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sjiariii.s'ly ]mnctur(M.l. Elytra very finely autl closely mgate-jiiini'tulate. Body 

 bem'iith covered with a silvery jjubesceuce. Le,s;s black ; four anterior tibiae and 

 extreme base of the femora with a tint of ]iitchy lirown and elnthed witli a brownish 

 yellow pubescence ; four anteri(ir femora rather coarsely but not densely punctured ; 

 jinnctures of the hind femora close and minnte. 



Iliih. Kiiiln (A. ;\Ioei|nerys, 18'J2). / 



1-l.^Hospes gracilis sp. udv. ^' 



?. II. viridis ; capite aenescentij' ; prothorace raacnla antica, elytris basi, 

 lateribus, apice, sutura, femoribus(jne uigro-violaceis ; anteunis tibiis tarsis n'gris ; 

 seapo j)arum violaceo, tarsis posticis jjube sat longa alba sericeis. Frons longitudi- 

 naliter striata, vertex medio laevis, ca])itis sulcns luedius antice et postice valde 

 abbreviatus. Prothorax subnitidus, latitndine longior, ad marginem anticum et ad 

 latera laevis, disco regnlariter transverse plicatus, striis medio versus anticum 

 enrvatis ; bicoustrictns, lateraliter dente sat acnto, ante dentem jdic^atnra tnmida 

 instructns. Scutellum laeve, nitidum. Elytra snbtilissime nigatn-iiinictuta. Fe- 

 mora minute punctnlata. Variat : autennarum articulis basi rnfis. 



Long. 12 mm., elytr. 8, lat. 2\. 



Head elongate and somewhat prolonged into a muzzle, dark green, with a 

 tint of olive ; front longitudinally jdicate, vertex smooth, the longitudinal middle 

 groove of the head deep and abbreviated in front and on the vertex. Antennai' 

 longer than the body ( ? ) ; scape cylindrical, arcuate, and rngosely punctured, 

 scarcely toothed at the apex ; third joint slightly curved, abont twice as long as 

 the scajje. Protliorax longer than broad, with a feeble anterior and strong ba^al 

 constricti(}n ; the smooth and glossy sides have a broad and rather blnut tooth and, 

 in front of the tooth, a distinct fold ; the whole of the disc, except a small s])ace 

 at the anterior margin, regularly jilicate ; the wrinkles beginning at the sides, at 

 first lieing triiiisverse, then <'iu-ving towards the front, rnnning along the middle, 

 and anterioi-ly recurving towards the sides ; colour of the jn-othorax green, tinged 

 witli golden at the sides; a large macula at tlie anterior margin, rounded posteriorly, 

 dark violet blue, bordered with igneous. t>cutellum smooth and shining, with 

 traces of rugosities at the ai)ex. Elytra finely rugate-punctate, dark blue ; e.u-h 

 elytron with abroad longitudinal but ill-defined green band, not reaching neilhei- 

 the base nor the apex and not ([uite extending to the suture. I'ody Ijeneath clothe I 

 with a silvery ])ubesccnce. Filth segment of the ali.lomen rounded at tiie apex. 

 Femora violet, finely jiunctnlated ; tibiae and tarsi black, hind tarsi covered with 

 a rather long silky white pubescence. 



IIiili. Kuibi (A. JIoei|uervs, IS'.c,'). 



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1 ■-'■-!. Hospes puuctatus sji. uov. 



y. //. olisenre anri'o-vii'idis ; ciipiti' olis(Uire viridi ; anteunis jieilibusipie piceo- 

 nigris ; lenioribns parte incrassata ol)scure viridibus. t'ajint punctis uiagnis rotundis 

 leviter impressis instructum. Antennae scapo grosse punctato, jnirum transverse 

 rugato, articulo tertio scapo du])lo longiore. Prothorax latitndine niinule longior, 

 punctis rotundis densiter tectus ut reticulatns, laleribus tubercnio conico postmediano, 

 supra et infra tuberculnm albo-sericeus. Scutellum triangulan', laeve. Elytra 

 densissime punctulata, transverse rngulosa, siugulum disco linea leviler elevata. 

 Infra s])arsim albo-sericeus ; segmentum abdoiiiinale i|nin(nni apice I'otnudatum. 

 Long. 14 mm., elytr. 9A, hit. :J|. 



