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my metallic lustre ; head and prothorax punctured, the punctures larger 
r on the latter ; epistoma separated from the front by a well-marked lunate 
)n : prothorax sub-quadi-ate, but little convex, a little wider than long, sides 
I anteriorly, the fore angles very strongly produced and pointed, very 
ounded at the sides — which are not margined, the edges neither reflexed nor 
1, but strongly crenulated ; base strongly bisinuate, the angles obliquely — 
rdly — produced, overlapping the humeral angles of the elytra ; two fove^, 
ach side the middle, near the base, connected by a rather broad, trans- 
ghtly outwardly curved impression : scutellum smooth : elytra but little 
an the prothorax at the base, but little convex, sub-parallel, or very 
' widened to three-fourths their length, thence narrowed to the apex ; each 
3 rows of well-marked, oblong punctures, the intervals — except at the apex, 
ey are a little transversely wrinkled, flat and smooth ; under-side and legs 
irown ; sterna and abdomen strongly and closely punctured ; tibiae finely 
ely punctured : antennae blackish-brown. 
b. Nicaragua fChontales) ; discovered by Mr. E. Jansou, Jim. 
bte this species to Edwiu Brown, Esq., of Burtou-ou-Trent. 
Taepela oblongopunctata, n. sp. 
jth 3 lines. — Head and prothorax brown, shghtly bronzed, closely and 
inctured, the punctures well marked : prothorax a little convex, base mo- 
Disinuate and somewhat strongly margined, hind angles not quite so produced 
preceding species : elytra shining green with purplish-coppery reflections, 
a brilliant, purpKsh-coppery stripe down by the suture ; somewhat convex 
tie more expanded at the sides than in T. Brownii ; each with nine rows of 
unctures, which become much stronger and less approximate at the sides ; 
finely punctured, nearly flat on the middle, transversely irregular, or reticu- 
inkled at the sides and apex ; the 3rd and 7th intervals, for a short distance 
eir junction near the apex, are somewhat abruptly elevated, forming two 
tee, which converge to a point behind, at their junction : under-side reddish- 
unctured, the abdomen being also finely longitudinally wrinkled ; legs, 
., a little paler ; tibiee densely punctured ; two last joints of the antennae 
brown. 
b. Mexico. 
e present species forms part of the collection Laferte. 
Elomosda, n. g. 
turn flat, subquadrate, transverse, angles rounded, very deeply and broadly 
ite anteriorly,* leaving the labium entirely exposed : the latter prominent, 
sely cordiform : labial palpi moderately separated at base ; last joint a little 
, sub-cylindrical, the apex broadly truncated : inner lobo of maxillcB un- 
last joint of maxillary palpi somewhat broadly securiform : mandibles 
iruncated at the extremity ; lahrum prominent, faintly sinuous in front. 
Or, perhaps, it would be better to say, the anterior half meiiib)anaci.ou3. — F. B. 
