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LEBIA. 





Lebia, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Ins. viii. p. 247. 



An extensive and well-known genus, comprising about 200 described species. 

 Tropical America appears to be its headquarters, a much smaller number being found 



in Tropical Asia and Africa, and in temperate latitudes of the New and Old worlds. 



One species only is known from Australia. 









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1. Lebia quadricolor. (Tab. X. fig. 7.) 



Lebia quadricolor, Chevrolat, Col. Mex. i. 2 e fasc. a ; Chaudoir, Monogr. des Lebiides, p. 66 2 . 



Eab. Mexico 1 2 , Cordova (SalU), Jalapa (Edge) ; Guatemala (Salle), Sabo, Cahabon, 

 Chacoj, Senahu, Tamahu (Champion). 



















2. Lebia apicalis 







Mex. i. 2 e fasc. 1 : Chaudoir, Monogr. des Lebiides, p. 67 : Castelnau 



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Etud. Ent. p. 48. 





Hob. Mexico x , Cordova (Salle), Jalapa (Hbge). 





Lebia brachinoides. (Tab. X. fig. 8.) 









Lebia brachinoides, Reiche, Rev. Zool. 1842, p. 311 *; Chaudoir, Monogr. des Lebiides, p. 70 2 . 



Eab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt, Jansori) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 

 South America, Colombia 12 . ■ 



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Of the three colour-varieties described by Chaudoir, only the first two were found by 



our collectors 



Chontales 



Chiriqui; the type form, singularly 



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Chontales, — all the Panama specimens, which have an 



fascia like the typ 





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4. Lebia pleurodera. 



Lebia pleurodera, Chaudoir, Monogr. des Lebiides, p. 73 \ 



Eab. Mexico, Jalapa (Edge) ; Guatemala, Cerro Zunil (Champion). — West Indies 



Cuba 1 x ; South America, Cayenne V 



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Mexican and Guatemalan specimens agree precisely with Chaudoir's description. 



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5. Lebia marginicollis. 









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Eab. North America, Southern States x 2 3 . — Mexico 2 ; NiCARAGUA,Chontales (Janson) 

 South America, Amazons 2 . 















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