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resemblance to an Azya, when the denuded patch is observable as it is in fine speci- 

 mens ; while others appear almost glabrous, owing to the pubescence being nearly all 

 rubbed off. Of course the structure of the tibiae will always separate it, and it is in 

 addition much blacker, having, in fact, only a very faint metallic tint. The style of 

 punctuation is also characteristic of this genus. 

 Five specimens. 



DIOKIA. 



Dioria, Mulsant, Spec. Col. Trim, secur. p. 936 (1850) ; Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 295. 



l. Dioria sordida. (Tab. xn. fig. l.) 



Dioria sordida, Muls. Spec. Col. Trim, secur. p. 937 *; Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 296 2 . 



Hah. Mexico, Cordova {Edge), Orizaba (Salle), Yucatan (coll. Crotch) ; Panama, 

 Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui, 2000 to 3000 feet, Tole, San Lorenzo (Champion). — 

 South America, Valparaiso 1 2 . 



Crotch (loo. cit.) refers examples of a Dioria from Mexico to D. setigera, Muls., and 

 states that he had not seen D. sordida ; but in the Cambridge Collection are several 

 examples, one labelled "sordida" in his own handwriting, from Deyrolle's collection, from 

 Yucatan, whereas of D. setigera there are two only from Chili. They are closely allied, 

 perhaps not distinct species ; I therefore retain the name D. sordida for our insect. 



Subfam. ORTALIIDES. 



The Ortaliides are generally distinguished by their large finely-facetted eyes, which 

 occupy a vertical position on the sides of the head, and by a coarse and broken style of 

 punctuation. At present two genera only have been referred to the subfamily from the 

 New World, viz. Zenoria and Pseitdoladoria, Crotch. The typical species of Ortalia 

 are, according to Mulsant, those found in Madagascar, but others occur in the Eastern 



Tropics. 



The Ortaliides have the epistome not emarginate in front, in which they are said by 

 Chapuis to differ from the Chnoodides. I cannot, however, follow the 'distinction. 



Some remarkable insects, for which new generic divisions must be proposed, are here 

 referred to the group. 



NEAPORIA. ^ Proci:iC 5 Muls. 



Tibia hand dentatae vel incisse : fossilise coxales abdominales marginem apicalem segmenti primi baud attin- 

 gentes ; oculi verticales, magni, tenuissime reticulati ; antennas perbreves ; palpi longi, robusti. 



We have species of a genus of Ortaliides which are not Zenorios, in which (taking 

 Z. revestita as the type) the " abdominal plates " so termed (the shallow coxal fossae) 

 are " complete," i. e. reach the hind margin of the segment. The punctuation appears 



biol. centk.-amer., Coleopt., Vol. VII., March 1897. 2 F* 



