Nciu Bwpredidoi. 227 



sides with a purplish tint. Elytra dark green, the elevated 

 lines with purplish retiections. Beneath and legs bronzy 

 golden colour. 



Head rugose and sulcate between the eyes. Thorax with 

 the sides regularly but slightly rounded, base straight; 

 surface very closely punctured in front and on the sides, 

 dorsal line impressed at the base ; the puncturation of the 

 portion just above the scutellum finer and more sparse. 

 Elytra acuminate, the sides converging from the base in 

 very slightly curved lines ; surface punctured, except just 

 below the scutellum. Each elytron with four raised smooth 

 lines, sides denticulated posteriorly. Beneath finely and 

 closely punctured. 



Length, 12 lines ; breadth, 3^ lines. 



Hab. Panama. Nicaragua. 



The longer thorax, the absence of the dorsal channel and 

 of any lateral depressions distinguish it from its allies. 

 It should follow P. strictus, Linn. 



Halccia hicolor, E. S. 



Supra cupreo-a^nea. Subtus, viridi-fenea. Tliorace punc- 

 tato, lateribus postice subangulatis, linea dorsali angustis- 

 sima et postice punctata. Elytris sulirugosis striatis, 

 utrinque post medium tribus impressionibus minutis notatis. 

 Sulitus punctatus, pedibus cyaneis. 



Above dull coppery bronze colour, beneath bronzy green. 



Head punctured, slightly impressed in front. Thorax 

 with the sides diverging in straight lines to just above the 

 hind angles, then sub-parallel to the base, thus forming a 

 very obtuse angle. Surface strongly punctured, especially 

 at the sides, dorsal line extremely narrow and smooth, met 

 at its base by a large puncture ; above each posterior angle 

 is a very slight rugose impression. Elytra very finely 

 striated and punctured, the interstices somewhat rugose ; 

 on each, behind the middle, may be seen three very small 

 impressions arranged in a triangular shape ; sides denticu- 

 late posteriorly, apex of each pointed. Beneath and legs 

 punctured, finely pubescent on the sides, tibiic and tarsi 

 cyaneous, femora cyaneous above. 



Lengtli, 10 lines ; breadth, 3f lines. 



Hab. Ega, Amazons. H. W. Bates. 



Should follow chrysodcmoidcs, E. S. 



