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The thorax in this species is much compressed in front and elevated over the head, 
with its front margin reflexed, and its lateral margins much sinuate. The base is also 
slightly sinuous. The scutellum is minute. The elytra are punctate-striate, the striz 
not deeply impressed, except at the outer margin near the apex. The underside is 
closely punctured. Some specimens are reddish brown, perhaps when less matured. 
Many specimens of this occurred to Champion, especially at Duefas. 
LIOOLIUS. 
Corpus breve, ovato-subquadratum, Dorcatomam quasi simulans. Caput receptum. Antenne 11-articulate ut 
in Thaptore, at paullo breviores. Thorax elytrorum latitudine ad basin, antice angustatus, angulis anticis 
reflexis, prosterno mesosternoque minutis, vix inter coxas elevatis. 
This is a genus of Dorcatomini allied to Thaptor, but with the short form and black 
or blue-black colour of Dorcatoma. The antennz are formed nearly as in Thaptor, but 
are very short; their first joint is stout and curved; the second not longer than wide, 
a little produced internally ; the third obconic, longer than wide; the fourth to eighth 
very short, transverse, the fourth and fifth oblique. All the limbs and the antenne are 
closely retracted in repose. The abdomen consists of five segments, of which the first 
is very short, produced between the hind coxe, and not reaching the sides. The general 
remarks on the genus 7haptor are equally applicable here. 
1. Lioolius punctatus. (Tab. X. fig. 15.) 
Nigro-cyaneus, nitidus, thorace crebre distincte punctato, capite rufo-piceo subtiliter dense punctato ; elytris 
seriatim interstitiis parcius punctatis; antennis pedibusque rufis. Long. 24-3 millim. 
Hab. Honpuras (Sallé coll.) ; Panama, David, Chiriqui (Champion). 
This is a very distinct species, its size and steel-blue colour with a rufous head 
separating it from the other species yet known. ‘The elytra have a double submarginal 
stria, the inner one being very deep, but not reaching the suture behind; and both it 
and the outer one vanishing towards the middle of the elytra beneath the shoulder. 
The callus is tubercularly elevated and smooth. The margin of the elytra at the apex 
is rufous. The punctuation, though fine, is very distinct, and nowhere confluent or 
confused; that of the underside is distinct. ‘The antenne are pale rusty red, reaching 
to about the middle of the metasternum. 
Three specimens in Sallé’s collection, and one from Chiriqui, which is the one from 
which the figure is taken. 
2. Lioolius glaber. 
Brevis, oblongo-ovatus, niger, nitidus, fere glaber; antennis pedibusque rufis; elytrorum margine postico 
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