1878.] geodkphagous coleoptera. 605 



Caloph^ena cruciata. 



C. acuminates (Oliv.) affinis. Nigro-cyanea, nitida ; elytris 

 utrinque maculis magnis quadratis duabus (interstitia sex occu- 

 pantibus) albo-testaceis, basi et apice anguste cruceque mediana 

 nigro-eyaneis ; thoraee valde elongato, anticemagis quam postice 

 recte angustato ; elytris punctulato-striatis, interstitiis modice 

 convexis ; antennis articidis 5°-ll um fulvis. 



Long. 6i| lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt). 



Caloph^ena laevigata. 



C. acuminata (01.) affinis. Colore Icetlus cyanea ; elytris medio 

 violaceis, striis (apud maculas albas exceptis) nullo modo im- 

 pressis ; thoraee valde elongato, antice subrotundatim, postice 

 sinuatim angustato ; elytris aculeatis, maculis utrinque duabus 

 transversis, albo-testaceis, prima interstitia 5, secunda 6 occupante. 



Long. 6£ lin. 



Hab. Panama\ 



Catascopus chontalensis. 



Supra Icete viridi-ceneus, elytrorum limbo aurato, pectore et pedi- 

 bus nigro-piceis, abdomine castaneo ; capite post oculos gradatim 

 modice angustato, sed haud elongato-, oculis valde exstantibus ; 

 thoraee transverso vel late cordato, angulis anticis modice prowctis, 

 margins exteriore late explanato et valde rotundato usque ad 

 summum angulum, postice sinuatim angustato, angulis posticis 

 exstantibus acutis; elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis vix convexis. 



Long. 6 lin. 



Hab. Chontales, Nicaragua (Belt, Janson), 4 exempl. 



The elytra viewed from the front against the light have a delicate 

 milky opalescent bloom, as in C. validus, to which the species is 

 very closely allied. 



Catascopus angtjlicollis. 



Supra viridi-ceneus, corpore subtus pedibusque nigro- vel rufo-pieeis, 

 abdomine castaneo; capite mox pone oculos subito angustato; 

 thoraee subquadrato, angulis anticis angustis promiuulis, margine 

 explanato, laterali angusto, ante medium angulato, postice sinua- 

 tim angustato, angulis posticis prominulis acutis, sup>ra distinc- 

 tius transversim strigato, margine explanato grosse punctato ; 

 elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis paullidum convexis. 



Long. 6 lin. 



Hab. Chontales (Belt). 



COPTODERA SCINTILLANS. 



C. acutipenni (Buq.) affinis. Elongato-oblonya, supra capite tho- 

 raceque aarato-viridibus politissimis, elytris aurato-cupreis ; 

 partibus oris, epistomate, antennis, corpore subtus pedibusque 

 fulvo-testaceis, tibiis obscuris ; thoraee valde transverso, lateribus 

 rotundatis nullo modo angulatis, margine late elevato-explanato, 



