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Hab. Mexico, Chiapas (Salle) ; Guatemala (Salle), near the city (Champion). — Sout 



America, Colombia K Venezuela. Bolivia. 







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6. valido similis et affinis, sed minor et differt tarsis posticis articulo 4° extus longe lobato ; tarsis omnibus 



bisulcatis, pedum posteriorum sulcis dorsalibus. Niger, nitidus, elytris olivaeeo-seneis, aureo- (raro 



cupreo-) relucentibus ; capite ut in C. variabili subangusto ; tborace quadrato-eordato, postice quam in 



C. cordato et variabili minus angustato, ante angulos posticos rectos sinuato, margine lateral! sat expla- 



nato-reflexo ; elytris paullo convexis, humeris late rotundatis, apice valde sinuatis, apice ipso (a sutura 



remoto) utrinque triangulariter producto, dorso subtilissime punctulato-striatis, striis l a et 2 a apice pro- 



funde insculptis, interstitiis planissimis, 3° punctis magnis tribus. 

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Dyscolus purpuratus, Reiche, Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 375, no. 43 1 . 

 Colpodes purpuratus, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1878, p. 340. 

 Dyscolus chalcopterus , Reiche, Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 375. no. 44 2 . 

 Colpodes chalcopterus, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1859, p. 340 s . 



Hob. Costa Eica, Volcan de Irazu, Eio Sucio (Rogers) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriq 

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