ART. 8. BUPRESTID BEETLES OF MEXICO—FISHER. 81 
emarginate; base feebly, transversely sinuate to near middle of ely- 
tron, then turning obliquely backward to the scutellum, in front of. 
which it is obsoletely, arcuately emarginate; surface rather broadly 
flattened along the sides, the lateral margin slightly elevated, and 
with an obsolete lateral carina, which is more distinct at middle than 
base, there is also a broad deep depression in front of the posterior 
angle, sparsely punctate, the punctures very shallow and stelliform; 
intervals nearly smooth on the disk, becoming densely granulate- 
striolate at the sides and in the depressions. Scutellum nearly smooth 
and broadly triangular. Elytra feebly convex, as wide as pronotum at 
base, widest just behind the middle; humeral angles broadly rounded, 
sides feebly expanding to just behind the middle, then strongly, arcu- 
ately attenuate to the tips, which are conjointly narrowly rounded, 
the lateral margins distinctly serrate; humeri prominent; each elytron 
with a broad deep depression at the base, and narrow, deeper one 
between the humerus and the lateral margin, extending along the 
margin from the humeral angle to near the apex, the depression is 
slightly broader behind the humerus; surface slightly wrinkled at 
the sides, coarsely, irregularly, and rather densely punctate, the punc- 
tures becoming obsolete behind the middle; interval nearly smooth. 
Abdomen beneath finely and densely reticulate-striolate, with a few 
obsolete punctures, and very sparsely clothed with short, incon- 
spicuous, cinereous hairs. Prosternum punctured similar to that of 
the abdomen; anterior margin feebly sinuate. Metasternum more 
coarsely punctured than abdomen. 
Length, 2.4 mm.; width, 1.25 mm. 
Type locality.—Paraiso, Canal Zone, Panama. 
Type and paratype.—Cat. No. 25126, U.S.N.M. 
Described from two specimens collected by E. A. Schwarz April 
18, 1911. 
LEIOPLEURA INCONSPICUA Waterhouse. 
Leiopleura inconspicua WATERHOUSE, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Coleopt., vol. 3, pt. 1, 
1889, p. 162. 4 
This species was described from material collected by Mr. Blan- 
caneaux at Belize, British Honduras. It is unknown to the writer 
and is placed in the key on the basis of the original description. 
LEIOPLEURA BICOLOR, new species. 
Oblong, moderately convex, ‘broadly rounded in front, broadly 
attenuate posteriorly, and nearly as wide behind as in front, strongly 
shining; head and pronotum bright green; scutellum piceous; elytra 
cyaneous; beneath piceous. 
Head feebly convex, and broadly depressed on the front, the 
depression rather deep on the front but becoming obsolete on the 
