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5 Sides of the prothorax gradually very sinuate basally, the angles 

 scarcely more than right and sharply denned. Body only moder- 

 ately stout, rather convex, strongly shining and bright green, 

 sometimes bluish; under surface more obscure metallic green, the 

 legs black; head not so elongate as in the preceding section, the eyes 

 well developed, the antennae shorter but similarly colored, the three 

 pale basal joints being partially black above; prothorax distinctly 

 wider than the head, a very little wider than long, the sides rounded, 

 the base broadly, evenly arcuate, only slightly narrower than the 

 apex, which is evenly though but just visibly sinuate; surface 

 broadly, evenly convex almost to the finely reflexed lateral margins, 

 with a basal impression near each angle, prolonged obliquely forward 

 parallel with the sides and gradually evanescent; punctures fine 

 and sparse throughout, coarser apically and basally, the rugulosity 

 almost obsolete; elytra a fourth longer than wide, not quite twice 

 as wide as the prothorax, inflated apically, much narrowed basally, 

 the humeri distinct, rounded, the surface sparsely but strongly, 

 unevenly punctate and somewhat rugose, the striae fine, feebly 

 impressed and finely, not very closely punctate; besides the or- 

 dinary punctures of the intervals, there are some widely scattered, 

 which are notably larger, especially on the third, fifth and seventh 

 intervals. Length 7.3-7.6 mm.; width 2.6-2.9 mm. California. 

 [cyanea Mots.] viridis Dej. 



Sides of the prothorax oblique but only very broadly and but just visibly 

 sinuate, the angles broadly obtuse; hind body relatively broader. .6 



6 Form rather strongly ventricose, moderately convex, very shining, 

 bright bluish-green, the elytra rather more bluish, the under surface 

 more obscure blue-green, the legs black as usual; head moderate 

 though but barely narrower than the prothorax, the eyes large and 

 prominent, the surface with a few fine feeble scattered punctures 

 toward the sides, the eyes rather more convex than in viridis, the 

 antennae slightly more elongate; prothorax small, slightly wider than 

 long, the sides rather strongly rounded anteriorly, the basal angles 

 very obtuse, not evidently reflexed but narrowly deplanate and not 

 rounded; base transverse, oblique at the sides, very distinctly nar- 

 rower than the apex; surface convex, finely, transversely and sparsely 

 strigilate, the punctures scarcely evident except toward the periph- 

 ery, having at base near each side a large and very deep rounded 

 impression, not prolonged anteriorly; elytra a fourth longer than 

 wide, barely twice as wide as the prothorax, inflated posteriorly, 

 the apices transversely and rectilinearly truncate, with very broadly 

 rounded external angles, the humeri much rounded; striae extremely 

 fine, not evidently impressed and with very fine, well separated 

 punctures, the intervals nearly flat, barely at all undulated and with 

 very sparse, excessively fine and scarcely discoverable punctures. 

 Length 7.2 mm.; width 2.8 mm. California Levette collection. 



lauta n. sp. 



Form nearly similar but with relatively less narrow head and prothorax, 

 moderately convex, shining, the elytra very faintly alutaceous, deep 

 violaceous-blue, the anterior parts tinged with green, the under 



