CHRYSOMELID BEETLES, CHLAMISDSTAE — ^MONROS 



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rugosities that are difficult to describe, all of similar height, may be 

 seen over the whole surface. 



Head. — Anterior and somewhat inferior; its surface plain and 

 shagreened with large but not deep punctures in the clypeal region; 

 antennae short and compact, distinctly saw-edged from the fourth 

 joint. 



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Figure 85. — Microsculpture of basal part of elytra in: a, Melittochlamys nicki Monros; 



b, M. freyi, new species. 



Prosternum. — Rectangular, relatively broad, its posterior margin 

 nearly straight and the anterior margin with a transverse impression; 

 rest of the inferior face and legs as in M. nicki. Pygidium moderately 

 convex, shagreened, and covered with punctures, which are larger 

 on the dorsal and more closely placed on the ventral half. 



Color.- — Lead gray, moderately shining; antennae (darker toward 

 the apex), labrum, interocular space, ocular incisions, and tarsi 

 orange-brown; viewed from certain angles, the pronotal and elytral 

 margins appearing with a broad and moderately shining obscure 

 violaceous reflection. 



Measurements. — Holotype, female, length 3.2 mm., breadth 2.3 

 mm. 



Type. — In the collection of G. Frey, Munich. 



Distribution oj material. — Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1 holotype, female, 

 G. Frey collection. 



Relationships. — This species may be distinguished from M. nicki 

 by the above characters. From M. semen, with which it is closely 

 allied in general shape and reduced length, it may be separated by 

 the absence of the two metallic pronotal areas found in that species. 



Named in honor of G. Frey, of Munich, who kindly sent me his 

 Chlamisinae for study. 



The CHLAMISUS KISPIDULUS group 



Lacordaire, in reviewing the subfamily Chlamisinae, placed C. 

 spinosus (Kollar), C. hirtus (KoUar), and C. hispidulus (Klug) in the 



