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punctuation being also very fine , not coarse ; the epistome 

 is also finely punctured and tlie elytral interspaces are not 

 raised near the apex. 



Corynodes basalis,, n. sp. 



Metallic green with brassy reflections ; last 5 joints of 

 antennae dilated, purplish blue; head and thorax strongly 

 punctured; elytra deeply depressed within and below the 

 basilar space , rather finely , closely and regularly punctate- 

 striate. — Length 4:^1^ lines. 



9. Elytra with a single sublateral costa from the middle to 

 the apex. 



Head very deeply and strongly punctured , the punctua- 

 tion much more closely arranged at the vertex than towards 

 the lower portion and at the former place of oblong shape ; 

 epistome separated from the face by a deep transverse 

 groove, the space immediately above the latter covered with 

 coarse dark fulvous pubescence in the middle of which an 

 oblong small tubercle is placed ; epistome broader than 

 long , closely rugose-punctate ; labrum obscure metallic 

 green; antennae less than half the length of the body, 

 the first joint metallic green, the 5 following joints obs- 

 cure dark fulvous stained with metallic green, the 5 ter- 

 minal ones dilated, purplish blue; thorax transversely 

 convex , the sides moderately deflexed anteriorly , the lateral 

 margin rounded from the middle to the apex; anterior 

 angles acutely produced ; surface impressed with deep punc- 

 tures which are only somewhat closely placed anteriorly , 

 the base and sides being only punctured here and there ; 

 elytra with a deep transverse depression below the base 

 and within the shoulders , the basal portion distinctly rai- 

 sed and very finely punctured, rest of the surface regu- 

 larly punctate-striate , distinctly visible to the apex ; tibiae 

 dilated and mucronate at the apex; claws appendiculate. 



Closely allied to C. approximans Baly, of which the pre- 

 sent species may possibly be a variety; the dilated joints 



Notes from the Leyden JVLnseum, Vol. "VI. 



