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length outwardly, 10 as broad as long), in the female much shorter, and not equalling 7-10 united (these 
about equal in length); prothorax long, subcylindrical, rather strongly constricted at the sides behind, 
the latter immarginate, the hind angles moderately prominent, the basal margin raised and rather deeply 
grooved within, the surface sparsely (sometimes a little more closely) and quite finely punctured ; elytra 
with long and deep intrahumeral depression, comparatively rather short, widest about the middle, parallel 
towards the base, rather coarsely punctate-striate, the punctures not very closely placed, the interstices 
flat (often a little convex on the apical half or two-thirds of the disc), the third with five (widely sepa- 
rated, deep, and transverse), and the ninth with two or three (towards the apex), setiferous punctures, the 
apices obtuse; legs moderately stout, varying in colour from ferruginous to piceous ; anterior femora with 
a few long hairs on their inner edge in both sexes. 
Length 73-73 millim.; breadth (at shoulders) 2-27 millim. (¢ 9.) 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hége) ; British Honpuras, Belize, R. Hondo (Blancaneaua) ; 
GuateMALA, Las Mercedes (Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). 
One male and six female examples. S. tropicalis is very variable in colour, and 
closely resembles S. variabilis. ‘The example trom Las Mercedes has the elytra of a 
unicolorous greenish-eneous tint, while two of those from British Honduras have only 
the sides of the elytra of that colour; the two specimens from Nicaragua are totally 
different in colour, but agree well enough in other respects. 
8. Statira variabilis. (Tab. I. figg. 5, ¢; 6, ¢ var.) | 
Elongate, subparallel, blackish-zeneous, the elytra of an neous, greenish-seneous, or cupreo-sneous tint and 
with the lateral margins usually suffused with cupreous towards the apex, very shining. Head coarsely 
and irregularly punctured at the sides between the eyes and posteriorly, the eyes moderately large, the 
palpi black ; antenne rather stout (especially in the female), piceous, or piceo-ferruginous with the basal 
joints darker—the apical joint in the male as long as joints 5-10 united (these latter gradually decreasing 
in length outwardly, 9 as long as broad, 10 subtransverse), in the female very much shorter, scarcely 
equalling joints 8-10 united (5-10 more elongate and subequal); prothorax longer than broad, sub- 
cylindrical, the sides immarginate and rather strongly constricted behind, the hind angles sharp, the base 
shallowly grooved within, the surface sparsely and very finely punctured; scutellum brownish-piceous ; 
elytra with long and deep intrahumeral depression, moderately long, subparallel, finely and shallowly 
punctate-striate, the punctures rather closely placed, the interstices flat throughout, the third with four 
or five widely separated deep setiferous punctures and the ninth with one or two shallower ones at the 
apex, the apices obtuse; beneath blackish-piceous, very shining; legs rather slender, piceous ; anterior 
femora with long scattered hairs on their inner edge in both sexes. 
Length 6-94 millim. ; breadth 2-2? millim. (¢ 9.) 
Hab. Guaremata, Sinanja and Chacoj in Vera Paz (Champion); Panama, Volcan de 
Chiriqui (Champion). 
Five examples. 
Var. Reddish-castaneous; the elytra brilliant golden-green, with a large common reddish-castaneous patch 
behind the middle extending nearly to the apex; legs and antenne reddish or ferruginous ; the apical 
joint of the antenne in the male nearly equalling joints 4-10 united. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). Two examples. 
This is one of several very closely allied species inhabiting Central America ; it is 
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