398 Oknls 19/(. — PI.ATYASPISTtS. 



basin thor.uis li.iiul attiiiyentes , validiusculae, piceue, teauiter 

 {jiiseo-pubescentos. Thorax latitudine poslica diinidio brevior, basi 

 bi-siiuiatus, a basi mox leviter, dein citins aiijfustatus, apice trun- 

 catus, supra nicidice convexus ; ni{;or, squainositate nietallico- 

 virescenti interduni cuprco-irrorata, subtus yriseo-pulveriilenta, 

 vestitus, vittis <piatuor, interniediis nonnunquam vix conspicuis, 

 extimis lareralibiis distinrtioribus, sub-albido-sericeis. Scutelliun 

 transversum, brevissiinum, lonyiludine qiiadriiplo latius, roncf>lor. 

 Elytra oblongo-ovala, thoiacis basi diniidio latiora ilhnjue qua- 

 druplo lonyiora, antice interne conjunctini eniarginata , bunieris 

 retusis,calloso-elevatis; lateribus inflexa, posterius attenuata, apice 

 conjunctini acuminata , supra niodice cnnvexa , tenuissime et 

 reniotf punctato-striata, interstitiis sub-icqualibus, planis; undiquc 

 squamositate uli tliorax tecta, vitta lalerali utrinque sub-albida 

 plus minusve distincta ; niaryine laterali {yriseo-virescenti-suL- 

 tonientosa. Pectus et abdonien jiicea , viridi-qiianiulosa, hoc de- 

 pressuni, tomento fusco-griseo obsituin. Pedes vahdiusculi picei, 

 aeneo-virescenti- vel caesio- squamulosi, tibiis fusco-griseo-setulosis 

 et pilosis, tarsis subtus spongiosis. 



Far. colore tantum indunienti , iit in diagnosibus indicaluin, 

 differunt. — Fhs. 



■jL. P. Venustus. Erich 



ison. 



Oblongo-ovatus , iiiyer, supra tiense cfesio-squatnosus, opacus , tlioracr 

 antice sub-tnmcato , vittiit diiabus dorsalibus, eljtris utrinque tribus 

 margineque ßavo-virenü-pollinosis , antennis pedibusque piceo-fer- 

 nujineis , rostro longitiidinaliler late impresso. 



Clilorophaiij^s id. Ekichson Beitrcege. p. 384 (260). Tab. 38. f. 1 1. 



* Var. ^ squamositate viridi vitta elyirorurn intima late inter- 

 rupta, extima rnargini sub-connexa. 



* Var. 7 squamositate elytroruni sub-aeneo-tincta, vittis duabus 

 dorsalibus integris, apice confluontibus. latcribusque late flavo- 

 virenti-pollinosis. 



Patria : Chili. A Dom. SoHUPPEtet Westeuäiann comniunicafus. 

 Mus. ScHH. 



