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70. Colpodes niger. 



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Colpodes niger, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc.'Erit. Fr. 1859, p. 352; 1878, p. 337 \ 



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Hab. Mexico, Orizaba 1 , Cordova (Salle); Guatemala,- San Joaquim, San Juan 

 (Champion) ; Panama \ Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



71. Colpodes unilobatus. 



C. nigro affinis, supra olivaeeo-niger, nitidus, antennis palpis et pedibus rufescenti-piceis ; capite pone oculos 

 sat prominentes subito angustato ; thorace breviusculo, quadrato-cordato, postioe modice siiraatim angustato, 

 angulis posticis acutis, margine laterali latins explanato modice reflexo; elytris oblongis, humeris late 

 rotundatis versus apicem parum sinuatis, apice ipso subtruncato, angulo sutnrali breviter dentato, dorso 

 basin versus striato-punctatis, striis postiee gradatim profundioribus et minus punctatis ; tarsis gracilibus, 



omnibus bisulcatis, posteriorum sulcis dorsalibus, articuli 4 U lobo exteriore valde 

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elongato (interiore 



Long. 5 lin, 



Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge); Guatemala, Cerro Znnil, Las Mercedes, El Tumbador 

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Allied to C. niger, and also to C. lamprotus, but distinguished from the latter by the 

 unilobular fourth joint of the hindmost tarsi, the broader thorax, and dark olive-black 



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72, Colpodes melanius. 



Minus elongatus, niger politus, antennis, palpis et pedibus piceo-rufis, femoribus obscurioribus ; capite lato, mox 

 pone oculos valde prominentes subito angustato ; thorace late cordato, valde transverso et rotundato, postiee 

 sinuato-constricto, angulis posticis productis aCutis, margine sat late explanato-reflexo ; elytris breviter 

 oblongis, convexis, humeris late rotundatis, apice obtusis vel breviter truncatis, dorso apud basin et 

 discum striato-punctatis, versus latus et apicem striis gradatim profundioribus ; tarsis omnibus bisulcatis, 

 posticis articulo 4° extus longe lobato. 



Long. 4-4 1 lin. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqni, 2000 to 3000 feet {Champion). 



Allied to C. niger, but much 



Possibly identical with C. sinuosus, Chaud 



the very imperfect description of which leaves one in doubt ; the thorax of C. melanius 

 however, appears to be much broader, and the elytra cannot be said to have a "refle\ 



olivatre." 



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73. Colpodes opalescens. 



C. melanio similis, sed differt elytris opalescentibus, prope apicem tantum striatis. Oblongus, niger politus, elytris 

 opalescentibus, antennis articulis basi tarsisque rufescentibus ; thorace late cordato, valde transverso et 

 rotundato, postiee perparum sinuato, angulis posticis vix productis, rectis ; elytris oblongis convexis, 

 politissimis, striato-punctulatis, striis prope apicem tantum insculptis ; tarsis bisulcatis, posticis articulo 

 4° extus longe lobato. 



Long. 4| lin. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqni, 2000 to 3000 feet {Champion). 



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