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punctulatis ; prosteruo medio sulcato ; metasterno ia medio 



sparsim minus subtiliter punctulato, latera versus oblique 



rugate, in episternis sparsim subtiliter punctulato ; abdomine 



distincte sat sparsim punctulato et rugato ; femoribus anticis 



antice sparsim subtiliter punctulatis ; tarsis subtus obscure 



piceo-setosis, posticorum articulo basali quam ceteri con- 



juncti vix breviori. [I^ong. 8, lat. ii lines. 



Rather a robust-looking species, distinguished among its allies 



by the irregularity of the seriate puncturation of its elytra. The 



middle part of the series near the suture is obliterated, and parts 



of other series are very obscure. If this species be placed beside 



C. cupripennis it will be seen that the interval between its 



eyes is not much more than half as wide, that its prothorax is 



less transverse, less nitid, and more finely but less feebly 



punctulate, that the seriate punctures of its elytra are much less 



evenly placed and a trifle less fine, that the interstices are more 



closely punctulate, and that the general form is more jiarallel. 



The outline curve of the elytra (viewed from the side) is moderately 



strong with its summit at about the middle of its length. 



Victoria ; sent by C. French, Esq. 



C. PLUTUS, sp.nov. 



Ovalis ; minus elongatus ; sat nitidus ; niger, supra purpureus, 

 certo adspectu cyaneo-viridi-micans ; capite antice crebre 

 (postice minus crebre) subtilius punctulato ; oculis quam 

 antennarum articuli basalis longitudine vix minus inter se 

 remotis ; sulcis ocularibus profundis sat elongatis ; antennia 

 quam corporis dimidium parum brevioribus, apicem versus 

 vix incrassatis, articulo 3" quam 1"** 2"^que conjuncti sat 

 longiori quam 3"^ 4"^que conjuncti parum breviori, articulis 

 8-10 quam prsecedentes hand brevioribus; prothorace quam 

 longiori (et postice quam antice) fere tribus partibus latiori, 

 crebre leviter minus subtiliter punctulato, antice bisinuato, a 

 basi antrorsum arcuatim angustato, basi trisinuata, angulis 

 anticis sat obtusis posticis (superne visis) subacutis ; elytris 

 sat grosse seriatim punctulatis, plus minusve substriatis, 



