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NOTES ON CICINDELIDH AND CARABIDA, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF 
NEW SPECIES (No. 15). 
BY H. W. BATES, F.1.S. 
ODONTOCHEILA VERMICULATA, 0. Sp. 
O. eximice (Lucas) prowime afinis, at multo major et magis robusta ; 
supra nigra, sericeo-nitida, subtus pedibusque nigro-cyaneis, caprte dense 
strigoso, occipite medio solum crebre punctato ; labro et palpis omnino nigris ; 
mandibulis nigris, basi exteriori testaceo-vittato ; thorace medio leviter rotun- 
dato-dilatato, supra crebre et distincte transversim strigoso ; elytris valde 
incequalibus, impressione magna prope humeros, altera discoidali, alterisque 
duabus juxta apicem, basi et apice grosse subrugoso-punctatis, medio vermi- 
culato-rugatis, nigris, viz cupreo- et certo siti cyaneo-micantibus, guttrs albis 
marginalibus duabus parvis, humerale deficient ; pedibus et preecipue tarsis 
quam in O. evimia robustioribus, tarsorum posticorum sulcis vix impressis. 
Long. 53—6 lin. g. 
Taken sparingly in the Macas district, Equador, by Mr. Buckley. 
OpDONTOCHEILA IODOPLEURA, Nl. Sp. 
Ab O. mexicana differt elytris creberrime ruguloso-punctatis. 0. 
margineguttatcee vere affinis, at capite postice magis angustato et thorace 
angustiori ; capite obscure viridi, fronte cupreo-variegato, strigoso ; labro 
nigro (basi excepto), testaceo-marginato ; palpis testaceis, maxillarium arti- 
culis duobus ultimis, labialium articulo apical, piceis ; thorace angusto, medio 
leviter rotundato-dilatato, supra transversim crebre undulatim strigoso, lote 
rubro-cupreo, sulcis fundo viridibus ; elytris supra cequalibus, vitta lata 
suturali purpureo-cuprea, altera exterior’ viridi-cened, tertiaque marginale 
violacea, utroque sexi guttis tribus marginalibus distinctis sub-triangu- 
laribus ; corpore subtus cyaneo ; pedibus violaceo-piceis ; femorum dimidio 
basalt trochanteribusque albo-testacers ; antennarum articulis 4 basalibus 
purpureo-cupreis. Long. 44—5 lin. 3 2. 
Chontales, Nicaragua ; sent home by Mr. Thos. Belt. 
THERATES CALIGATUS, N. Sp. 
Th. coracino similis, at multo minor, angustior, tibiis tarsisque nigris, 
etc. Nigro-violaceus vel nigro-cyaneus ; capite valde ab affinibus diverso, 
pone oculos citius et rectius angustato, gens infra oculos via tumidis ; tubere 
frontal ut in Th. coracino magno, sulcis inter oculos vagis, via distinctis ; 
thoracis parte mediana valde transversa, rotundata ; elytris ad apicem 
breviter (¢ sinuatim) truncatis, angulis prominulis, supra in depresstonibus 
sparsim punctatis et lateribus punctulatis ; antennarum articulo 1° pallide 
testaceo ; palpis testaceis, maxillarium articulis duobus ultimis, labialium 
articulo apicali, piceo-nigris ; pedibus piceo-niaris, cowis, trochanteribus, 
femoribus (et abdomine) rufo-testaceis ; labro ut im Th. coracino prope 
apicem tumido. Long. 63 lin. 3 &. 
