MERONA.—NEOLARA. 231 
Hab. Guatemaa, Zapote (Champion). 
Antenne yellow, with the penultimate joints rather vaguely darker, of only moderate 
length, a good deal thickened towards the apex ; third joint a little shorter than second, 
the following joints slender; the tenth not quite so long as broad. Head short and 
broad, shining, and impunctate. Thorax rather broader than long, not greatly narrower 
than the elytra, the sides as well as the front rounded, so that it approximates to a 
circular form, like the head, shining and impunctate. Elytra short, but little longer 
than the thorax, towards the apex broadly infuscate. Hind body with the basal and 
apical segments yellow, the fourth and fifth black. Legs dark yellowish, the base of 
the hind femora paler. 
A single individual only has been found; the polished surface will greatly assist in 
the recognition of this species. 
NEOLARA. 
Prosternum ante coxas mediocre, parte supracoxali acute spinosa, post coxas membranaceum. Coxee intermedise 
distantes ; mesosternum anterius collo discreto, medio inter coxas parum producto, apice truncato, haud 
libero. Tarsi anteriores 4-, intermedii et posteriores 5-articulati. 
This is another genus hitherto not distinguished from Falagria, but with the pro 
sternum entirely membranaceous behind the coxe. It is allied to Merona; but both the 
prosternum and mesosternum exhibit important differences. The antecoxal portion of the 
former is definitely marked off from the supracoxal portion ; and this latter is attenuate 
behind, its apex projecting downwards as a slender spine. The mesosternum is con- 
stricted, or transversely depressed behind the front margin, so as to form a neck; the 
middle coxe are widely separated, the intercoxal process of the mesosternum is quite 
short, and is truncate behind. The insects of this genus have a quite disengaged head ; 
and the prothorax is without channel. Falagria alboguttata, Er., from Colombia and 
Brazil, is probablya Neolara; and I have some other undescribed Brazilian species in 
my collection. The resemblance in facies to Gansia is considerable ; but that genus has 
the intermediate tarsi quadriarticulate, and therefore will at present occupy a different 
systematic position. 
1. Neolara centralis. (Tab. VI. fig. 7.) 
Gracilis, nigra, elytris abdominisque basi testaceo-maculatis ; antennis testaceis, extrorsum fuscis ; trochanteribus 
tarsisque albidis. 
Long. 3 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Capetillo, Guatemala city (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales 
(Janson) ; Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet, David (Champion). 
Antenne a good deal longer than head and thorax, thickened towards the extremity, 
yellow, with the three or four apical joints infuscate; third joint rather longer than 
