Genus 44. — ATTELABUS. ^09 



oblongnin supra paruui coiivexuin, sparsiin punclatuni, a(ro-coe- 

 ruleum, sub-nitidum, fionte sulco jirofiindo insculpta; ociili nigri, 

 luodice prominuli ; rostrum brevissimum, rrassum, rugulosum, 

 atro-coeruleiim. Antennai breviuscula;, nigite, cincreo-pilosLe.Tlio- 

 rax latitudiue baseos paulo brevior, antice angustior, apice leviter 

 einarginatus, laleribus inodice ampliatus, basi bi-sinuatus, siipra 

 anterius sub convexus, ante basin in inedio transversiiii impressus, 

 dense rugulosus et piuictaliis, relicta linea doisali siib-elevata la?vi , 

 iindata; versus latera utiinque Fovea rotunda, at obsoleta impres- 

 sus; tolus atro-coeruleus, sub-nitidus, pubescentia tenui cinerea 

 adspersus. Soutellum breve, latum , apice sub-truncatum , nigruni , 

 uitidum. Elytra anipla, antice sinuala , in ambitu sculelli elcvato- 

 marginata , tboracis basi dimidio latiora, humeris elevatis, sub- 

 rectangulatis; apice singulatim rotundata, thorace fere Iriplo lon- 

 giora, supra modice convexa , striata, et in striis punctis majuscu- 

 lis, sub-remotis impressa , alro-coerulea , paruni nitida, tenuiter 

 cinereo-pubescentia , plaga magna hiunerab , indetermin.ita, fer- 

 ruginea, suturam non attingenle, in singulo nolata. Pygidium ro- 

 tundatum , convexum, dense punctatum , nigrum , parum nitidum. 

 Corpus subtus confertini punctatum, nigrum, parum nitidum, 

 parce cinereo-pubescens. Pedes atro-cuurulei , antici niulto longio- 

 res et robustiores, femoribus clavatis, muticis, tibiis arcuatis, in- 

 lerne crenatis, tarsis modice dilatatis. — Ghl. 



* 18. A. Nitidus. Fahrte 



ms. 



Niger, nitidus , glaber, eljtrorurn striis obsolete punctiüis, postemis . 

 evanesccntibus , autennis tnrsisaiie piceis. 



HhJ. op. I. p. I02. 9. 



Patrin : America nieridionalis. 



Hbyncbite Fopidi paulo minor. Totus saturate niger. nitidus, 

 glaber, antennis tarsisque modo piceis. Ciiput sub-conicum, Iffive , 

 vertice foveola impresso, fronte juxta oculos longitudinaliter siib- 

 striata; oculi modice convexi, glauci; rostrum deflexuni , capite 

 paulo brevius, ])asi angustatum, undique laeve. AntonuiTp tlioracis 

 medium haud cxcedunt, sub-lenucs, clava griseo-pubescente. Tho- 

 rax latitudine postica paulo brevior, basi leviter bi-sinuatus, 

 margniatus, a basi ultra medium parum attenuatus. (unc su))i(n 



