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8. Typophorus cyanipennis. 



Typophorus cyanipennis, Lefev. Revue et Mag. de Zool. 1876, p. 308 \ 



Hab. Mexico, Puebla 1 , Cordova, Cuernavaca, San Andres, Etla, Oaxaca, Jalapa 

 (SallS, Edge). 



Closely allied to T. mewicanus, but always distinguished by the red legs ; sometimes 

 the tibia? and knees are black ; but the base of the femora remains constantly red. 

 I have examined about thirty specimens from the above localities. 



9. Typophorus nigricollis. 



Narrow, subcylindrical, black ; four or five basal joints of the antenna fulvous ; thorax black, closely punctured 

 on the disk ; elytra dark violaceous blue, strongly punctate-striate, the striae visible to the apex. 



Length 1^-2 lines. . 



Head impunctate, or with a few fine punctures at the vertex ; antennae two thirds the length of the body, the 

 apical joints robust ; thorax subcylindrical, black, closely and finely punctured, the base nearly impunctate ; 

 elytra cylindrical, more or less distinctly depressed below the base, very strongly punctate-striate, the 

 punctures, although somewhat finer, yet very distinct at the apex. Underside, legs, and tarsi black, with 

 a slight greenish tint. 



Ha b. Mexico, Cuernavaca, Guanajuato (Salle). 



This is a rather small species, of almost cylindrical shape, which may be separated 

 from its allies by the black and distinctly punctured thorax and the very strong and 

 regular elytral stride. The specimens from Guanajuato differ slightly in the more 

 distant punctures of the elytra, but otherwise agree with the others. 



10. Typophorus subbrunneus. 



Subovate, black; the five basal joints of the antennae, apex of the tibiae, and tarsi light fulvous; elytra dark 

 brown, with a metallic green gloss, finely punctate-striate, the apex nearly impunctate. 



Var. Legs entirely fulvous. 



Length 1-1 1 line. 



Head impunctate ; antennae not longer than half the length of the body, the first five joints fulvous, the rest 

 black, the last six joints dilated ; thorax narrowed from base to apex, more transverse in the female than 

 in the male, black, entirely impunctate ; elytra of a dark chestnut-brown, with a more or less strong 

 metallic-green tint, very obsoletely depressed below the base, the latter distinctly punctate-striate, but 

 the striae disappearing below the middle ; legs black, apex of all the tibiae and the tarsi entirely light 

 fulvous. 



Hab. Beitish Hondukas, river Hondo (Blancaneam); Guatemala, Cahabon, Chiacam, 

 Zapote (Champion). 



Of this small species .numerous specimens were received from Honduras, but only three 

 from Guatemala ; closely allied forms seem to inhabit Colombia and the Brazils. The 

 present species may be recognized by the impunctate thorax and the fulvous colour of 

 the apex of the tibia? and tarsi— one specimen, however, having the legs entirely of that 

 colour. 



