ART. 27 NEW BUPRESTID BEETLES FISHER 21 



Pronotum one third wider than long, snbeqiial in width at base 

 and apex, and widest at apical fourth; sides slightly rounded near 

 apical angles, then obliquely narrowed to the posterior angles, which 

 are rectangular; when viewed from the side the marginal and sub- 

 marginal carinae feebly sinuate, narrowly separated anteriorly but 

 joined behind the middle; anterior margin rather strongly sinuate, 

 the median lobe feebly produced and broadly rounded; base feebly, 

 arcuately emarginate at middle of each elytron, with the median 

 lobe moderately produced and broadly rounded; disk moderately 

 convex, broadly, longitudinally depressed at middle, the depression 

 extending from base to anterior margin, and broader and deeper in 

 front of scutellum, broadly depressed on each side along lateral mar- 

 gin at middle, and with rather distinct, slightly sinuate prehumeral 

 carinae, which extend obliquely forward and are connected with 

 the lateral margin near apical angle ; surface densely, deeply, irregu- 

 larly rugose, the rugae more or less transverse on disk, finely, sparsely 

 punctate between the rugae, and sparsely clothed with short, semi- 

 erect, yellowish-white hairs. Scutellum feebly, transversely cari- 

 nate, the surface feebly reticulate. 



Elytra about as wide as pronotum at base, and at base slightly 

 wider than behind middle; sides slightly expanded behind base, 

 broadly, arcuately constricted in front of middle, broadly, arcuately 

 expanded behind middle, then arcuately narrowed to the tips, which 

 are separately narrowly rounded and feebly serrulate; sides of 

 abdomen broadly exposed above ; disk feebly flattened along sutural 

 margins, which are slightly elevated toward apices, and with broad, 

 deep, basal depressions; surface finely, densely imbricate-punctate, 

 vaguely, transversely rugose, sparsely clothed with short, semierect, 

 yellowish-white hairs, and each elytron vaguely ornamented along 

 sutural margin with three yellowish-white pubescent spots, one in 

 basal depression, one at basal third, and the other at apical third. 



Abdomen beneath sparsely marked with transverse, crenulate 

 lines, which are denser and coarser at sides of basal segment, finely, 

 sparsely punctate, and sparsely clothed with short, recumbent, 

 white hairs on median part, and with longer, denser hairs toward 

 sides of segment; first segment vaguely, longitudinally depressed at 

 middle, the suture between first and second segments not indicated 

 at the sides; last segment broadly rounded at apex; vertical por- 

 tions of the segments rather densely clothed with recumbent, yellow- 

 ish-white pubescence; pygidium sparsely, coarsely punctate, and 

 without a distinct longitudinal carina. Prosternum more or less 

 transversely rugose, finely, densely punctate, and sparsely clothed 

 with long, erect, white hairs; prosternal lobe broad, strongly 

 declivous, broadly subtruncate or vaguely emarginate in front ; pro- 



