214 PHYTOPHAGA.—SUPPLEMENT. 
terminal joints of the antenne black; these examples much resemble Coytiera fulvipes, 
which may, however, be distinguished by the strongly rounded sides and acute angles 
of the thorax. 
| EPHYRHA. (To precede the genus Coytiera, p. 126.) 
Ephyrea, Lefévre, Aun. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1889, p. 332. 
Ephyrea contains some small species having the general shape of Noda, but with 
more elongate antenne and a strongly transverse thorax. Two species from the State 
of Panama are here referred to it. 
1. Ephyrea exigua. 
Greenish-black, the basal joints of the antenne and the legs fulvous; thorax and elytra obscure violaceous- 
black, the former finely and remotely punctate, the latter finely punctate-striate. 
Length 3 line. 
Head finely’ and remotely punctured, the clypeus not separated from the face, the eyes entire, the labrum 
and palpi fulvous; antenne more than half the length of the body, fulvous, the seventh and following 
joints stained with fuscous and gradually thickened ; thorax very short and transverse, the sides strongly 
widened and rounded at the middle, and: thence to the base nearly straight, the surface finely and remotely 
punctured, the punctures of unequal size, the anterior angles produced into a small tooth; elytra with a 
shallow depression below the base, of a dark violaceous or purplish colour, distinctly and regularly 
punctate-striate, the punctures somewhat geminate towards the base, in single rows and more distant 
near the apex; legs fulvous; prosternum broad, widened at the base. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
2. Ephyrea isthmica. (Tab. XL. fig. 19.) 
Elongate, strongly narrowed posteriorly, metallic greenish; antennsw and legs fulvous; thorax rather closely 
punctured ; elytra strongly geminate-punctate-striate, the sides with three sharply raised longitudinal 
coste. 
Length 1 line. 
Head remotely and finely punctured, the interstices minutely granulate; labrum and mandibles fulvous ; 
antenne: extending to about one-third the length of the elytra, fulvous, the terminal joints strongly thick- 
ened ; thorax short, more than twice as broad as long, the sides strongly widened and rounded, the ante- 
rior angles dentiform, the surface closely punctured at the sides, more sparsely so on the disc; scutellum 
impunctate; elytra narrow and convex, pointed at the apex, the punctuation stronger than that of the 
thorax, arranged in double rows anteriorly, but in single rows near the apex, the interstices somewhat 
opaque, raised into three sharp coste at the sides, of which the intermediate one is the highest, this 
latter commencing at the shoulder, and extending towards the apex, where it is joined to the pre- 
ceding costa; legs fulvous. 
Hab. Panama, Peta Blanca (Champion). 
A single specimen. In its narrowly elongate and pointed shape this insect differs 
totally from the allied species; but the form of the thorax and other structural 
characters agree with Ephyrea. It is probable that the example before me is of the 
female sex. . isthmica is well distinguished by the sharply raised lateral coste of 
the elytra. 
