uSo Gems 344. — EPICERUS. 



suh-ovati, paruni prominuli, niyri ; rosü'um capite vix longius scd 

 Duiiuiliil angiistius, crassum, sub-reclum, supra planiun, subtili- 

 U'rcrebri'puuctulatuui, iiiedio lonyitiulinalitcrsalpiofiiiKlecanali- 

 riilatiiiii, iitriiKjuo a l)asi ad nicdiuin fovcola üldouf^a, satprolunda 

 iii>culpluiii , uij;ruiJi , üub-iiiiiduiii, apicc triaiijjularilcr ('iiiarj;i- 

 Jiatum, ciliatum. Anlennaj sub-tenues, nigro-picea-, parct; ciuoieu- 

 pilosse, clava ublüiigo-ovaia, acuniiiiata,fusco-puljesccnU'. Tboiax 

 ol)lonPus, laiitiidiiu' po.stica nuuiiiliil lunjjior. ba;-i apicocjiu; tiuii- 

 catus, laU;ribus modicc rolundaio-aiiipliaius, iiilra basiii cuustric- 

 lus, postice tcnue reflexü-iuar{]inatus, angulis lateraliter nonnibil 

 produclis, acutis; supra convexus, .subtililcr creluc coriacciis, 

 si roljiculis pii)luudis <lurso densioiibus iiupressus, mo(Ho lon- 

 >;itudiiKiIil('r sulcatus, ni{jcr, sub-iiitidus, {jlahcr. Scvitclliini vix 

 couspicuuin. Klytra aiilicc truncala, iboiaciü basi band kuioia, 

 humcris fere rectangulis, non clevatis; pone basin pcrparum aiii- 

 pliata, a medlo apiceni versus sensim anguslata, apice ipso cun- 

 junctim acute rotundata, tborare fere iriplo longiora, supra cou- 

 vexa, pustice dccHvia, prüfun<le striato-punctata , interstiliis an- 

 jjustis, paruni convexis, subtibter confertiin coriaceis; nigra, 

 sul)-niiida, plal)ra. Corpus subtus obsolete cnbrc |niii( lulaium , 

 nigruui, paruni niliduni. Pedes elongati, validi, nijjri, parte 

 cincrcü-pubcsrentes; fcmoril)US modice clavatis, uiulicis ; tibiis 

 tireli))us, rt'clis, auterioril)Us apice obtuse uncinatis. — Mmn. 



I ?.. E. Imbricatvs. Germitr. 



Brcvior, oUon(jiis, niger , albido-squamutosus , fronlc puiiclo magno, 

 pariiin pruf'iiudo, iiisciilpta, rostro basi atrfiKjiie fovrolatu ; llio- 

 nicc aiitcrii/s aiujusüov, latcribiis basi rc'cto , subtiliter crcbrc coria- 

 ceu , pimclisprofundis , stib-remotis impresso , dorso sulcato ; i'ly- 

 tris profunde crebrc striato-punclatis , intersliliis subtilissimc curia- 

 ceis , sub-planis. 



Ilypsanudis id. Ibij. op. II. p. ?.('>•-. \r>.. 



Patria : America borcalis. A Dom. Germaii ad confcrcntbim 

 iiiissus. 



Magniludu <'t lere statura Epica-ri nebnhisi , iburace profunde 

 punctalo al) illo discrepat. Epiccero depili affmis, illo laiiu 11 l.iiior et 

 (bnii(bo brevior, albido-s(juaniulüsus, rostro nun canaiiculato. 

 iborace latiorc , posiicc nonconstricto , bene disiiiK ins. 



HllN. 



