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Broad ovate, moderately convex, dilute flavous, shining, the margins hyaline ; the eyes, and a narrow trans- 
verse patch (rounded anteriorly) at the base of the prothorax, black ; the scutellum black, sanguineous at 
the tip ; the elytra with a moderately broad, oblong black annulus on the outer part of the disc, extending to 
beyond the middle and rounded behind, bordered internally and externally with sanguineous, and enclosing 
a large, oval, common flavous patch; the antenne flavous, the apical joint intuscate at the tip; the legs 
and under surface flavous. Antenne moderately long, slender, the apical five joints a little thickened, 
joint 3 scarcely longer than 2. Prothorax twice as broad as long, broadly expanded and reticulate at 
the sides and in front, the disc canaliculate and with a few very minute scattered punctures behind. 
Elytra about three times as long as the prothorax, and much wider than it, deeply emarginate at the 
base, with prominent, rather sharp humeri; the disc moderately convex, hollowed at the sides behind the 
humeral callus and foveate before the middle, with a feebly impressed sutural stria posteriorly, somewhat 
closely seriate-punctate—the punctures fine towards the suture and coarse at the sides,—the flavous 
apical portion almost impunctate, the interstices smooth and flat; the margins broadly expanded, 
becoming gradually narrower towards the apex, smooth and reticulate, separated from the disc by a row 
of moderately deep fovere. Claws simple. 
Length 5}, breadth 43 millim. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu (Rogers). 
One specimen, probably of the female sex. Closely allied to C. ambita, but a little 
smaller and narrower ; the annulus narrower, and rounded at the apex, rather broadly 
bordered on the inner side with sanguineous, and with the outer edge and a spot on 
the humeral callus also sanguineous, and enclosing a large, oval, flavous patch. 
36. Coptocycla puella. (Tab. XI. fig. 5.) 
Coptocycla puella, Boh. Monogr. Cassid. iii. p. 181", and iv. p. 4157; Cat. Col. Ins. Brit. Mus. 
ix. p. 167°. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa!?* (Sallé, Hoge, H. H. Smith); British Honpuras, Belize 
(Blancaneaur); Nicaraeua, Chontales (Belt, Janson); Costa Rica (Sallé); Panama, 
Bugaba, David (Champion). 
This species is not uncommon at Teapa. The antenne are rather short, extending 
to very little beyond the base of the prothorax ; the third joint is short and slender, 
not longer than the second. The South-American C. myops, Boh., is a very close ally 
of this insect. A specimen from Teapa is figured. 
37. Coptocycla bonvouloiri. (Tab. XI. fig. 6.) 
Coptocycla bonvouloiri, Boh. Monogr. Cassid. iv. p. 417°. 
Hab.. Lowzr Cauirornia (Horn).—Mexico (Sallé1), Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer), 
Puebla, Tuxtla (Sallé), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Guatemata, San Isidro 
-Zapote, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
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In the single specimen from Presidio, apparently fully mature, the narrow annulus 
(common to the prothorax and elytra) is interrupted and indistinct, and ferruginous 
instead of black. The antenne are rather short, with the third joint slender and not 
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