240 PHYTOPHAGA.—SUPPLEMENT. 
3. Phaneta (?) chrysodinoides. 
Blackish, above metallic dark blue or obscure wneous; the base of the antenne, the apex of the tibia, and the 
tarsi more or less fulvous ; thorax closely punctured, the punctures partly oblong ; elytra closely punctate- 
striate; the apex of the anterior tibie produced into a tooth. 
Var. Legs entirely fulvous. 
Length 13 line. 
Head rather closely and strongly punctured, the clypeus not separated from the face, the eyes notched at their 
inner margin; labrum fulvous, the disc piceous; antenne extending to the middle of the elytra, the 
terminal joints gradually thickened, the lower six joints fulvous, the basal one stained with piceous above, 
the third and fourth joints equal; thorax transversely convex, narrowed in front, the sides rounded, the 
anterior angles acute, the surface rather closely punctured, the punctures somewhat elongate in shape at 
the sides; scutellum broad, smooth ; elytra subcylindrical, convex, without basal depression, more strongly 
punctured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in close rows ; legs robust, the apices of the tibiz and 
the tarsi fulvous; the anterior tibie produced into an acute tooth at the apex; the anterior margin of the 
prothoracic episterna slightly convex. 
Hab. Mexico, Pinos Altos in Chihuahua (Buchan-Hepburn), Ventanas, Refugio, and 
Ciudad in Durango (Hoge, Forrer). 
This insect has the appearance of a species of Chrysodina. It possesses the principal 
structural characters of Phaneta; but is somewhat doubtfully included by me in that 
genus, owing to the more transversely-shaped thorax, the much less convex anterior 
margin of the prothoracic episterna, and the dentate anterior tibiae. M. Lefévre is of 
opinion that the species is best placed in Phaneta. The breast has generally a metallic 
greenish tint, but the rest of the underside is nearly black. 
COLASPOIDES (p. 185). 
Colaspoides chiriquensis (p. 186). 
To the Panama locality given, add :—Bugaba (Champion). 
This species proves to be very variable in colour, and amongst the numerous 
specimens since received the following varieties are to be found :— 
a. Above bright cupreous or aureous. 
b. The head and thorax aureous, the elytra dark blue with the apical margin aureous. 
c. Above entirely dark blue, the legs piceous. 
These additional examples vary in size from 24 to 3 lines. The dark blue form 
might easily be mistaken for C. wnicolor, Jac.; but in that species the general shape is 
narrower, the head has a triangular groove, the antenne have only the basal joints 
fulvous, and the thorax is strongly narrowed at the sides and more punctured. 
4(a). Colaspoides fulgurans. 
Coiaspoides fulgurans, Lefévre, Revue et Mag. Zool. 1875, p. 188°. 
Hab. Costa Rica (Van Patten).—Braziu1. 
Two Costa Rican specimens before me agree entirely with a Brazilian one named by 
