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the otherwise shaped tooth near the apex of the anterior 

 tibiae in the male, this tooth being elongate triangular in 

 Bretaudeaui, parallel-sided in the new species. 



Length 8 ram. — Narrow and elongate, somewhat broader 

 than Bretaudeaui; shining, above bronze green, here and 

 there with coppery tinges; the antennae pale testaceous, 

 the apical joint infuscate; each elytron provided with two 

 round flavous spots which are surrounded with purplish 

 and situated between the same striae, viz. between the 

 3 rd and 7 th ; the anterior spot is larger than the posterior 

 one. — Underneath the head (except the middle of the 

 throat), the lateral portions of the prosternum and the 

 elytral epipleurae are metallic greeu, the rest testaceous ; 

 the legs are testaceous, with the 'apex of the femora and 

 the^ basal portion of the tibiae bright metallic green; the 

 tarsi are dark brown, with the exception of the basal half 

 of the clawjoint which is pale testaceous. 



Head deeply and closely, almost rugosely punctured, the 

 punctures in the middle portion larger and somewhat wider 

 apart. 



Prothorax slightly narrowing towards the front margin 

 which is straight, the front angles broadly rounded, not at 

 all produced, the base deeply bisinuate, the lateral angles 

 acute and slightly diverging; the upper surface is strongly 

 and rather irregularly punctured; the punctures are small 

 on the anterior portion and become gradually larger towards 

 the base, at the sides they are more closely set; in front 

 of the scutellum a smooth space is present and another 

 narrow and oblique one between the middle and the sides, 

 likewise at the base. The scutellum is broadly rounded 

 behind and impunctate. 



The elytra are slightly narrowing in straight lines towards 

 the apices, which are truncate between the 3 l ' d interstice 

 and the suture; each elytron is provided with ten regular 

 striae of punctures which become larger towards the sides ; 

 the interstices become more or less costate towards the end, 

 especially the 3 rd and 9 tb . 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXV. 



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