254 PHYSODERA CYANIPENN1S. 



lato-ampliatis , paullo reflexis , angulis anticis valde rotun- 

 datis , pilosis , ante angulos posticos acute angulatus , in 

 disco linea longitudinali leviter impressus, ad latera fere 

 levis ; elytra ampla , apicem versus nonnihil ampliata , apice late 

 truncato , subtiliter lineato-punctata , intervallis planis , levibus. 



P. Eschscholtzi Parry, proxima , sed elytrorum colore 

 diversa et prothorace leviore et ma'gis rotundato-ampliato ab 

 angulis anticis usque ad medium, facilis ad distinguendum. 



Long. 12 mm. 



Habitat: Bontliain, S. Celebes (C. Ribbe!). 



Uppersurface brightly shining; head and prothorax black , 

 the latter with bluish tinges chiefly at the sides; elytra 

 dark cyaneous with strong violaceous reflections; underneath 

 and legs piceous with a bluish hue , very shining. 



Head smooth with two rather obsolete impressions be- 

 tween the antennae. Prothorax broad, the sides much ex- 

 panded and strongly rounded in the middle, the front 

 angles broadly rounded and pilose, the edges, formed by 

 the lateral emargination , rather acute , the lateral margins 

 but slightly reflexed , the disc transversely depressed pos- 

 teriorly, very smooth , with the median line obsolete , the 

 subconcave sides also almost plain. Scutellum triangular, 

 acute. Elytra subquadrate , moderately convex, with the 

 shoulders strongly rounded, the sides slightly enlarged 

 towards the top, which is broadly truncated; rather finely 

 punctate-striate , the punctures becoming smaller towards 

 the margins and the apex which latter they do not reach , 

 the intervals plain and smooth. Below almost smooth. 



Also very close to P. Eschscholtzi Parry, but of a dif- 

 ferent colour, the head and thorax smoother, moreover the 

 thorax is not so angular at the sides , more rounded to- 

 wards the front angles. 



Physodera amp lic o I li s, v. d. Poll. 



Ceteris minor, angustior ; sat convexa, nitida , capite nigro , 

 prothorace fulvo, in medio nigro, utrinque gutta magna 

 .Notes from tlie Leyden Museum, Vol. XI. 



