ART. 31 BUPRESTID BEETLES FROM BOLIVIA FISHER 15 



cinereous hairs, and with a more densely pubescent spot at the sides 

 of the segments ; intervals finely and densely reticulate ; first segment 

 convex at middle, and without any median depressions; last segment 

 broadly rounded at apex; pygidium without a median carina at 

 apex. Presternum finely, densely punctate, and rather densely 

 clothed with moderately long, semi-erect cinereous hairs; prosternal 

 lobe broadly rounded in front, obsoletely emarginate at middle, and 

 moderately declivous; prosternal process rather broad, the sides 

 nearly parallel to the apex, which is broadly rounded. Femora 

 robust, especially the posterior ones, and not armed with teeth on the 

 inner margin. Tibiae slender; anterior and middle pairs with a 

 small spine at apex, the former slightly arcuate; posterior pair 

 straight, and strongly ciliate on outer margin on apical half. 

 Posterior tarsi about three-fourths as long as the tibiae, the first 

 joint equal in length to the following three joints united. Tarsal 

 claws dissimilar; claws on anterior pair deeply cleft at apex, the 

 teeth about equal in length, and not turned inward; middle and 

 posterior claws cleft at middle, the inner tooth broad, short, and not 

 turned inward. 



Female. — Similar to the male, but differs from it in having the 

 front of the head wider, sides more parallel, and more aeneo-cupre- 

 ous, abdomen more acutely rounded at apex, and the tarsal claws 

 on all the feet cleft at the middle, with the inner tooth rather broad, 

 short, and not turned inward. 



Length, 6 mm. ; width, 1.5 mm. 



Type locality. — Cavinas (Beni River), Bolivia. 



Type., allotype and paratypes. — Cat No. 26970, U.S.N.M. 



Described from eleven specimens, ten males and one female, all 

 collected at the type locality during January, 1922. 



The species is very constant in size, coloration and markings, with 

 the exception that some of the paratypes have the pubescent spots 

 on the elytra more whitish than the type. This species is named 

 after one of the Indian tribes. 



AGRILUS TAKANA, new species 



Male. — Form rather small, slender and moderately shining; head 

 aeneeo-viridis on the front, becoming purplish-black on the occiput; 

 pronotum purplish-black; elytra bottle-green, with a feelile purplish- 

 black reflection, and each elytron ornated with cinereous pubescence 

 as follows: A small spot in the basal depression; a narroAV im- 

 pressed vitta along suture, extending from basal fourth to middle, 

 with a small obselete spot between its posterior extremity and 

 the lateral margin; and a sparsely clothed area covering the apical 

 fourth. Beneath aeneo-piceous, and more shining than above; legs 



