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capite Isevi, impunctato ; thorace subquadrato, postice leviter 

 rugoso-punctato, disco Isevi, aiiguste rufo-testaceo translucente 

 marginato ; elytris striatis, interstitiis Isevissime sparsim punc- 

 tulatis, 3°, 6*° et prsesertim 4^^* serie e punctis remotis eviden- 

 tioribus. 

 Long. 3-3| lin., lat. IJ-ll lin. 



Somewhat short, piceous black, rather shining, with a greenish 

 brassy virescence on the upper side, most distinct on the elytra, 

 less so on the thorax, and not at all on the head. Head smooth, 

 polished and impunctate, epistome more or less distinctly marked 

 off by a transverse line. Labrum ferruginous, darkest in the 

 middle; antennae and palpi rufo-testaceous. Thorax depressed, 

 subquadrate, slightly emarginate in front, sides gently rounded, 

 posterior angles obtuse, with a minute lateral projecting tooth, 

 occasioned by the meeting of a narrow marginal beading which 

 runs along the sides and base; sides narrowly and posterior 

 angles broadly translucent rufo-testaceous, disk impunctate, 

 dorsal line distinct, reaching the anterior margin, but not the 

 posterior, anterior semilunar depression very slightly and faintly 

 rugose ; basal portion of thorax finely rugoso-punctate, a very 

 shallow basal depression on each side. Scutellum ferrugineo- 

 piceous, impunctate. Elytra striated, strise deepest at base and 

 apex and impunctate, interstices faintly punctate, four or five 

 larger punctures on the second interstice from the suture, several 

 similar punctures on the fourth interstice, and three or four on 

 the sixth interstice; stria next the margin with several larger 

 punctures towards the base and apex, none in its middle portion : 

 the alternate punctuation on the interstices above described is 

 sometimes almost wholly wanting. Under side piceous ; breast 

 and other central portions and apex of abdomen paler ; episterna 

 sparingly punctate, abdomen almost without punctuation. Legs 

 testaceous. 



Platymetopus, Dej. 

 1 . P. granulosus, mihi. 



Nigro-piceus, pubescens, supra (prsesertim capite et thorace) 

 virescens : labro, palpis pedibusque testaceis ; antennis fuscis, 

 basin versus pallidioribus ; capite et thorace crebre et fortiter 

 punctatis ; thoracis angulis anticis acutis, posticis obtusis ; 

 elytris striato-punctatis, interstitiis leviter granuloso-punctatis, 

 ad apicem valde sinuatis. 



Long. 4 lin., lat. If lin. 



Pubescent, piceous black, head and thorax virescent. Elytra 

 less so and more dull. Head depressed, densely and coarsely 

 punctate, without any marked depressions ; labrurn ferrugineo- 



