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depression protrude many lines of long yellowish hairs. Metasternum 

 with large shallow punctures and scattered pubescence. 



Length of elytra 10 mm., apex quadri-spinose, finely rather densely 

 punctate, costa apparent on the posterior half; an irregular network of 

 callosities over the whole elytra. Color dull purplish black, the punctures 

 giving a faint bronze reflection in the light. Elytra narrowing rather 

 sharply at the apical fifth. 



Abdomen dull black with a faint purplish tinge, sparsely punctate with 

 intermediate, smooth elevations; last ventral truncate. 



Length 14.5 mm. 



Fig. i. 

 Fig. 2. 

 Fig. 3- 

 Fig. 4. 

 Fig. 5. 

 Fig. 6. 



Prosternum of Cinyra robusta n. sp. 

 Prosternum of Cinyra prosternalis Schaeffer. 

 Last ventral segment of Cinyra robusta n. sp. 

 Last ventral segment of Cinyra prosternalis Sch. 

 Last ventral segment of Cinyra gracilipes Mels. 

 Lest ventral segment of Cinyra purpurescens Sch. 



One specimen Texas. Exact locality unknown. Type in 

 the author's collection. 



Abundantly distinct from its nearest ally, C. prosternalis 

 Schaeffer, by its more robust form, darker and less shining 

 color. In the specimen of C. prosternalis which I have, the 

 antennae from the fourth joint on have testaceous lobes, 

 (similar to Chrysobothris dentipes), a point not mentioned by 

 Mr. Schaeffer. In C. robusta the joints are broad, flattened, 

 uniform in texture and color. The border of hairs around 



