44^ (iEM s 2'«. - POI,Y[>H0SL'S. 



Polydivso flavipede jjaulu latioi, so«! iion longior; Folydioso pei- 

 ])lexo Dej. seil l'oljdioso Sjmi tii Stiiriu vaMe himilis,cl i um illo a 

 |>lnribii.s confiisus: sed, monente ociilatissinio Dom. ScIiuppel,veiT 

 distincUis rostro bievioro et laliore, tiiorace laletilnis paruiu aiii- 

 j>liati», elr. (jaj)ut iiiajiisculiuu , lere |ilanuin, e wfei tiiii rii{;iili)so- 

 |)Uiiclaluiii , i)i(;riiiu, S([uaiiiiilis rüliiiiclatis viiidi - niiidis ba;pe 

 aureo-inicantibub minus deiiseadspersuiii et (usco-pubesceus, fronte 

 inter oculos foveola rotuiidata impressa; otuli semi-globosi brini- 

 nei , rostrum capite dimidio brevius sed paniin an[justius , cras- 

 suni, anyulatum, supra planum, siniiliter ac caiiut rujjulosuin, 

 stiuamosum et piibe^oens, uiyrum. Anteniia; l()Uj;iusciila', suL- 

 (eiiues, teslaceae, clava elonyala, aciiiuinala, ni{;ri(ante, cinereo- 

 pubescente. Thorax latiiudiiie Jjrevior, antiee truneatus, lateribus 

 vix vel paruin ainplialiis, basi levitcr eiiiarjjmatus, supra parum 

 eonvexus, eonfeiiiui siiUtdiler rujjiilosus; ni;;er, tusco|iubesceiis, 

 squamulis rotuiidatis vii idi-nitidis sa'pe aureo-inicantibus in 

 dorso parce adspersis seil in viita inlramaqjiuali utrinijue magis 

 condensatis vestitus. Seutelliiiu bi'eve,apice rotundatuui, niyruin, 

 vix sijuaniuiosum. lOiytra aritice sub-tnuK ata, tlioiacis basi latiora, 

 humeris rotundatis ; lateribus poiie medium ampliata, dein atte- 

 nuata, apice conjunetim acuminala, tUorace quadruple) lonyiora, 

 supra convexa, distinete punctato-striata, interstitiis snb-convexis 

 fere laevibus; ni^jra, tenuiter fusco - pubescenlia squamulisque 

 similibus utiu lliorace et in vittaintramaryiiiali aliaque anyustiore 

 doisali mayis condensatis adspersa. Coipus subtus punctulatuni, 

 nigrum, squamulis virescenti-aureis minus dense vestitum. Pedes 

 longiusculi, validi, femoribus clavatis nigris, virescenti-aureo- 

 squamosis, basi testaceis, subtus versus apicem dcnte mediocri 

 armatis, tibiis tarsisque pallido-testaceis. 



Obs. — Asseverante Gl. Dum. Schuppe!, indumenlum squamosum 

 hujus speciei colorc etdistributione valde variat: et pedes interdum 

 toti testacei. — Ghl. 



* 9.1. P. Perplexls. Dejean. 



Oblongua, nigcr, sul)-f)ul)cs( cns , disperse aureo-sqitamosus, anteniiis , 

 tihiis tarsisque testaceis, rostro capite detenninate angiistiore sed 

 vix breviore; titorace Iransverso, lateribus rotundato-anipliato , vitia 

 inirainarf/iiiali alhiilt)-s(pianiosa in eljtris continuata notato. 



Ghi.. 



