This paper is the second in a planned series designed to cover the ground-beetles of Central America both taxonomically and biogeographically. The area, for purposes of this series, extends from the northern border of Guatemala south to the border between the Republic of Panama and Colombia, including the near shore islands of both oceans. Species that are known to occur now in either Mexico or Colombia in the vicinity of the borders shared with Central American countries, and that may someday be found in Central America, are discussed as well. Included here is part of the subfamily Carabinae, tribes Notiophilini, Loricerini, and Carabini. Other tribes of Carabinae will be covered in another fascicle. Also included herein is a key to the presently described genera of the New World tropics, a classification scheme of the world fauna, and introductory material pertinent to both the series and the present contribution. The following genera are discussed: Notiophilus, Loricera, and Calosoma. All species, none of which are new, are redescribed and some structural parts of each are illustrated. Notes are provided on natural history and distribution for each species; dot maps illustrate the known Central American range of each taxon; and line or shaded drawings depict diagnostic characters.
