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underside of the tibiee, more strongly pronounced in the posterior 
tibiee; claws black. 
Length, 37 millimeters; width, 11. 
Luzon; Ilocos Norte, Bangui. Type in my collection. 
Aphrodisium panayarum sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 8, 2. 
Female.—Head, prothorax, and scutellum metallic purplish 
bronze, very glossy; elytra and legs, except tarsi, dark blue. 
Head with front strongly concave, densely punctured, a medial 
groove which terminates between the eyes on vertex, the latter 
as well as sides of head densely rugulose-punctate. Antenne 
dark blue, first joint densely punctulate, the following joints 
faintly black pubescent. Prothorax constricted and trams- 
versely grooved anteriorly and posteriorly, with a strongly 
pronounced tubercle at the middle of each lateral margin. 
Discal area densely and coarsely rugulose-punctate, very 
faintly pubescent, somewhat raised, forming a rather sharp 
ridge posteriorly. Anterior and posterior grooves in the mid- 
dle smooth. Lateral margins rugulose-punctate. Scutellum 
with a shallow indistinct medial groove, punctured toward the 
margins. Elytra with basal area sparsely and scatteredly 
punctured, glossy and with a violet sheen; toward the middle 
densely punctured and black pubescent, and gradually less 8? 
toward the apex. Medial area with a faint greenish, the apical 
area with a steel-blue, sheen. Abdominal segments scatteredly 
and sparsely punctured, very glossy greenish blue. Femora 
irregularly finely and coarsely punctured and faintly pubescent, 
tibiee densely punctured, especially posterior tibie ie 
blackish pubescent with a fringe of sete. Tarsi rufescent 
ochraceous, claws black. 
hones length, 35 millimeters; width, 9. . 
tine Antique, Culasi (R. C. MeGregor). Type in my cok 
Aphrodisium luzonicum sp. noy. Plate 1, fig. 4, 2. 
— —— and scutellum glossy metallic greenish 
with . e meal blue with a green reflection. Head 
oe SUBNONE:: irregularly coarsely punctured, a ™ 
latter RR ates between the eyes on vertex. ee 
Y punctat : par 
Prothorax similar in ate, sides of head rugulose-pun 
form to A. panayarum, the sculpture 
peg ectge ice: At the disk a well-pronounced bifid pate 
eo ee aecuce. Uilytra, basally, sparsely and scatter 
ward the middle densely punctured and sparsely 
