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116. Colpodes fratellus. 



Colpodes fratellus, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1878, p. 358 \ 



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. Eab. Mexico, Oaxaca 1 , Cordova (Salle), Jalapa (Edge) ; Guatemala, San Geronimo, 



Volcan de Atitlan (Champion). 



118. Colpodes scabricollis. 



Quoad formam medium tenet inter C. metallicum et C. fratellum ; paullo angustior, thoraceque ovato-quadrato 

 lateribus paullulum usque ad angulos posticos obtusos arcuatis, foveis basalibus latis grosse sed baud 

 profunde scabroso-punctatis, margine laterali anguste (postice paullo latius) reflexo-explanato, rufo ; 

 elytris laete viridi-seneis, apice singulatim sat longe productis extus sinuatis, dorso punctato-striatis (punctis 

 quam in C. metallico et C. fratello multo majoribus), interstitiis omnino planissimis, 3° grosse tripunctato; 



antennis fulvis, palpis pedibusque (femoribus obscuris) fulvo-piceis ; tarsis bisulcatis, posticis articulo 4° 

 extus longe lobato. 

 Long. 4| lin. 



Had. Guatemala, Cerro Zunil, Zapote, Volcan de Atitlan (Champion). 



119. Colpodes erythrocerus. 



Colpodes erythrocerus j Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1859, p. 348; 1878, p. 359. 



Hob. Mexico, Cordova (Salle), Jalapa (Edge). 



120. Colpodes parviceps. 



Colpodes parviceps, Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 597 \ 



" Elliptieus, aeneo-olivaceus, politus, antennis, tibiis et tarsis rufo-testaceis ; palpis piceis, articulo ultimo apice 

 attenuate rufo ; capite parvo, oculis proniinulis, mox pone oculos angustato ; thorace quadrato, antice 

 longe, postice paullulum angustato, marginibus explanatis, angulis posticis rectis ; elytris oblongis, prope 



" Tarsi articulo quarto profunde emarginato, lobulis valde insequalibus. 



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117. Colpodes jalapensis. 



Elongatus, subgracilis, piceo-niger nitidus, elytris obscure cyanescenti- vel viridi-senescenti-nigris, antennis 

 tarsisque piceo-fulvis ; tborace subquadrato, antice paullo citius et magis quam postice angustato, medio 

 subangulatim et parum dilatato, margine explanato, modice reflexo, rufescente, angulis posticis rectis, 

 foveis subpunctatis ; elytris apice sinuatis nullomodo productis, dorso punctulato-striatis, striis (prsecipue 

 versus apicem) sat valde impressis, interstitio 3° tripunctato ; tarsis ut in subsectione C. metallico, fratello 

 etc., utrinque sulcatis, posticis articulo 4° extus longe lobato. 



Long. 5 lin. 



Eab. Mexico, Jalapa (Edge). 



Extremely near G. fratellus, Chaud., according to the type specimen in the Salle 

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