164 SEKKICOENIA. 



CALLIMICRA. 



Callimicra, Deyrolle, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. viii. p. 219 (1864). 



Five species of this genus are described, all from Brazil. Six new species from 

 Central America are here added. 



1. Callimicra dimidiata. (Tab. IX. fig. 9.) 



Elongato-oblonga, convexa, nitida ; capite tboraceque rufo-cupreis ; scutello cupreo-seneo ; elytris virescenti- 



cyaneis, crebre punctatis. 

 Long. 2 lin. 



Hcib. Panama, Bugaba {Champion). 



The head is gently convex, with a longitudinal impressed line and a shallow fovea 

 in front, closely rugose, punctured, the punctures not very close together. The thorax 

 is convex, with the posterior angles and the base impressed ; finely reticulate-striolate 

 and distinctly punctured, the punctures not very far apart. The elytra are convex, with 

 a very slight impression below the shoulder at the side ; rather finely and moderately 

 closely (but irregularly) punctured, with two or three lines of fine punctures on each 

 elytron. 



y 2. Callimicra obtusa. 



Elongato-oblonga, convexa, nitida, cyanea ; capite aureo, sat crebre fortiter punctato ; tborace evidenter 



punctulato, limbo aureo-tincto ; elytris convexis, punctatis, ad apicem obtuse rotundatis. 

 Long, lg lin. 



Hab. Panama, Bugaba {Champion). 



This species is a little shorter than C. dimidiata and slightly less broad, but has the 

 elytra very obtusely rounded at the apex. The upper part of the head is shining, with 

 scarcely any trace of striation, strongly punctured, the punctures rather near together ; 

 the lower part of the face is rugose ; there is a well-marked central fovea. The thorax 

 has the disc very convex, with scarcely any trace of striolation, rather strongly punc- 

 tured, the punctures generally moderately close together ; the sides have a rather 

 narrow, impressed, finely rugose margin ; the base is also transversely impressed, with 

 a rugose patch on each side ; near the posterior angle there is a fine oblique raised 

 line. The scutellum is golden-green. The elytra have the lateral subhumeral impres- 

 sion more marked than in C. dimidiata ; the surface is slightly uneven, but not strio- 

 late, more strongly punctured than in C. dimidiata, the punctures moderately close 

 together. 



