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cult to regard the more elongated and brilliant of the specimens found at Panama 

 no more than individual varieties of 8. tarsalis. 





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tarsalis is very closely allied to 8. chalybeus, Dej., and 8. vicims, Dej., 



zil. It differs, as Putzeys points out, in the thorax being more rounded 





the sides, and also in the faint rugose punctuation of the elytral 

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quadrate (i. e. rotundate-dilated before 

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middle) 



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Selenophorus dives. (Tab. XIII. fig. ] 



Quam S. chryses adhuc 



thorace subeordato (antiee conspicue 

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Hob. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



A single example, very closely resembling the more elongate Panama specimens of 

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15 (c). Selenophorus aflinis 



ophorus affinis, Dej. Sp. Gen. v. p. I 



Hab. Panama, Tole (Champion). — South America, Colombia 2 , Cay 



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example, the determination remains doubtful. The few words added by Putzeys from 

 a Colombian specimen also agree as far as they go. The eight specimens from Tole 









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8. chryses, although very closely allied to 



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and dark coppery ; the strongly rugulose-punctate sides of the elytra (covering the 





marginal interstices) is also a constant character 





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16(a). Selenophorus tubericauda 





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olivaceo-nigris subsericeis ; palpis, antennis pedibusque (interdum elytrorum epipleuris) fulvo-piceis ; f oveia 



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frontalibus obsoletis ; thorace transverso, lateribus fere regnlariter areuatis, angulis posticis obtusis rotun- 

 datis, foveis basalibus vagis haad punctatis ; elytris relative elongatis, apice vix sinuatis, acute striatis, 



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sitis, punctis numerosis ; 



•rum conspicuis juxta 

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cJ segmento ventrali apicali medio tuberibus duobus modice elevatis. 

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3L. CENTR.- AMEK. , Coleopt., Vol. I. Pt. 1, July 1884 





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