272 Mesomphalia. 



Patria: Cohimbia Dorn. Com. Dejean et Dom. HoFFMAN, 

 Mus. Reg. Holni. 



Sumtna similitiido 31. caudatcp , illa vix lonffior, sed 

 latior; prolliorace lateribus postice recto, elytris crassius 

 et dilutius san<Tuineo-reticuIatis, apice sub-acuminatis , noii 

 productis, liuineris minus prominulis, ab illa distincta. 

 Caput subliliter, crebre rugoso-punctatum , nigrum , sub- 

 opacum, medio canalicnlatum ; oculis ovatis, modice con- 

 vexis, brunneis. Antenna; nigrae, extrorsum pubescentes, 

 articulis basalibus sub-nitidis, fere glabris, 2 et 3 subtus 

 testaceis. Prothorax latitudine postica duplo brevior, 

 apice leviter rotundato-emargiiiatus, lateribus longe ultra 

 medium oblique ampliatis, dein versus basin sub-rectis; 

 postice iitrintjue sub-truncatus , lobo medio retrorsum 

 parum producto, apice sub-emaiginato, angulis fere re- 

 ctis; supra subtilissiine, remote punctulatus, niger, opa- 

 cus, pube tenui, depressa, cinerea adspersus, antice te- 

 nuiter flavo-marginatus, dorso paullo convexus, postice 

 tenuiter canaliculatus, utrinque arcuatim impressus, ex- 

 planalus. Scutellum loeve, nigrum, sub-nitidiim. Elytra 

 sub-triangularia, protliorace triplo longiora et basi cjus 

 duplo latiora, antice singulatim sinuata, angulis hume- 

 ralibus antrorsum nonnibii prominulis, rotundatis; late- 

 ribiis fere ad medium parum ampliata, dein citius an- 

 gustata, apice ipso conjunctim sub-acuminata , supra mo- 

 dice convexa, basi retusa, dorso antico gibbo modice 

 elevato, obluso instructa, paruin profunde, sub-remote 

 punctulata, nigra, opaca, in illsesis breviter cinereo-pu- 

 bescciitia, uiidiijue irregulariter, crassius, dilute sangui- 

 neo-reliculata , reliculo modice elevato, areolas medio- 

 cres , extrorsum minores, nigras includente. Corpus sub- 

 tus sat crebre, subtiliter punctuLitum , nigrum, sub-ni- 

 tidum; abdomine utrinque serie e maculis rnfo-testaceis 

 insigiiito. Pedes siibliliter punctulati, similiter colorati, 

 parce cinereo-pubescentes. 



47. caudata: (Guerin) snb-triangularis, convexa, nigra, 

 opaca; prothorace vix punctato, lateribus ultra me- 



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