784 Genus 290. — CENTRINUS. 



sub-conipressis,latiusculis, striatis, punctatis ; tarsis piceis, subtus 

 fulvo-spongiosis. — Bhn. 



* 65. C. Taudigradüs. 



Breviter ovalis , ntcr, nitidus, subtus remotepuiiclatus, antinnu tarsis- 

 (pic piceis, rostro carinalo, eviilcnti-r punctulato , tliorace antice 

 subito angustato , tubulato, supra Icevi, mnryine antico remote 

 punctata, elytris sub-triangularibus , subtditer punctata - striutis , 

 interstitiis obsoletissime punctulatis. — Bhn. 



Mas : thorace subtus spinis duabus brevissimis , deflexis, ar- 

 mato. 



Rh\nclia:nus id. Oliv. Ent. V. 83. p. 204. n° 192. T. 3'|. 

 f. 528. 



Obsei-v. — Statu ra fere Centrini morionis, sed dimidio minor. 

 Patria : Cayenna , Brasilia. 



* 66. C. MicANS. 



Rhombicus , cuprro-anre^ts , nitidus, glabcr, rostro lomjiore, purum 

 arcuato, nigro, puiiclulato, tliorace supra piano, subtiliter remote 

 punctutato, elytris subtiliter punctato-striatis, interstitiis sub-la;vtbus, 

 pectore subtiliter remote punctata. 



Baris id. Dom. Com. Dejean in Litteris, teste Dom. Chevrolat. 



Patria : Brasilia. A Dom. Chevrolat communicatus. Mus. Schh. 



Centnno sangutnicolli vix latior,sed praesertim in elytris longior. 

 Caput parvuni, rotundatum, cupreo-aureum, nitidum, subtiliter 

 remote punctulatum ; oculi ovati , transversi , depressi , ni{^;ri; ros- 

 trum capite cum tliorace nonnibll lonjjius, subteiuie , paruni ar- 

 cuatuni, subtiliter puuctulatuui, nijjrum , nitidum. Antennui in 

 medio rostri insertas , nigra?. Thorax latitudine baseos multo bre- 

 vior , apice truncatus, anterius subito angustatus, tubulatus, mox 

 pone apiceui valde rotundato-aniplialiis , basi bi-sinuatus , lobo 

 medio lato, paruui piodacto, apice sub-lruncato ; supra planus, 

 cupreo-aureus, nitidus, glaber, vage subtiliter remote punclulatus. 

 Scutellum breve, transversum, eupreum, nitidum, la?ve. Elytra 

 triangularia , antice thoracis basi paulo latiora , et illo duplo lon- 

 giora, liumeris prominulis, obtuse rotundatis ; lateribus inllexa , a 

 basi apicem versus angustata , apice coujunctim obtuse roUmdata , 

 dorso sub-depressa , subtiliter punctato-striata , striis lateralibus 

 lotis dorsalibus apice evidenter punctatis, striis quatuor dorsalibus 



