Genus /190. — CENTRINUS. 2^9 



tum, atrum, nitidum , liBve. Elytra antice tri-shuiata , llioracis 

 l)asi latiora, liumcris vix elevatis, obtust; rotuudatis, pone hu- 

 iiicros apiccm vc^rsus anf;iistata , apico ipso ronjunctim rotun- 

 <lata, tlioiace vix diuiidio lonylora, .•supra paruiii coiivcxa , hasi 

 letlexa , ante apiceui {jibbero obtuso instructa, mcdiocriter sim- 

 jilicitLT striata, interstiliis latis, planis, laivibus; aira, nitida, 

 };ial)ra. Corpus subtus subtiblcr i( inolc piinctulaluni , si';;iii(!nlis 

 duubus basaUbus abdoniinis sub-la;vil)U,s j atiuni, nitidum, j;la- 

 bnim. Podos elongati , validi , confcrtim punctati, atri , sub-ni- 

 li(b; fcujoribus parum clavatis, sul)tu.s dcnticulis duobus vol 

 tribus paivis instiuctis; tibiis .sul)-compi'('ssis, sliiatis, basi tenuio- 

 ribusj tarsis mudice dilatatis, sul)tus {jiisco-sponjjiosis. — biix. 



i>.8. C. suLCATXJS. {Chevrolat.) — Ovalis, alcr, nilidits , supra squa- 

 nils albidts parcissunc stiblitt ilcnsiiis (uhprrsns ; anleinih rufo- 

 f('}TU(/i)icis , rostro capilc ciiin tlioracc no)inihil longiore , (ircualo, 

 Cüiiipvciso, latcr/hus slriul/ilo ; llumicr dorso snhtilitrr fatcrt'lnis evi- 

 denter pu7ictiäato , anterius anyuslalo ; clytris sat profimde punc- 

 tnto-slrialis , interstitns planis , obsolete ptmctulatis , corpore subtiis 

 confertim piinctato ;fenwril)us mnticis. 



Patria. ; Campos Geraes lirasilia?. Mus. CuEviioi.vr. 



Affinis certe Ccntn'ni calaniitosi et C. airi, illis aiigustior, parc<^ 

 albo-sfjuaniosusj rostio crassiori, comprosso, dytris piuluncbus 

 punctato-stiiati.s, corpore subtus evidenter crebrius punctato, ut et 

 fenioribus muticis ab illis (blfert. Caput rotundatuni, convexum , 

 sub-remotc parum prolinnb' punctatum,atrun),nilidum, (ylabrum; 

 ocuii ovaii , d<'pr('ssi , ni};ri; rt)sliinn capilc < um tboracc nonnibil 

 longiu.s, vabduni, arcuatum, comprcssum, apiccm versus dc- 

 planatum, conlertini punctulatum, latcril)us striolatum , atrum , 

 nitidum, {;lal)rum. Anlcnnic sul)-lcnncs, rulo-rcrru{;inca' , parcc 

 pilosa;; clava ubiungo-ovala , acuminaia. 'l'borax latiaubnc pos- 

 lica nonnibil Jjrcvior, apicc sul)-fruncatus, anterius anj^ustatus, 

 intra apiccm constrictus, lateribus ponc stricturani lotundato- 

 ampliatis, dein sub-rcctis ; basi sat proliindc bi-sinuatus, lobo 

 medio modicc producto , truncato ; snpra rinnniliil convcxus , 

 <lors() subtilitcr .sub-rcnmtc hucribus (■vidcnicr orchrius punclu- 

 latus, atcr, nitidus, supra {{laber. ScutcUinu snb-iiuadiaiiun , api- 

 ccm versus amplialum, apice emar.j',inatuni, concolor, hcvc Ely- 

 tra oblongo- lrian{;ularia, anlicc Icvitcr tri- siiuiata , llioracis 

 basi nonnibil latiora, bumcris parum clevalis, obtusc rotumlaiis; 

 lateribus a basi apicem versus anyustaia, apicc ipso conjunctim 



