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basal fourth, a fascia interrupted at the suture and not reaching 
lateral margins, being located behind the middle. Two other | 
roundish tomentose spots on each elytron in apical area. Basal 
area, up to the fascia, glossy, coarsely and confluently punc- 
tured and rugose toward the lateral margins, the sculpture sim- 
ilar to that found in species of the genus Collyris. Apical half 
finely and densely punctured and beset with black pubescence, 
which disappears toward apex. Underside irregularly punc- 
tured and finely setose. Episterna of metathorax with a white 
tomentose patch. First abdominal segment with a bluish white 
spot toward each lateral margin. Legs sparsely punctured and 
finely setose. Apical part, dorsally, of femora, tibiz, and tarsi 
entirely, bluish white tomentose. 
Male, length, 21 millimeters; width, 3. Female, length, 22 
millimeters; width, 3.3. 
PANAY, Antique, Culasi (R. C. McGregor). Type in my 
collection. 
Three other specimens from Luzon, Paete, Laguna Province, 
and Bosoboso, Rizal Province, differ from the typical specimens 
of Panay in the following respect: The punctation on the basal 
half of the elytra is distinctly less pronounced and is sparser 
and less confluent. 
Pharsalia mindanaoensis sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 7. 
Black, prothorax reddish brown, elytra with numerous pale 
reddish and very irregular narrow bands or spots. Head black, 
finely and sparsely silvery gray pubescent, front finely and 
densely punctured with a few scattered coarse punctures. A 
fine medial groove reaching to vertex. Antenne black, finely 
Pubescent, last five joints entirely white. Prothorax much 
broader than long, densely reddish brown pubescent. The spine 
at the lateral margins is located slightly behind the middle. 
An anterior and posterior submarginal groove. Discal area 
with some coarse scattered punctures, an indistinct ridge in the 
Posterior half. Elytra black with numerous irregular combi- 
nations of pale reddish bands, which are more condensed toward 
the apex. Black areas with scattered coarse punctures. Un- _ 
derside pale reddish brown, middle of abdominal segments 
blackish. Last abdominal segment strongly emarginate. Legs 
black, finely and sparsely silvery gray pubescent. 
Length, 25 millimeters; width, 7.5. 
INDANAO, Surigao, Surigao. Type in my collection. 
