402 TROGOSITIDA. 
14. Temnochila virescens. 
Lucanus virescens, Fabr. Syst. Ent., App. p. 817°. 
Temnochila acuta, Leconte, Proc. Ac. Phil. 1858, p. 63’. 
Trogosita mexicana, Reitter, Verh. Ver. Briinn, xiii., Abhandl. p. 32°. 
Trogosita metallica, Perch. Gen. Ins., fasc. iv. Col. t. 14 (nec Reitter) *. 
Temnochila metallica, Léveillé, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1888, p. 435°. 
Convexa, minus lata, subcylindrica, colore variabilis, sepe virescens, nitidula, antennis nigris, articulo basali 
anterius virescente ; prothorace transversim convexo, parce subtiliter punctato, ad latera levigato, margine 
laterali fere subtili, angulis anterioribus rectis, haud productis ; elytris subtiliter et parce seriatim punc- 
tatis, punctis interstitiarum serierumque fere sequalibus. 
Long. 9-21 millim. 
Mas, area submentali parce punctata, medio fasciculo sat late armata; abdomine segmentis 1°-4™ opacis, fere 
per totam latitudinem dense subtilissime punctatis, marginibus posterioribus impunctatis. 
Fem., abdomine nitidulo, parce vix fortiter punctato. 
Hab. Norta America, Texas 2.—Mexico ® 4 5, Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Misantla, Salazar, 
Bobo, Jalapa, Tehuantepec (Hodge); Cordova, Toxpam, Coapan, Mirador, Santecomapan, 
Playa Vicente (Sallé), Temax in North Yucatan (Gaumer); British Honpuras, Belize, 
R. Sarstoon, R. Hondo (Blancaneaux); GuatemaLa, El Tumbador, El Reposo, San 
Isidro, Pantaleon, Mirandilla, Zapote, Capetillo, San Gerénimo, San Juan in Vera Paz, 
Chacoj (Champion); Nicaracua, Granada (Sallé), Chontales (Belt, Janson); Costa 
Rica (Van Patten), Caché (Rogers); Panama (Saldé), Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
Var. Nigra, subenescens, fortius punctata, elytrorum interstitiis obsolete subcostatis. 
Hab. Mexico, Presidio de Mazatlan, Ventanas, Tres Marias Islands (Forrer). 
Var. Angustior, violacea, prosterno processu post coxas late impresso. 
Hab. Honpuras, Ruatan Island (Gaumer). 
Var.? Latior, minus cylindrica, viridi-cyanea, capite prothoraceque crebrius punctatis ; capite fere ecanaliculato. 
Hab. Mexico, Tres Marias Islands (Forrer). 
Var.? Angustior, fere cylindrica, nigra, elytris multo fortius punctatis; capite fere ecanaliculato. 
Hab. Mexico, Tacambaro and Huetamo in Michoacan (Hége). 
This is a most variable insect in size and colour, and also, though to a less extent, 
in punctuation; in consequence it is very frequently wrongly named in collections, the 
smaller individuals being mixed with 7. chlorodia, Mann., while the larger examples 
are separated under the name 7’. mexicana, Reitt. T. virescens may be, however, in all 
its variations separated from 7’. chlorodia by the larger size of the arex of sensitive 
sculpture on the ninth and tenth joints of the antenne, as well as by the peculiar 
sculpture of the ventral segments in the male sex. In addition to these characters, it 
may be added that 7. virescens is a more cylindrical and convex insect than 7. chlorodia, 
the thorax especially being more convex, and the lateral margin placed farther down 
on the sides. 
