato, oculis valde exstantibus; thorace transverso vel late cordato, angulis anticis modice prouectis, margine exteriore late explanato et valde rotundato usque ad summum angulum, postice sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis exstantibus acutis; elytris punctato- striatis, interstitiis vix convexis. Long. 6 lin. Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt, Janson), 4 exempl. The elytra viewed from the front against the light have a delicate milky opalescent bloom, as in C. validus, to which the species is very closely allied. CATASCOPUS ANGULICOLLIS. Supra viridi-ceneus, corpore subtus pedibusque nigro- vel rufo-piceis, abdomine castaneo; capite mox pone ocidos subito angustato; thorace subquadrato, angulis anticis angustis prominulis, margine explanato, laterali angusto, ante medium angulato,postice sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis prominulis acutis, supra distinc-tius transversim strigato, margine explanato grosse punctato ; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis paullulum convexis. Long. 6 lin. Hab. Chontales (Belt). COPTODERA SCINTILLANS. C. acutipenni (Buqi) affinis. Elongato-oblonga, supra capite tho-raceque aurato-viridibus politissimis, elytris aurato-cupreis; partibus oris, epistomate, antennis, corpore subtus pedibusque fulvo-testaceis, tibiis obscuris; thorace valde transverso lateribus rotundatis nullo moclo angulatis, margine late elevato-explanato |
