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Gracilis, breviter pallido-hirsutus, viridi-seneus ; antennarum articulo basali infra, 2°- 

 4 m basi, femoribus (annulo basali et genibus exceptis) tibiisque (apice excepto) rufo-testaceis ; elytris albo- 

 et flavo-testaceis, fascia ultra medium fusco-senea ; capite crebre longitudinaliter strigoso et punctato ; 

 thorace elongato-cordato, paullulum dilatato, alutaceo-opaco et sparsim punctulato ; elytris acute striatis, 

 striis basi punctatis, interstitiis planatis uniseriatim punctulatis, disco trifoveato, foveola anteriore solum 

 conspicua. 

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Bab. Mexico, Etla (Salle), Vera Cruz, Oaxaca (Hoge) ; Guatemala, Chinautla 

 (Safain x ), near the city, San Geronimo, Rio Naranjo, Paso Antonio (Champion) ; 









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Lachnophorus longulus, Bates, Proc, Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 603 \ 



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Closely allied to L. sculptifi 'ons, but more elongate and convex, with the thorax more 



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aphorus tesselatus, Motschulsky, Bull. Mosc. 1864, hi. p. 221 \ 





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