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Neobrotica hondurensis Jacoby 



Figure 13 



Neobrotica hondurensis Jacoby, in Godman and Salvin, Biologia Centrali-Ameri- 

 cana, Coleoptera, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 577, 1887. 



Between 6 and 7 mm. in length, oblong oval, moderately shiny, 

 although alutaceous, the elytra faintly costate and with strong dense 

 semistriate punctation; head, intermediate joints of the antennae, 

 breast, tibiae and tarsi piceous, the thorax, femora and imdersm*face, 

 except breast, pale; elytra pale with piceous basal, median and apical 

 fasciae, the basal fascia sometimes partly joined with the median and 

 the apical fascia usually with a long narrow indented pale area at the 

 apical end. 



Head with interocular space less than half width of head, frontal 

 tubercles distinct with a median depression above, occiput finely 

 punctate, a narrow carina running down lower front, entirely dark and 

 shiny. Antennae with basal joints reddish brown, intermediate joints 

 dark, the three terminal joints pale yellow. Pro thorax a little wider 

 than long with slightly curved sides and well-marked transverse 

 sulcus, surface faintly alutaceous, finely punctate, entirely pale. 

 Scutellum deep reddish brown. Elytra faintly costate, alutaceous and 

 strongly punctate, a piceous fascia across base, sometimes connected 

 at sides or in u-regular toothUke projections with a broad median 

 dark fascia, a thkd fascia at apex, having a long narrow concavity 

 toward the apex, apex and margin pale. Body beneath pale with 

 the breast piceous, femora pale, tibiae and tarsi dark. Anterior coxal 

 cavities open, hind tibiae with a spine, claws appendiculate. Length 

 6-7 mm.; width 3.3-3.8 mm. 



Type, female, BMNH; one paratype female, BMNH; one paratype, 

 male, MCZ; all from Rio Hondo, British Honduras, collected by 

 Blancaneau. 



Other localities: Pancina and Cubilguitz, Vera Paz, Guatemala, 

 Champion, collector; Cacao, Trece Agua, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala, 

 Barber and Schwarz, collectors. 



Remarks: This is an unusually dark and heavily marked species 

 and easily recognized. 



Neobrotica simiilans Jacoby 



Figure 14 



Neobrotica simulans Jacoby, in Godman and Salvin, Biologia Centrali-Americana, 

 Coleoptera, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 577, 1887. 



About 5.5 mm. in length, oblong oval, somewhat shiny, although 

 alutaceous, the elytra faintly costate and with strong, moderately 

 dense semistriate punctures; head, intermediate joints of antennae 

 and breast piceous, a piceous fascia on elytra divided narrowly by a 



