2iS Gexis 490. — CENTRINUS. 



latitiuliue bascos multo brevior, apice truncatus , auteiius valdc 

 (!t subidj angiislaius . intia apiceni constrictus, tubulatiis, latcri- 

 biKs poni; striclurani ampliatis, ül)Iiquis; basi protüudc Li-siiuia- 

 tus , lübo ineilio piüiliicto ., rotuntlaio; supra convexus, obsolclf 

 leniotc puiiclulatus, atfir, nitidus, glaber. Scutollum breve. tiaiis- 

 vorsuni , a'rum, la.'ve. Elytra obtuse triangularia, anlice sub-tri- 

 «inuata . iboracis basi panini laliora , quam lata iioniiibil lon- 

 ;;iora , buiiit-iis baud cli'vaiis,ol)Uis(; rutundati.s; latcrilms inllcxa , 

 a l)asi apicom versus angustata, apice ipso conjunc lim sid)-truu- 

 cata, supra mucHce convexa , postice decbvia, mcdiocritcr piim- 

 tatü-striata , sIriis iiiti ritnibus profundioribus, iiiterstitiis plaiiis, 

 ol)soletc lemotc punctulatis; atra, nitida, {;labra, plaf^a majjiia, 

 .sub-rotunila, buuicrali, saii.;;uiiiea decorata. Corpus subtus sub- 

 remotc mLiliocriter puuciaium. atrum , iiitiilum . ylabrum. Pcdes 

 »'longati , validiusculi , airi, niticb, puuctati; temoiibus inodicc 

 clavaiis, muticis; tibiis comprcssis , latiusculis. siriatis, parum 

 arcuatis; taisis anjjustis, subtus yiisco-spon;;iüsis. — Miin. 



* 87. C. ASSKNTATon. Scilli.) — Bn'vilcr ovatits , afer, .siiL-tiiliduy , 

 fjlabcr; 7-o\lio loiujilmliiif cap'uis cum tlionicc , tcniti , pintcttilalo , 

 jianun nrcna(o: thonici: Iransvcrso, convvxo, anlice suhilo (Ukjus- 

 l(t(o, Mtl)-tubi(lu(o ^ (iiUicc poslicequc ev'uletiter, clorso sublUlasiinc 

 siib-rcinotc piütcttilnln : cbjtris mcdiocrUer siriatis . inlcrsiiliis pfaiu's, 

 hvvibus ; tibiis poslcviovibus extits acute dentatis. 



V\r,. .3. Tboracü ubscurc forrugineo. 



iV(0<V( •• Amirica mnridionalis. Dom. MiiM.iiiiKs. Mus. Si.dii. 



Canlniin sainjuiiiicolU sub-simiUs, scd triplo fcrc minor. Caput 

 parvum , rolumlatum , roiivcxuin , suljlilitcr crcbie puiictulatum. 

 atrum, sub-niti(bim , j;labrum ; oculi laterales, ovaii, suli-de- 

 pressi, uijji'i; roslrum loii.;;iludiiie capitis cum tlioracc, sub-leiuir, 

 teres, paruin arcuatum , subtiUter confertim punetulatum, atrum, 

 nilidum, glabrum. Antcnna^ basin rostri propius inserta-, sub- 

 lenucs, nigra*, parcc pilosu'; clava oblonjyo-ovata , acuminata , 

 densius griseo-pubescciitr, Tborax lalilmbiie ])osti('a multo bre- 

 vior, apice ulrincjue cniar;;inatus, anterius subito aii;;usiii)r, intra 

 apiccm coarrtatus et sub-tubulatus, bateril)us oliliquis, versus 

 basin ampliatis; poslii r; sat proliinde bi-sinuaius, lobo medio 

 lato, parum producto, sub-emarj;iiiato; supra convexus, apice <;t 

 In lobo poftico cvicb'uter, dorso subliiiter sub-remote puiiclula- 

 tus, aler, nilitlus, .;;laber. Scutellum mediocre, apice truncatum, 

 puncLulatUMi, conculoi', Ulytra obluse triangularia, anlice sub- 



