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94. Colpodes atratus. 



Colpodes atratus, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1859, p. 323; 1878, p. 348 1 . 



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Colpodes obscurellus, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 596 2 . 









Eab. Mexico \ Orizaba, Juquila (Salle), Jalapa, Oaxaca (Edge) ; Guatemala (Salle) 

 Costa Eica, Volcan de Irazu (Bogers 2 ); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion), 

 South America. Colombia 1 . 















95. Colpodes quadridentatus. 



Elongates, piceo-niger, nitidus, elytris violaceo-relucentibus, antennis palpis et pedibus castaneo-rufis ; capite 

 ovato, post oculos sat prominentes gradatim angustato, collo constricto ; thorace quadrato-ovato, transverso, 

 lateribus fere aequaliter arcuatis margineque late explanato-reflexo, angulis posticis late rotundatis, posticis 

 distinctis, obtusis, fere rectis ; elytris elongato-oblongo-ovatis, medio dorso convexis, apicem versus planatis, 

 apice ipso utrinque bidentatis, dente exteriore longiore fere spinoso, dente suturali parvo, margine prope 

 apicem oblique sinuate, dorso profunde punctulato-striato, interstitiis fere planis, 3° tripunctato ; tarsis 

 omnibus latis, subtus dense pilosis, extus (articulo primo intus) sulcatis, articulo 4° bilobato, lobo exteriore 

 lato et elongate 



Long. 6 lin. 



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Eab. Costa Eica (Dr. Eom, coll. Bates). 



Fits into none of the groups in Chaudoir's classification. In general form it resembles 



C. luekleyi and C. longi/pennis, and in tarsal structure approaches C. cceruleomarginatus 





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96. Colpodes cyanonotus. 



Dyscolus cyanonotus, Chaudoir, Bull. Mosc. 1850, i. p. 386. 



Colpodes cyanonotus, Chaudoir, Arm. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1859, p. 344; 1878, p. 349 1 . 



Eab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt, Janson) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, 2000 to 

 3000 feet (Champion). — South America, Colombia 1 . 







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97. Colpodes cyanostolus. 



Colpodes cyanostolus, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 598 1 



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" C. cyanonoto affinis ; differt thoracis angulis posticis fere rotundatis. Oblongus, violaceo- vel chalybeo-niger, 

 supra caeruleus ; thorace lateribus regulariter rotundatis, angulis posticis obtusis ; elytris subtilissime 

 punctulato-striatis, striis apice haud profundioribus. 



" Tarsi articulo quarto bilobato, lobis valde insequalibus. 



" Long. 5 1 lin." 



Eab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt) l . 













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98. Colpodes chontalensis. 



Colpodes chontalensis, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 598 \ 



"C. cyanonoto affinis, niger ; elytris viridi-seneis, fortiter punctulato-striatis, striis apice haud profundioribus 









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