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oblique spot extending from the suture to the margin. The prosternal chin-piece is 

 gently and widely emarginate. The prosternum is closely and finely rugose, slightly 

 pubescent in the middle ; the intercoxal process is very slightly convex, truncate at the 

 apex. The metasternum is closely punctured, with an elongate central puncture 

 behind. The abdomen is rather finely punctured at the apex, rugose at the base ; all 

 the middle part of the basal segment clothed with yellowish velvety pile. The sides of 

 the second segment are clothed with yellow pile, as are also the posterior angle of the 

 metasternum and the whole of the posterior coxae. The lateral carina of the basal 

 segment of the abdomen is deeply angularly excised about the middle, with a yellow 

 spot above. 



5. Paradomorphus emarginatus. 



Elongatus, angustus, nitidus ; capite cyaneo-viride, longitudinaliter sulcato ; thorace cyaneo, obsolete trans- 

 versim striolato, tenue hand crebre punctato ; elytris purpureis, crebre subasperato-punctatis, postice 

 attenuatis, apice profunde emarginato, vitta suturali maculaque ante medium pallide flavis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Hab. Mexico, Acapulco in Guerrero (Edge). 



The head is moderately closely and finely punctured ; the longitudinal channel is 

 rather deep at the top of the face, shallow in front ; the face is rather flat, with a very 

 slight ovate swelling on each side of the median channel. The thorax is somewhat 

 narrowed at the base ; shining, the striation not very distinct ; transversely impressed 

 at the base, with a shallow round fovea in the middle of the posterior margin; the 

 posterior ridge is distinct, curved outwards and downwards to meet the margin beyond 

 the middle. The elytra have the subcosta very distinct, gradually approaching the 

 suture posteriorly ; each elytron has a small pale yellow spot at about one third from 

 the base, and a narrow sutural stripe extending from rather behind the middle to the 

 apex ; the apex itself is very deeply cut out, leaving the sutural angle acutely denti- 

 form. The prosternal chin-piece is arcuate, nearly straight in the middle. The pro- 

 sternum is strongly punctured, sparsely pubescent ; the intercoxal process is subparallel, 

 with the lateral margins thickened, raised, and smooth, the apex truncate, with the 

 angles slightly prominent. The metasternum has a small elongate central puncture, 

 with an elongate white spot at some distance from the side. The abdomen is finely 

 and not very closely punctured ; the basal segment with a white stripe at some distance 

 from the side ; the second and third segments each with a small white spot at the 

 side. 



6. Paradomorphus elegantulus. 



Cupreo-seneus, parum nitidus, capitis vertice thoraceque purpureis, elytris nigro-asneis flavo-maculatis ; capite 

 antice crebre rugoso, vertice strigoso ; thorace transversim strioloso, postice transversim leviter impresso, 

 ad angulos anticos macula alba notato ; elytris creberrime subasperato-punctatis, aureo-maculatis, apice 

 emarginato, denticulate. 



Long. 2f lin. 



