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Gloselj allied to M. chalceafns Lef. and M. mridiaeneus Jac. 

 but differing from Ihe first named in thc colour of the antennac 

 and legs and in the uoncostate elytral interstices, and from the 

 other species besides the same ditterences, in the mach morc 

 transversely shaped thorax^ in all specimens before mc ^hich 

 includes both sexes, the breast is nietallic and impunctate and 

 the abdomen piceous or fulvous which will further help to 

 separate the species. 



Menius flavimanus sp. n. 



Metalhc greenish or bluish, the antennae black, the apieal 

 Joint fulvous, thorax rather closelj and strongly punctured, elytra 

 very deeply punctate-striate, the interstices scarcely raised, legs 

 flavous, the femora with a distinct tooth. 



Length 51/2 mill. 



Of oblong shape, the head somewhat rugosely punctured, 

 with a central longitudinal groove, the eyes surrounded by a 

 distinct sulcus, strongly emarginate, clypeus transverse, separated 

 by a deep transverse groove, closely and finely punctured, its 

 lower edge slightly triangularly concave, labrum obscure flavous, 

 antennae slender, black, the last or the apieal two joints, fulvous, 

 second Joint as long as the third, the basal two or three joints 

 flavous below; thorax transversely sub-conical, the sides nearly 

 straight, the anterior angles rather produced, anterior margin 

 about one third narrower than the basal one, the disc closely 

 and tinely punctured, the punctures of unequal size, not quite 

 extending to the lateral margins, scutellum impunctate; elytra 

 oblong, slightly wider at the base than the thorax, very deeply 

 and strongly punctate-striate, the punctures somewhat transversely 

 shaped and much liner near the apex, the interstices flat and 

 impunctate; below smooth and shining, the legs flavous, the 

 posterior tibiae but feebly emarginate near the apex, all the 

 femora with a distinct tooth; prosternum broadly subquadrate. 



Stett. entomol. Zeit. 1903. 



