Genus 219. — HYPSONOTUS. 169 



capite thoraceqne supra squamulis cceruleo-vircscentibus obsitis; 

 rostro sulcato; elylris splendide viridi-lineatis, femoribus testaceis. 



Patria : Brasilia- A Dom. Faldermann amice communicatus. 

 Mus. Schh. 



Longitu^o corporis, rostro excl., 7, summa latitudo 2 l j 2 lin. 

 Par. Caput breve, sub-rotundatum, ruguloso-punctatum, nigrum, 

 squamulis cseruleo-virescentibus obsitum, fronte senilis erectis 

 atris adspcrsa; oculi breviter sub-ovales, sub-depressi, nigri; ros- 

 trum capite dimidio angustius, sed fere duplo longius, apice non- 

 nihil ampliatum, undique temere rugoso-punctatum , dorso sulco 

 longitudinali , versus basin attenuato, exaratum, totum nigrum, 

 in cavitatibus squamulis cseruleo-virescentibus obsitum, inferne 

 praeterea griseo-barbatum. Antennae basin tboracis baud attingen- 

 tes, sub-tenues, nigrae, parce fusco-pubescentes. Thorax latitudine 

 baseos brevior, antice parum angustior, medio scqualiter rotun- 

 dato-ampliatus, basi marginatus ibique, ut etiam apice supra, 

 truncatus, pone oculos lobo exiguo instructus, supra pulvinatus, 

 intra apicem leviter sub-constrictus , undique confertim rugoso- 

 punctatus, niger, squamulis subtus viridi-aureis, supra caeruleo- 

 virescentibus, pilisque in dorso crebris, erectis, nigris, obsitus, 

 Scutellum parvum, trianguläre, demersum, nigrum. Elytra tbo- 

 race quintuplo longiora ejusque basi duplo latiora, antice fere 

 truncata, bumeris calloso-elevatis , sub-rectangulatis ; a basi ultra 

 medium sub-linearia vel indistincte sub-ampliata, postice atte- 

 nuata, apice ipso breviter debiscentia, singulatim sub-acuminata, 

 niargine laterali inflexo, ante medium sinuato; supra anterius 

 modice, postice admodum convexa, tenuiter punctato-striata, in- 

 terstitiis planis, disperse punctatis ; nigra, sctulis erectis concolo- 

 ribus griseisque, promiscue obsita, sutura apice interstitiisque 

 secundo et quarto splendide ctdistincte viridi, sexto indeterminate 

 caerulescenti , vittaque marginali latiori, antice abbreviata, viridi- 

 auren-squamosis. Corpus subtus couvexum, punctatum, nigrum, 

 squamositate viridi-aurea pilisque sparsis griseis vestitum. Pedes 

 validi, parce griseo-püosi ; femoribus incrassatis, laete testaceis, 

 apice tibiisque nigris, violaceo-ünctisj tarsis nigris, viridi-squamu« 

 losis, subtus fusco-spongiosis. Fhs. 



* 3g. II. Clericis. Sclib. — Jhij. op. II. p. 2G8. 21. 



Oblongus, niger, nitidus, tborace, vage punetato, vitla marginali, efy- 

 trisefue, anguste pimctatQ~striatis : margine , linca udjaccnic abbre- 



