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or second division. The punctuation of the head and thorax is equally subject to 

 variation. 



2. Babia magnicollis. 



Babia magnicollis, Lacord. Mon. p. 426 \ 

 Bah. Mexico \ Juquila (Salle). 



3. Babia stabilis. 



Babia stabilis, Lacord. Mon. p. 427 ; King, Dej. Cat. p. 441. 

 Hob. Mexico. 



4. Babia pulla. 



Babia pulla, Lacord. Mon. p. 429 l . 

 Hob. Noeth Ameeica 1 .— Mexico 1 ; Guatemala, San Geronimo (Champion). 



The specimens from Guatemala agree perfectly with Lacordaire's type, and vary in 

 length from 1| to 2J lines. The basal fulvous spot of the elytra is very nearly square- 

 shaped, the inner margin slightly oblique and not extending to the suture. The striae 

 on the elytra are indistinct and intermixed with other punctures; and the thorax and 

 head are very finely punctate. 



5. Babia costalis. 



Babia costalis, Lacord. Mon. p. 430 *; Forsb. Nov. Act. Ups. viii. p. 271. 

 Clythra humeralis, Fabr. Syst. El. ii. p. 37 ; Oliv. Ent. vi. p. 96. 



Edb. Mexico 1 . 



STEREOMA. 



Stereoma, Lacordaire, Mem. Liege, v. p. 437 (1848). 



One species only of the twelve described by Lacordaire has been found in Mexico. 

 The others are, with two exceptions, peculiar to Brazil. The enlargement of the tarsi 

 in the male forms the distinctive character of this genus. 



1. Stereoma anchoralis. 



Stereoma anchoralis, Lacord. Mon. p. 441. 



Hal. Mexico. 



URODERA. 

 Urodera, Lacordaire, Mem. Liege, v. p. 449 (1848). 



This genus contains more species than any of the preceding genera, twenty-seven 

 having been described by Lacordaire. Mexico is represented by three ; the rest are 

 found in South America. The prosternum and the mesosternum are larger, and, the 



