590 mr. h. w. bates on new [May 21 , 



palpis, antennis et pedibus piceo-rufis ; thoruce valde transverso, 

 ante medium late rotundato, delude vix sinuatim angustato, an- 

 gulis posticis rectis, anticis omnino rotundalis, supra impunctato, 

 fovea basali utrinque magna irregulari, subrugata : elytris 

 thorace basi latioribus, apice profunde sinuatis, supra (6) 

 fortiter striatis, interstitiis dorso subplanis, duobus marginalibus 

 alutaceo-opacis ; $ hand striatis, opacis, sutura costisque 

 tribus elevatis nitidis. 



Long. 6-7 Hn. d 2 • 



Hub. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



NOTIOBIA PARILIS. 



Glabra, capite thoraceque chalybeis, elytris cupreo-violaceis, subtus 

 nigra, antennis, pedibus antennisque interdum piceo-rufis ; thorace 

 valde transverso, ante medium late rotundato, deinde sinuatim an- 

 gustato, angulis posticis rectis, anticis omnino rotundatis ; elytris 

 utroque sexu politis, sulcato-striatis, interstitiis omnibus valde 

 convexis, apice sinuatis (nee dentatis). 



Long. 6| lin. d $? • 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



NOTIOBIA LIMBIPENNIS. 



Subcupreo-cenea, nitida; thorace valde transverso, medio rotundato- 

 dilatato,postice modice anguslato, angulis posticis vix rectangulis ; 

 elytris oblongo-ovatis, apice fortiter sinuatis et extus dentatis, 

 profunde striatis, limbo laterali (apicem versus latiore) alutaceo 

 subtestaceo-opaco, fovea etiam lata antico-discoidali paullo alu- 

 taceo-opaca, interstitio tertio postice unipunctato ; antennis, 

 palpis et pedibus rufo-piceis. 



Long. 5| lin. c? • 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



NOTIOBIA LEIROIDES. 



Latior, supra ccneoolivacea, labro, antennis basi, palpis et pedibus 

 rufis ; thorace valde transverso, medio rotvndato-dilatato, postice 

 angustato, angulis posticis rectangulis ; elytris apice paullulum 

 sinuatis, regulariter striatis, interstitiis (equulibus, apicem versus 

 angustioribus, marginalibus subopacis, tertio postice unipunctato, 

 margine apicali testaceo. 



Long. 7 lin. $. 



Hab. Mexico, Vera Cruz (Boucard). 



NOTIOBIA CUPREOLA. 



Angustior, polita, nigro-cenea, elytris cupreo-violaceis ; antennis 

 (articulis 1«»o-3«m nigris exceptis) labro, palpis et tarsisfulvo-tes- 

 taceis ; thorace lateribus antice valde rotundatis, postice vix sinu- 

 atim angustato ; angulis posticis fere rectis, supra impunctato, 

 foveis basalibus latis vagis ; elytris ( <$ 2 ) apice oblique leviter 



