212 COCCI^ELLIDJE. 



Guerrero, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith) ; Beitish Honduras, Rio Hondo and Rio 

 Sarstoon (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, near the city, Capetillo, Duenas, Zapote, San 

 Geronimo, Chacoj, Panzos {Champion) ; Honduras (Salle) ; Nicaragua, Chontales 

 (Janson); Costa Rica (Van Patten), Volcan de Irazu (Rogers); Panama, Volcan de 

 Chiriqui, Caldera, San Feliz (Champion).— Colombia 1 2 5 6 , Bogota 6 ; Venezuela, Cara, T 

 cas 6 ; Guiana, Cayenne 1 2 ; Brazil * 2 , Rio Janeiro 4 ; Amazons, Para 4 , Ega 4 , Santarem 4 . 



An examination of the types shows that the three names quoted above belong to one 

 species. The greater or less distinctness of the black patch on each elytron depends 

 very much on the freshness of the specimens. The tibiae, especially the front pair, 

 have a dilatation at the apex, besides that near the middle, and so the front pair appear 

 to have two tooth-like expansions ; by this character they may easily be distinguished 

 from Exoplectrce, as well as by the very fine and close punctuation, and by the fine 

 marginal line on the base of the thorax in front of the scutellum. 



A large number of Azya luteipes have been received by us ; it occurred especially 

 abundantly at Capetillo. A. luteipes is very variable in size. 



2. Azya pontbrianti. 



Azyapontbrianti, Muls. Spec. Col. Trim, secur. p. 929 x ; Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 279 2 . 



Hal. Mexico, Acapulco in Guerrero (Edge).— South America, Cayenne l 2 , Monte 

 Video 2 , Chili 2 . 



This species only differs from A. luteipes in having the breast red, and I do not think 

 it can be regarded as more than a colour-variety, especially as the specimens referred 

 to it by Crotch from Chili and Monte Video fail in this respect, the one from Chili 

 having the sterna piceous, and that from Monte Video being absolutely as in A. luteipes. 

 There is, however, among specimens of the latter collected by Hoge at Acapulco, an 

 example with the breast entirely red, and it would be well to examine more specimens 

 of this kind before sinking the name as a synonym. 



LADORIA. 



Ladoria, Mulsant, Spec. Col. Trim, secur. p. 928 (1850) ; Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 280 ; Chapuis, 

 Gen. Col. xii. p. 222. 



The Ladoriw are very like the species of Azya, but have the tibiae not widened into 

 a tooth-like expansion ; they are, however, compressed externally, with the edge flattened, 

 the ciliated margins forming a sort of groove for the reception of the tarsi when folded 

 back. The eyes are not cut out opposite the insertion of the antennae. The base of 

 the thorax is not margined. The epipleurae of the elytra have a small rather obsolete 

 fovea for the hind tibiae. The claws are bind. 



Ladoria is very close to Chnoodes ; indeed I can hardly think it distinct, the differences 

 relied on being very small and of rather specific than generic value. 



Crotch added two species from South America to the one described by Mulsant. 



