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dum, subtiliter, crebre, transversim striolatum. Pedes nigro- 

 caerulei, obsolete punctulati. 



*6, hasilica: rotundata, modice convexa, obscure caerulea, 

 parura nitida; antennis basi subtus ferrugineis; prothorace 

 subtilissinie, sub-remote punctulato, medio tenuiter cana- 

 liculato; elytris subtiliter, sat crebre punctulatis, singulo in 

 dorso pone mediura raacula parva, elongata plagaque magna, 

 oblongo-ovata, intramargiuali dilute sanguineis, hac medio 

 maculis tribus longitudinaliter positis, caerulescentibus no- 

 tata. — Long. 14, lat. 13| raillim. 

 Omaspides basilica Ehn. Cat. of Coleopt. Ins. IX. p. 92. 4. 



Patria: Brasilia (Ega). Mus. Britan. 



Magnitudine Omasp. augustae. Caput nigrum, parum 

 nitidum, crebre punctulatum. Oculi ovati, modice convexi, 

 nigri. Anteunae nigrae, pubescentes, articulis quatuor basa- 

 libus sub-nitidis, subtus obscure ferrugineis. Prothorax parvus, 

 fere semicircularis, latitudine vix dimidio brevior, antice leviter, 

 posterius magis rotundatus, basi utrinque leviter sinuatus, lobo 

 medio triangulari, producto, angulis rectis; superne paullo 

 convexus, obscure caeruleus, sub-opacus, subtilissime, minus 

 crebre punctulatus, medio canalicula tenui, antice valde abbre- 

 viata insculptus. Scutellura vix conspicuum. Elytra breviter 

 rotundata, prothorace raulto latiora et triplo longiora, antice 

 utrinque vix sinuata, humeris haud prominulis, apice valde 

 rotundatis; pone medium citius, apice conjunctira late rotun- 

 data, superne raodice convexa, subtiliter, sat crebre punctu- 

 lata, obscure caerulea, sub-opaca, singulo in dorso longe pone 

 medium niacula parva, angusta, elongata, dilute sanguinea; 

 margine late explanato, plaga magna oblongo-ovata, dilute 

 sanguinea, medio raaculis tribus rainoribus longitudinaliter 

 positis, caerulescentibus notata, media reliquis nonnihil majore, 

 transversa. Corpus subtus punctulatum, sub-nitidum; pro- 

 sterno pectoreque nigris; abdomine obscure ferrugineo. Pedes 

 nigri, nitidi, obsolete punctulati. 



7. hioculata: rotundata, leviter convexa, superne caerulea, 

 parum nitida: antennis nigris, basi subtus rufo-piceis; pro- 

 thorace subtilissime, parce punctulato, antice tenuiter testa- 



