138 jNlr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



as broad, Gtli transverse ; from this to tlie extremity no 

 hroadcr; joints 7 — 10 rather str()n<;ly transverse; 11th 

 joint i-ather short, siiniate and jjointed at the extremity. 

 JNIaiidihk'S and palpi reddish. Head nearly as broad as 

 the thorax, above brassy and smooth, with two ])nnctures 

 in the front behind the labrnm, and several large and 

 smaller ])unctnres behind the eyes. Thorax reddish, about 

 as long as broad, but little narrowed behind ; the sides 

 slightly rounded in front, and a little sinuate behind, 

 smooth and im])unctate, with the exception of a ])uncture 

 on each side behind the neck and two or three others 

 near the front angles. Scutellum obsoletely punctured. 

 Elytra yellowish, about as long as the thorax, dull, obso- 

 letely and very sparingly punctured. Hind body yellowish, 

 the basal segments a little infuscated in the niiddh', rather 

 finely and rather sparingly punctured. Legs yellow ; tarsi 

 rather slender. 



P2ga; one specimen, ?. 



()(js^ — Xhis is very closely allied to G. obsolctxs, bnt is 

 a little larger, and has the thorax unicolurous; the head is 

 rather larger and a little more elongate, so that the punc- 

 tures at the hind angles are rather more numerous and 

 more conspicuous. 



3. Gdstrisns piinctfifns, n. sp. Capite, ])rothorace, 

 elytriscpie obscure cyaneis; abdomine nigro, ai)ice liavo; 

 antennis pedibusque nigro-fuscis. Long. corp. 4.^ lin. 



Mas: tarsis anticis minus dilatatis ; al)domine segmento 

 7° ventrali apice medio late triangulariter emarginato. 



This insect is remarkable by the deej^ and close punc- 

 tuation of the fore ])arts, in opposition to the very line 

 sculpture of the hind body. The anteinne are shorter 

 than the head and thorax, moderately stout, blackish; 3rd 

 joint consideral)ly longer than 2nd; from this to the extre- 

 mity very slightlv thickened; 4 — 6 each about as long as 

 broad, 7 — H) a little transverse; Uth joint moderatt'ly 

 long and ])ointed. ]\Iandibles and ])al|)i ])itchy. Head 

 rather small, a little narrower than the tliorax, above 

 ])biish-grc('n, closely, dee])ly and coarsely piinetured, with 

 a well-limited (puuh-ate space on the middle impnnctate. 

 Thorax rather longer than Inroad, a little narrowed behind 

 and slightly sinuate at the sides; the whole upper surface 

 deeply, closelv and evenly punctured, with a narrow im- 

 punctiite line along the middle, Scutellum large, densely 



