neio species of Cleridce. 2G1 



straight. Legs pale, femora more or less margined and 

 clouded with pitchy; tibiae darker at their base, and partly 

 margined. 



Hab. — Aceytmia, Guatemala (O. Salvin) ; at an eleva- 

 tion of 5,100 feet. 



Hydnocera Guatemalce, n. sp. 



Nigro-picea, nitida, ore, antennis, palpis, pedibusqne 

 flavis ; elytris pallidis, sutura antice, macula mediana tri- 

 angulari communi, humero, et apice piceis; thoracis mar- 

 gine antico et postico tenuissime albido-flavis. 



Long. 2^ lin. 



Head wide, crown shining, clothed Avith short depressed 

 hairs ; mouth and antennae entirely pale. Thorax shining, 

 irregularly punctured, widened below anterior constriction, 

 narrowed behind, the front and hind margins pale testa- 

 ceous. Elytra coarsely punctured, shining pale Avhitish- 

 yellow ; the humerus, a triangular spot on the suture (its 

 angles scarcely reaching the margin), and an apical spot 

 V round internally) Avith the suture itself in front black or 

 pitchy; apex truncate, sutural and marginal angles ser- 

 rate, legs entirely pale, body pitchy black. 



Hub. — Guatemala (Salvin), alt. 5,000 feet. 



Obs. — Allied to H. pallipennis, Say {serrata, Newm.), 

 distinguished by the larger size, thorax with pale mar- 

 gins, coarser punctuation and form of markings. 



Hydnocera Jiavifemorata, n. sp. 



Nigro-cyanea, nitida, distincte punctulata ; elytris nigro- 

 piceis, macula basali fasciaque mediana sutura interru])ta 

 albidis ; pedibus nigro-piceis, femorum basi pallidis, ore 

 cum antennarum basi testaceis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Allied to cincta. Spin. ; distinguished by the pale spot 

 on base of elytra, larger size, and blue tint of head and 

 thorax. 



Hab. — Amazon (Bates); coll. Fry. 



Hydnocera pullipes, n. sp. 



Nigro-cyanea, nitida, capite thoraceque minute punc- 

 tatis ; elytris basi, macula mediana pedibus (tibiis posticis 

 nigris) testaceis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Closely allied to preceding species, but with the legs 



