28 - MALACODERMATA. 
A new genus is necessary for the reception of four species of Lycide from Central 
America. They are allied to Plateros by the sculpture of the elytra, and to the 
Caloptera of Section A iii. by their beautifully flabellate antenne. But the sculpture 
of the thorax, consisting of a neat central groove not reaching the hind margin, with 
carinate edges, a frontal carina, and its head with large round prominent eyes remove 
it from either. The species are of moderate size only. Calopteron letum, Kirsch (Berl. 
ent. Zeit. 1865, p. 43), is referable to this genus. M. Bourgeois has referred it to 
Emplectus, Er. (Wiegm. Arch. 1847, p. 82); but Mr. C. Waterhouse says the type of 
Erichson’s genus has simple antenne. Cladocerus of Kirsch has biflabellate antenne. 
1. Calodadon testaceum. (Tab. II. fig. 20, ¢.) 
Testaceum, antennis, palpis basi excepta, femoribus apice, tibiis, tarsis, abdomineque nigris; prothorace 
elongato, basi sinuata angulis posticis acutis, antice rotundato, lateribus a basi angustatis ; disco antice 
carinato, carina postice divisa. Long. 8-9 milim. ¢ @. 
Mas antennarum articulis 3°-10° longe fiabellatis. 
Femina antennis acute serratis. 
Hab. Guaremata, San Gerénimo, Zapote (Champion, 2? ); Nicaracua, Chontales (Belé, 
Janson, & ). 
The figure represents one of the largest male specimens from Chontales. 
The head is yellow ; but the eyes are so large as to occupy a large portion of it. The 
antenne are entirely fuscous-black. The thorax narrows considerably from the base to 
the front, which shows a slight angle where the rounded part meets the sides. The 
elytra have four neatly raised lines, the intervals of which have double rows of 
small areolets or punctures; these are square, but are partly hidden by the fine 
squamosity which covers them. 
The Guatemala specimens are rather doubtfully the female of the same species. 
The thorax is shorter and smaller, and the abdomen yellow. 
2. Calodadon oculatum. 
Nigrum, prothorace (vitta mediana excepta) elytrisque ochraceis, his apicali triente nigro, sutura etiam basi 
nonunquam nigra. Long. 9 millim. ¢ 9. 
Mas oculis magnis, antennis longe flabellatis. 
Femina oculis mediocribus, antennis acute serratis. 
Hab. Guatemaua, Teleman, Chacoj (Champion) ; Nicaraaua, Chontales (Belt). 
In form and sculpture much resembling C. testaceum, this species is amply distin- 
guished by its colour. The antenne of the male have their joints above the second 
(which in this genus is very short) much longer than wide, as in C. testaceum; but the 
corresponding joints of the female are widely triangular, being, to the acute internal 
angle, wider than long. 
