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Var.a. elytris pone metliiini in margine maciila parva, 

 transversa , riisoa. 



Patria : Assani. Doin. Westi RMAiNN. Miis. Reo-. Holni. 



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Prioptera Westennanni proxima, (lavo-teslacea, im- 

 niaculata : anlennariim arliculo iiltimo tanluni nioro, ut 

 et elytris evitlenter, crebrius, suh-seriatim punctatis, 

 singulo antice evidenter Iri-foveolalo , ab illa facile di- 

 stincla. Caput subtiliter punctulatum , flavo-testaceum , 

 nitidiim; fronte impressa, profiintlc canaliculata ,• ociilis 

 ovalis, modice convexis, glaucis. AnteniKC pallitle llavir, 

 articnlo ultimo nigrt). Protliorax lalitudine postica ti-^iplo 

 brevior, apice late et prodmde rolundato-emarginatus, 

 margine incrassato; angulis prominulis, obtusis, laleribus 

 antrorsum modice rotundato-aiigiisfalis, reflexo-niarginatis; 

 basi utrinque profiinde bi-sinuatus, lobo medio retror- 

 sum triangulariter producto, apioe rotundato, angulis 

 lateralibus itidem retrorsum productis, acutis; dorso nio- 

 dice convexus, sub-kevis vel obsoletissime, crebre pun- 

 clulatus, mcdio tenuiter, longiludinaliter canaliculatiis , 

 fla vo-testaceus , nitidus, margine ex|)lanatus, pallidior, 

 conlertini reticulatus. Scutellum triangnlarc, bcve, (lavo- 

 testaceum, nifidum, Elytra prolliorace triplo loiigiora et 

 basi ejus paullo latiora , antice singulatiin [)rofunde sinu- 

 ata , ibifjue tenuiter serrulata, liumeris antrorsum non- 

 niliil prominulis, sub-rotundatis , mox pone basin ante 

 medium modice, oblique ampliata, apice conjunctim late 

 rotundata , supra convexa, basi ad suturam leviter re- 

 tusa, obsolete gibbosa, disco ante medium tri-foveolata, 

 mediocriter, evidenter, sub-serialim punctata, punctis atl 

 suturam, in medio dorsi et in foveolis prolundioribus; 

 pallide flavo-testacea , nititla, margine sat late explanato, 

 sub-hyaliuo, reticulato. (>orpus subtus confertim pun- 

 clulaluni, flavo-testaccuni , nitidiim. Pedes similiter co- 

 lorali. 



3. (jnadriimpressa: sul)-ovata , convexa , rufo-tcstacca , ni- 

 tida; antennarum articulo ultimo nigroj prothorace 

 siib-kevi; ehtris nicdioc riler, miiius crcbrc, siib-scria- 



