collection of Colcoptcra from Jamaica, (§'c. 307 



Copidita lateralis. 



Pallide flava, teiiviissime griseo-pubescens ; oculis nigris; 

 elytris vitta lata marginali pallide griseo-violacea. 

 Long. 5 lin. 



Head rather broad, finely but distinctly, and . rather 

 thickly, punctured. Antennas a little shorter than the 

 el}'tra. Thorax a little bi'oader in front than the head 

 including the eyes, a trifle longer than its greatest width, 

 moderately narrowed posteriorly, very thickly, finely and. 

 obscurely punctured, the sides in front of the middle are 

 rather strongly rounded. Elytra two-fifths broader than 

 the thorax and four times longer, convex, very closely and 

 finely-rugosely punctured ; each elytron has three costfe, 

 two on the back and one lateral, the greyish-violet stripe 

 commences at the second dorsal costa and extends to the 

 margin. 



Hah. — St. Domingo, Jamaica. 



Copidita elegans, sp. n. 



Elongata, flavo-testacea, tenue pubescens; oculls nigris; 

 thorace creberrime evidenter punctato, basi angustato, 

 lateribus antice bene rotundato ; elytris tricostatis, cre- 

 berrime subtiliter pimctulatis, linea tenui laterali violacea. 



Long. 3| lin. 



Relatively more narrow and elongate than any of the 

 preceding, with longer and more slender antennte, and 

 with the thorax more narrowed behind. Head very 

 closely and rather finely and distinctly punctured, with 

 two shallow impressions between the eyes. Thorax dis- 

 tinctly longer than broad, very closely and (compared 

 with its allies) rather strongly punctured; strongly nar- 

 rowed behind the middle, almost constricted, very promi- 

 nently rounded at the sides in front. Elytra closely and 

 very finely punctured, with a bluish-violet narrow stripe 

 extending from the shoulder nearly to the apex. 



Hub. — St. Domingo. 



Copidita tenella, sp. n. 



Flavo-testacea, breviter griseo-pubescens ;. oculis ni- 

 gris ; thorace longitudine hand latiori, leviter convexo, 

 basin versus paulo angustato, lateribus antice rotundatis; 

 elytris creberrime punctulatis, griseo- nigris, violaceo- 



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