266 LAMELLICOENIA. 



(Edge) ; Bkitish Honduras, R. Hondo, R. Sarstoon (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, San 

 Juan in Vera Paz (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt) ; Costa Rica (Van Patten, 

 Bogers) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Bible, Trotsch), Volcan de Chiriqui, Tole (Champion). — 

 South America, Colombia 2 , Venezuela ; West Indies, Guadaloupe 1 . 



2. Antichira aterrima. 



Antichira aterrima, Waterhouse, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1881, p. 538 x . 



Hah. Mexico 1 (Salle, ex coll. Sturm), Ventanas in Durango (Edge) ; Guatemala, 

 Zapote, San Isidro (Champion). 



The majority of our examples are distinguished from the A. tetradactyla (Linn.), from 

 Jamaica, by their narrower form, the thorax also being narrowed slightly from the base 

 forward, and the scutellum decidedly narrower. But rare individuals occur which are 

 scarcely distinguishable from Jamaica specimens in these respects. All, however, have 

 the pygidium finely strigose and punctulate throughout, whilst in A. tetradactyla this 

 segment is smooth on the basal half. Most Mexican examples have a fine submarginal 

 stria along the hind margin of the thorax on each side, of which there is no trace in 

 those from Guatemala. The whole insect is deep polished black. The closely allied 

 A. tristis (Casteln.) from Guadaloupe and St. Martin is distinguished by the numerous 

 smooth sulci of the elytra. 



Sometimes found in numbers flying in the hot sun about the anona and other fruit 

 trees (Champion). 



3. Antichira hirtiventris. (Tab. XV. fig. 10.) 



A. lucidce quoad formam similis, sed differt mesosterni processu paullo dependenti vix clavato, colore minus 

 lsete viridi-aeneo corporeque subtus toto (ventro sparsius) griseo-piloso. Sat anguste oblonga, supra polita 

 fere toto lsevis ; clypeo quam in A. lucida breviore et latius rotundato (fere truncato), margine reflexo ; 

 thorace a medio usque ad apicem recte angustato, basi multo minus quam in A. lucida flexuoso, juxta 

 scutellum utrinque baud anguste sinuato, sed lobo mediano arcuatim emarginato ; pygidio laevissimo, mar- 

 ginibus punctulato-strigosis, pilosis. 



Long. 22-25 millim. tf $ . 



Eab. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch), Volcan de Chiriqui 2500 to 6000 feet (Champion). 



A large number of examples were captured by Mr. Champion. The brighter green 

 individuals approach A. lucida in colour, but the majority are very dark, almost brassy- 

 black. In addition to the points of distinction mentioned above, it may be noted that 

 the conical apex of the pygidium in the male is much less elongated than in A. lucida. 

 In the hairy underside the species approaches the Venezuelan A. pubiventris (Blanch.) ; 

 but the latter is very densely clothed beneath and on the legs and pygidium with long 

 tawny hairs, and the upper surface is rather thickly punctulated. 



4. Antichira rufonitida. (Tab. XV. fig. 9.) 



Macraspis rufonitida, Burm. Handb. der Ent. iv. 1., p. 357 \ 



