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11. Oreodera purpurascens. 
O. costaricenst quoad formam similis. Modice elongata, purpurascenti-fusca, subsericea, elytris utrinque peni” 
cillis parvis nigris prope basin duabus transversim positis, fasciis posterioribus valde irregularibus (prima 
tenui et undulata) nigris, crista parva centro-basali e pilis erectis pallido-fuscis; thorace tuberculis 
duobus antico-dorsalibus; elytris dorso paullo inequalibus, punctatis, apice fere rotundatis; antennis 
articulis omnibus apice nigris (tertio medio nigro-annulato); tibiis annulis duobus nigris; ¢ tarsorum 
anticorum articulo unguiculari dilatato. 
Long. 6 lin. 
Hab. Guatrmata, Capetillo, San Gerdnimo (Champion). 
The two tufts of black hair side by side on each elytron and the general colour amply 
distinguish this species from O. costaricensis ; the former character, however, it possesses 
in common with 0. fasciculosa (Thomson), from which it is well distinguished by the 
absence of tufts from the posterior part of the elytra and other characters. 
. 12. Oreodera hispida. 
Oblongo-subovata, fuliginoso-fusca, elytris partim (apud suturam et apicem) pallidioribus lituraque curvata 
utrinque discoidali alba; setis elongatis griseis vestita, elytris fasciculis (e setis nigris) plurimis prope 
basin et pone medium hispidis; thorace tuberculis duobus validis anticis alterisque tribus minoribus 
posterioribus, lateralibus conicis sulco curvato profundo basi cinctis, interstitiis grosse punctatis ; elytris 
grosse discrete punctatis, apice breviter truncatis; pedibus validis, g tarsorum anticorum articulo ungui- 
culari valde dilatato ; antennis piceo-rufis, articulis basi (1.6. basi et medio) pallidis. 
Long. 44-53 lin. 
Hab. Guaremaua, San Juan, Vera Paz (Champion). 
Differs from all the preceding in being clothed with long hairs. The tufts of 
short hair on the elytra are on each side about eight in number (including some of 
minor size): three (the outermost very small) lie in nearly a transverse line in the 
usual place near the base; the others are spread over the disk near, and a little 
behind, the middle. The femora are excessively thickened. 
13. Oreodera fasciculosa. 
Oreodera fasciculosa, Thomson, Syst. Céramb. p. 542. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé). 
A specimen, doubtless authentically named, in M. Sallé’s collection, represents a 
species very closely allied to O. hispida; but Thomson’s description does not very 
well apply to it, as it omits to mention the long hairs with which the insect is 
clothed, and the numerous tufts of black bristles on the posterior part of the elytra — 
near the suture. M. Sallé’s specimen is distinguished from 0. hispida only by its 
lighter brown colour and by the very oblique truncature of the elytra. 
