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red, transverse, straight fascia near tlie middle, and red markings on the 

 shoulders and posterior extremities, sutural stria indistinct, sides slightly mar- 

 gined, extremities verj' broad and very little rounded. 



Abdomen with the pygidium exposed, rufous. 



Lcffs moderate, bright yellow. 



V mi IT parts rufescent, with the metasternum dusky. 



Differs from .S'. OinrOturi in its smaller size, broader and more depressed form, 

 much l)roader and not attenuated thorax, and liner and closer sculpture. 



Ihthitnt, Panama. Found near Tole and Bugaba by Mr. Champion. 



Sacium fasciatuin, Erichsou. 



S.fasciatttm, Erichson {Cori/lopiius) , Arehiv fiir Nat. i. p. 240, 1842. 



L. c. ^^ lin. = l'75 mm. — Elongato-ovale, valde convexum, sat nitidum, pills 

 aureis brevibus sat dense vestitum, nigro-piceum, pronoto plus miuusve rufo-testaceo 

 elytrorumque aj^icibus atque fascia mediali rectii transversa rufis ; pnmoto parvo, 

 brevi, antice parum attenuato, ad basim latissimo, sat confertim distincte punctato, 

 interstitiis glabris, nitidis, margine anteriori modice reflexa, margine basali ad 

 scutellum sat fortiter product;!, et linea ante basim impressa, angulis basalibus sat 

 obtusis ; rli/tris pronoto latioribus et duplo longioribus, ad media latis.simis, postice 

 sat attenuatis, pronoto magis confertim et magis profunde punctatis, suturu media 

 elevatii, lateriluis marginatis, apicibus valde rotundatis ; abdomine lougius exserto, 

 piceo-nigro ; jiedibus liete flavis ; antennis flavescentibus. 



Body elongate-oval, very convex, rather shining, rather closely covered with short 

 golden hair, pitchy black, with the thorax more or less rufo-testaceous, and the 

 extremities of the elytra and broad straight medial fascia bright red. 



Head rufo-testaceous ; eyes rather prominent ; antenna; short, flavescent. 



Tliorax small and short, rather attenuated in front, widest at the base, distinctly 

 and rather closely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, anterior 

 margin moderately reriexed, basal line distinct, basal margin much produced 

 towards the scutellum, with the angles rather obtuse. 



Sciitcllttni small, rounded. 



Elytra broader and twice longer than the thorax, widest at the middle, rather 

 attenuated towards the extremities, more closely and more deeply punctured 

 than the thorax, suture elevated in the middle, sides margined, extremities 

 much rounded and together with straight medial fascia bright red. 



AhdomcH with the pygidium exposed, and rufo-piceous. 



Leys rather long, bright yellow. 



I'nder parts rufo-testaceous, ventral segments 2-5 dusky. 



Differs from ^S'. Obertliuri in its smaller size, much smaller and shorter thorax, 

 attenuated elytra, and deeper sculpture. 



Habitat, North America. 



Sacium balteatum, sp. n. 



L-c. ]"-]J lin. l"2o-l"37 mm. — Late ovale, modice convexum, nitidulum, 

 pilis aureis vestitum, sat leviter punctatuin, fusco-castaneum, pronoti fronte, fascia 

 mediali atque apicibus elytrorum, flavescentibus ; pronoto magno, lato, antice 

 circulariter rotundato, leviter et sat remote punctato, interstitiis leviter reticulatis, 

 linea basali indistineta, margine anteriori reflexa, pellucide flavii, margine basali 

 leviter siiniata, angulis fere rectis ; eli/tris pronoto baud latioribus, fere duplo longi- 

 oribus, prope humeros latissimis, modice et sat remote punctatis, interstitiis nitidis, 

 levissime reticulatis, stria suturali profunda, fusco-castaneis, fasciii transversa pone 

 media atque apicibus flavescentibus, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, valde 



