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9. Tomaspis preminiata, sp. n. (Tab. XI. figg. 8, 8 a.) 
Quoad formam sculpturamque precedenti similis, sed capite pronotoque totis, scutello (apice excepto), parte 
humerali, fasciaque mediali tegminum, pectore femoribusque lete miniatis. 
Very like the preceding, but with the whole head and pronotum, as well as the scutellum (except the extreme 
point), humeral portion, and central fascia of the tegmina, and the underside of the body, except the 
abdomen, bright scarlet ; the femora, with the exception of the apex of the anterior and posterior pairs, 
are also scarlet. 
Long. 153 millim.; lat. 8 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
This may eventually turn out to be a form of 7. mylabroides. 
Group 3. 
This group includes a large number of moderate or small-sized species, mostly of ovate 
shape; the colour varies somewhat, but is usually in transverse bands. So far as I have 
seen, the bulk of the American species of Cercopine belong to this group, some of 
them being very abundant. 
10. Tomaspis limbata, sp.n. (Lab. XI. figg. 9, 9a.) 
Ovata, parum nitida, nigra, metopidio producto; pronoto latitudine sesquilongiori, sat fortiter rugoso-punctato, 
marginibus (antico excepto) miniatis; scutello nigro; tegminibus perdense sculpturatis, marginibus 
omnibus anguste miniatis ; corpore subtus pedibusque piceis, metasterno interdum rufescenti. 
A moderate and somewhat variably-sized insect, black, with the posterior and lateral margins of the pronotum 
and all the margins of the tegmina, except occasionally near the scutellum, narrowly scarlet; sculpture 
of the pronotum rather strong, very close, that of the tegmina very dense and fine, the apex of the latter 
very slightly reticulate ; underside and legs pitchy, the metasternum reddish. 
Long. 123 millim.; lat. 6 millim. 
Hab. Mexico (Signoret, in Mus. Vind. Cas.; Mus. Brit.); Guatemaua, Purula in 
Vera Paz (Champion). 
One of Signoret’s specimens is larger and has the posterior border of the pronotum 
more broadly scarlet, while a second has only the basal margin of the pronotum scarlet. 
The name “‘limbata” is a MS. name of Signoret’s attached to the last-mentioned 
specimen. An example from Purula is figured. 
11. Tomaspis discontinua, sp. n. (Tab. XI. figg. 10, 10a.) 
Oblongo-ovata, parum nitida, nigra, metopidio producto; pronoto basi lateribusque late flavescentibus, latitudine 
sesquilongiori, dense rugoso-punctato; scutello nigro flavo-marginato; tegminibus nigris, limbo sat lato 
ab humeris ad medium vel usque ad tertiam partem apicalem vix rugosam extenso; corpore subtus antice 
nigro, metasterno abdomineque flavescentibus ; pedibus piceis. 
Variat colore rufo vel rufo-flavescenti. 
Oblong-ovate, dull, very closely sculptured, black, with the posterior and lateral margins of the pronotum, the 
margins of the scutellum, and a rather broad border at the margin of the tegmina yellow or red; the 
tegminal border ceases at the middle, or reaches further towards the apex, but always ceases at some 
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