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This Menins may be distinguished froni other nearly siniilarly 

 coloured species hy the close punctuation of thc head and thorax 

 and thc strong and deep puuctures of the elytra, in conncction 

 with the colour of the antennae and that of the legs. 



Rhembastus subaeueus sp. n. 



Ovately rounded, pale fulvous with metallic lustre, lower 

 joints of the antennae and the legs pale testaeeous, thorax short, 

 distinctly but not closely punctured, elytra more strongl}' pnnctate- 

 striate, the interstices slightly raised at the sides, with a few 

 minute punctures. 



Length 41/2 miH- 



Of rather rounded shape, the head with a few linc punctures 

 and a distinct central groove, the clypeus separated from the 

 face by another angulate transverse groove, rather more closely 

 punctured, labrum fulvous, apex of mandibles black, eyes oblong, 

 distinctly emarginate, antennae extending to about the middle 

 of the elytra, the lower six and the base of the following tAvo 

 joints testaeeous, the rest black, basal Joint short and stout, 

 second one distinctly shorter tlian the third Joint, this and the 

 following Joints elongate, the terminal one thicker; thorax about 

 twice as broad as long, narrowed towards the apex, the sides 

 nearly straight, with a narrow reflexed margin, the surface rather 

 remotely and distinctly punctured, the punctures not quite extending 

 to the lateral margins, posterior margin rounded and produced 

 at the middle, scutellum impunctate: elytra not wider at the 

 base than the thorax, convex, rather strongly punctate-striate, 

 very finely so near the apex, the punctures below the Shoulders 

 not extending to the base; below pale fulvous, legs pale flavous, 

 the femora with a small tooth, the claws bifid, the prosternum 

 deeply longitudinally concave. 



Of this species there are two exactly similar specimens 

 before me; they are no doubt aliied to R. micans Gerst. 

 {trivialis Gerst.) but difFer in the less elongate shape, the much 



Stett. entomol. Zeit. 1903. 



