120 PHYTOPHAGA. 



16. Noda cribellata. 



Oblong, greenish aeneous below ; six basal joints of the antennae fulvous ; above light green or dark brown ; 

 thorax subopaque, finely punctured ; elytra finely punctate-striate, the interstices near the suture 

 subcostate. 



Length 1| line. 



Head finely punctured; clypeus separated from the face, more strongly punctate; antennae fulvous, the 

 last five joints black ; thorax about twice as broad as long, sides much rounded at the middle, the base 

 and apex constricted, surface rather opaque, caused by its scarcely visible granulation, finely punctured ; 

 elytra rather elongate, scarcely more shining than the thorax and not more strongly punctured, the punctures 

 arranged in close and single lines, interstices near the apex obsoletely costate ; tarsi obscure fulvous. 



Hdb. Mexico, Oaxaca (Boucard, coll. Salle), Cordova (Salle). 



The upperside of this species is extremely finely granulate, giving it an opaque 

 appearance, although not altogether devoid of gloss ; this, as well as the fine punctua- 

 tion, will distinguish it. The specimen from Cordova is almost black, but agrees in all 

 other respects. 



17. Noda distincta. 



Ovate, obscure aeneous below ; antennae and the tarsi light fulvous ; above greenish aeneous ; head, thorax, and 

 elytra extremely closely and rather strongly punctured. 



Length 1 line. 



Head closely and deeply punctate, the punctures arranged in oblique lines in front of the eyes ; clypeus not 

 separated from the face, its anterior margin straight ; antennae fulvous, the last three joints stained with 

 piceous ; thorax very transverse, but slightly narrowed towards the apex ; sides rounded, surface punctured 

 like the head, extremely closely at the sides, a little more remote on the disk ; elytra obsoletely trans- 

 versely depressed below the base, not more strongly but almost as closely punctured as the thorax, with 

 indications of a linear arrangement near the suture ; underside obscure greenish aeneous ; tarsi bright 

 fulvous ; legs finely pubescent. 



Hab. Mexico, Cuernavaca (Salle). 



Although only a single male specimen is contained in the collection of M. Salle, it is 

 sufficient to show that the present species is a very distinct one on account of the dense 

 and strong punctuation of its upper surface, in connexion with the colour of the antennae 

 and tarsi and its small size. 



18. Noda curtnla. (Tab. VI. fig. 9.) 



Subrotundate, convex, greenish aeneous below ; above bronze-coloured or blue ; head strongly, thorax very 

 closely and finely punctate ; elytra deeply and closely punctate, more finely at the apex, the interstices 

 more or less distinctly smooth. 



Length 1|-2| lines. 



Head distinctly but rather remotely punctured at the vertex, strongly and closely at the clypeus, the latter more 

 or less distinctly separated from the face by some smooth tubercles at each side; palpi and antennae black, 

 the first five joints fulvous ; thorax transversely convex, the sides much rounded and finely margined ; 

 posterior margin greatly produced and evenly rounded at the middle ; surface very finely and closely 

 punctured at the sides, more remotely at the middle ; scutellum impunctate ; elytra distinctly widened 

 towards the middle, strongly and closely punctured at the base, more finely (and the punctures arranged 

 in single rows) towards the apex ; some rather broad and smooth interstices are visible more or less plainly 

 near the suture and on the disk ; xmderside and the legs entirely greenish or brownish aeneous. 



