Colcopfera of h'tn;/ IkJ<iii<1. \'i'.\ 



golden ^-loss : with spots or iiatches of white or whitish scales ; 

 with faiirly dense adpressed setae. 



Head with dense concealed punctures. Rustrum noncostate ; 

 with dense punctures tendinir to become confluent, but more or 

 less concealed. Scrobes deep near antennae, but very short. 

 Without sublateral sulci. Antennae rather lonir and thin ; 

 second joint of funicle almost twice the length of third, and con- 

 siderably longer thiui first, none of the others transverse. 

 Protliorar about once and one-third as wide as long, sides 

 rounded, with greatest width slightly behind the middle ; with 

 dense more or less concealed punctures : and usually with traces 

 of a very feeble median line. Elytra cordate, base gently and 

 conjointly arcuate ; with series of i-ather large but partially con- 

 cealed punctures ; interstices gently and regularly convex, and 

 ■with, minute concealed punctures. Under surface with dense 

 concefiled punctures. Jyec/s rather long ; front tibiae very feebly 

 denticulate below. Len'^th, of — 9i nun. 



The male differs from the female in being smaller, with less 

 rounded elytra, narrower prothnrax, longer and stouter antennae, 

 longer legs and wider tarsi. 



The derm in some females is dark brown. The femora are 

 usually, but not always, darker than the rest of the legs. Tlie 

 whitish scales usually margin the eyes, form a tAvice interrupted 

 stripe on each side of the pnithorax, aoid a very irregular stripe 

 on each side of the elytra. On the elytra they often form small 

 scattered spots about the seriate punctures, and occasionally a 

 small cluster of spots about the summit of the posterior de- 

 clivity. The femora are usually feebly ringed. The paler scales 

 are sometimes tinged with blue, and are sometimes golden when 

 situated amimgst very dark ones. On an occasional specimen 

 almost the w^hole of the scales and setae are of a dingy white, 

 with silvery seniles taking the place of the white scales on normal 

 specimens. Many of the prothoracic punctures appear to be in 

 the centre of small granules. Tlie scutellum is very small, and 

 is concealed when the prothorax is closely applied to the elytra. 

 Tlie apex of the elytra is slightly produced, especially in the 

 females. 



Distinguished from insitlaris by the second joint of funicle 

 being half as long again as the first, instead of but ime-fourth 



