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Callida pallidipennis, Chaudoir, Monogr. des Callidides, p. 58 V 

 Calleida brunnea, Chevrolat, CoL Mex. i. fasc. 2 (nee Dejean) 2 . 

 Calleida flava, Chevrolat, ibid.^ errata (1835). 

 Calleida testacea, Reiche, Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 308 3 . 



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Hah. Mexico 2 , Cordova (Salle); Guatemala, Senahu, Chiacam, San Geronimo, Zap 

 Las Mercedes, Cerro Zimil (Champion) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion 

 South America, Colombia 3 , South Brazil \ 



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Subfam. GALLEBUCIDIIFJE. 



This group was founded by Chaudoir in 1872, on the genera Lebidia and Galleru- 

 cidia, the former from Japan and the latter from Tropical America. Although these 

 genera have much general resemblance to the Lebiinse, especially to the genus Ida, the 

 structure of the parts of the mouth, and the existence of squamulated palms to the 



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relationship to the Calleidinse, from which they 



totally dissimilar in the general form of the body. 



GALLERUCIDIA. 



Gallerucidia, Chaudoir, Bull. Mosc. 1872, i. p. 419. 



To the three already described species of this singular and, in its forms and colours, 

 probably mimetic genus, our recent travellers in Mexico and Central America have 

 added the two following. 



1. Gallerucidia erotyloides. 



Ovata vel scaphiformis, convexa, omnino testaceo-rnfa, nitida ; capite lsevi, mox pone oculos maximos 

 constricto ; thorace fere semicirculari, lateribus late (postice latissime) explanatis parum reflexis, subpel- 

 lucidis, angulis posticis obtnsis, disco subtilissime strigoso ; elytris apice vix perspicue truneatis, pygidinm 

 vero haud tegentibus, margine laterali explanato-reflexo, dorso subtiliter et creberrime punctulatis hand 

 striatis sed interstitiis paullulum hie illic elevatis ; scutello magno ; metasterno antice inter coxas inter- 



medias protrnso ibiqne convexo. 



Long. 3|-3| lin. 



Bab. Mexico, Oaxaca (Flohr), Jalapa \ (Hbge); Guatemala, San Geronimo (Cham 



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Eesembles certain Erotylidse of the genus Omoiotelus. 



All Herr Hoge's examples are labelled Jalapa ; but I believe Oaxaca to be the correct 



locality. 



The peculiar form of the anterior process of the metasternum above described is to 



be observed also in the genus Lia (especially L. quadriannulata and allies) and in 



Cryptobatis (C. laticollis and others). 













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