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Nov., 1943, 1944, i945j Gallego; Venecia, July 1942, 1943, Gallego; 
Segovia, Sept. 1944. Gallego; El Picacho, May 1942, Gallego; 
Sopetran, July 1943, Gallego. Cundinamarca. Gacheta, Aug. 27, 
1941, Murillo (5220). Boyaca. Guayata, Oct. 18, 1940, Murillo 
(5297). Santander. San Vicenti de Chucun, June 8, 1935, Murillo 
( 83 ). 
While Curinus coeruleus Mulsant does occur in Colombia, it seems 
to be quite rare and it is generally replaced by C. colombianus , which 
has a wide distribution in the country. Large specimens of C. colom- 
bianus can be immediately distinguished from small specimens of 
C. coeruleus by the uniform reddish-yellow color of the underside. 
In addition to the Colombian material listed above, one specimen 
believed to have come from Costa Rica, and one specimen from 
British Honduras, Belize, Sept. 1959, N. L. H. Krauss have been 
seen. 
Phaenochilus renipunctus n. sp. 
(Fig. 4) 
Length: 3.7 mm. Upper surface pale yellowish-brown, each 
elytron with a piceous black, oblique, reniform spot just behind the 
humeral callus. Under surface and legs pale yellowish brown except 
for the metasternum which is somewhat darker. Front of head 
slightly concave between the large eyes, finely and sparsely punctulate 
near eyes, impunctate medially. Pronotum polished, very finely and 
shallowly punctulate, basal angles obsolete, lateral margins near 
obtuse frontal angles finely reflexed. Scutellum very small, triangular. 
Elytra with lateral margins broadly reflexed, surface polished, finely, 
shallowly and sparsely punctulate, the punctures near sutural and 
lateral margins deeper and more evident than those on disc. The 
reniform spot is two and a half times longer than its width at mid- 
point; it commences two-thirds its least width behind the basal 
margin and extends backward and outward toward but not reaching 
the reflexed portion of the elytron. Elytral epipleura shallowly but 
distinctly foveolate for reception of femoral apices of second and 
third legs. Abdomen with five visible sternites (female), metacoxal 
arcs strong, running backward and outward nearly to margin of 
sternite, then following sternite margin toward lateral margin of 
abdomen. Fifth sternite (female) evenly rounded. Tibiae each with 
a sinuate denticle much as in Chilocorus. Tarsal claw with elongate, 
triangular basal tooth which is two-thirds as long as the apical half 
of claw. 
Type: a female. M. C. Z. No. 31 143, from Morotai I., Indonesia, 
Sept., 1944, P. J. Darlington. 
