Mksomph.vlia. 261 



Patria: Biasilia Dom. Com. MaNiNERHEIM et Dom. SOM- 

 MER, Mus. Reg. Holin. 



Species colore valde varians. M. areolatce proxima, 

 elytris medio niagis ampliatis et apicem versus magis atte- 

 nuatis, dorso evidenter gibbosis, et delectu macularum, 

 ab illa facile distincta. Caput siibtiliter, crebre punctula- 

 tum, viridi-cajriileum , sub-opacum, medio canalicula- 

 tum; oculis ovatis, modice convexis, brunneis. Antennaj 

 viridi-ca-ruleai, articulis qualuor basalibus nitidis, glabris, 

 reliquis fusco-pubescentibus. Protliorax latitudine postica 

 tere triplo l)revior, apice late, leviter rotundato-eniargi- 

 natus, lateiibus tenuiter reflexo-niariiinatis , lonije ultra 

 medium oblique ampliatis, dein versus basin sub-rectis; 

 postice utrinque sub-ti uncatus, lobo medio modice pro- 

 minulo, apice rotundato, angulis sub-rectis; supra vix 

 vel obsoletissime punctulatus, viridi-sericens, opacus, 

 dorso paullo convexus, medio canalicula tenui, antice 

 abbreviata inscvilptus, extrorsum sat late explanatus. Scu- 

 tellum triangulare, laive, viiidi-nitidum. Elytra protlio- 

 lace triplo longiora et basi ejus paullo laliora, antice 

 singulatiin vix sinuata, mox pone basin ad mediuni valde 

 rotundato-ampliata , dein attenuata , apice ipso conjun- 

 ctim sub-acuta, supra convexa, ibique in gibbum oblon- 

 gum, obtusum, punctulatum elevata, ceterum vix punctata, 

 viridi-sericea , opaca, irregulariter reticulata, reticulo te- 

 nui, modice elevato, nitido, areolas mediocres includente; 

 margiiie modice explanato, nonnibil dellexo, obsoletius re- 

 ticulato, antice posticeque sub-kevi, subtus cyaneo. Cor- 

 pus subtiliter, crebie punctulatum, cieruleum , nitidum. 

 Pedes subtiliter, reinole pnnctulati, viridi-CKiulei , nitidi. 



37. subreticulata: sub-rotundata, convexa, ca-rulea , supra 

 opaca , sublus nitida; piotliorace obsolete punctulato, 

 lateribus ultra medium obliquo, dein sub-rotundato; 

 elytris obtuse gibbosis, obsoiete remote punctulatis, 

 medio ampliatis, dorso remote, tenuiter, lateribus ob- 

 solete reticulatis, reticulo areolas magnas, inajquales 

 includenle; Iiumeris late rotundalis. — Long. IH, lat. 

 9i milliin. 



