187S -J GEODEPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA. 500 



Long. 5 1 lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua {Belt) . 



COLPODES LEBIOIDES. 



C. chalybeo affinis, niger, capite thoraceque ceneo-tinctis, elytris 

 cceruleis; antennis tarsisque rufo-piceis ; capite parvo, max pone 

 oculos angustato ; thorace parvo, quadrate, medio leviter dilatato, 

 angulis posticis subrectis ; elytris latiusculis et brevibus, paulo 

 converts, apice hand sinuatis, acute striatis, interstitiis plans. 



larsi supra trisulcati. r 



Long. 3-3f lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



COLPODES PRINCEPS. 



C. cseruleornarginato affinis, ccvruleus, elytris Icete purpureo- 

 cupreis; thorace ant ice magis quam postice angustato, medio sub- 

 angulatim dilatato, lateribus postice nullomodo sinuatis, anqulis 

 wrulel S! S Striat °-P unctatis > m <*rgine incrassato 



Long. 5| lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua {Belt). 



COLPODES SUPERBUS. 



C. cseruleomarginato affinis, nigro-politus, elytris late aureo- 

 cupreis; palpis, antennis et tarsis rufo-piceis ; capite mow none 

 oculos prommentes angustato : thorace medio fortiter dilatato 

 antice gradatim postice citius et valde sinuatim angustato ; anqulis 



Lon 6°Un U$ ' *"** ' dytr0rum striis vix ^nspicuis. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



COLPODES VIRIDIAURATUS. 



C caeruleomarginato affinis, subtus chalybeus, supra Icete viridi- 

 ceneis, elytris mterdum viridi-auratis vel cupreo-auratis ; capite 

 mox pone oculos prominentes angustato ; thorace valde transversa, 

 lateribus regulariter rotundatis, postice hand sinuatis, angulis 

 posticis hand exstantibus, vix rectis , elytris conspicue striata- 



JJliiitljL (Xv%S • 



Long. 7 lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



COLPODES CHRYSOPTERUS. 



Elongatus, niger nitidus, elytris aurato-mneis ; thoracis marqine 

 palpis, antennis et tarsis rufescenti-piceis ,■ capite mox pone oculos 

 magnos subito angustato ; thorace fere ut in C. cseruleomarginato, 

 medio mtundato-dilatato, lateribus postice sinuato-angustatis, an- 

 gulis posticis subrectis,- elytris elongatis, striata -nunc talis, ver- 

 sus apicemstrus acute incisis et minus punctulatis. 



larsi tat i, subtus dense pubescentes, articulo 4 to bilobo 



Long. 5£ hn. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



