220 ODONTOCHILA CURVIPENIS. 



T. spinosa Bril. was formerly a quite isolated species in 

 the whole genus, now it is connected with T. cribrata 

 Steinh. etc. by T. lateralis m. and T. Steinheili m. 



Odontochila ctirvipenis, n. sp. 



Od. margineguttatae Dej. simillima, differt labri parte 

 media latius et paullo longius producta, dente centrali nullo 

 (hoc loco leviter exciso), ad mediam basim infuscato (non 

 metallico) ; prothoracis lateribus paullo minus rotundatis, 

 pronoto grossius sculpto (transversaliter rugatulo) ; elytris 

 praecipue ante medium paullo grossius punctatis, penis 

 apice curvato-acuminato (nee recto nee incrassato); penul- 

 timo palporum maxillarium articulo, trochanteribus, primo 

 antennarum articulo testaceis (2° — 4° cyaneis saepe ex parte 

 testaceo-rufescentibus) ; femoribus et tibiis testaceis saepe 

 leviter varus modis rufo-violaceo-indutis, tarsis cyaneis , cor- 

 pore subtus cyanescente (abdomine hinc inde virescente). — 

 •Long. 9 — 9*/ 2 mm - (sine labro). 



cf cT; » Amazon" et »Maices". — Coll. mea. 



This plain-looking species is very remarkable by the 

 form of the tip of the penis. The sculpture, coloration etc. 

 show also some characteristical features. 



Berlin, May 1905. 



Notes from th.e Leyden Museum , Vol. XXV. 



