278 MesOJI PHA Ll A. 



ros ampliatis; singulo vitta lata, laterali, postice acu- 

 minata, c reticulo flavo. — Long. 14, lar, 12^ millim. 



Patria: Colnmbia, Mus. Dom. Dupont. 



Statiira lere et magiiituclo 31. (enew , elytris mox 

 pone basin citius anipliatis, dorso antico hnucl gibbosis, 

 apice minus attenuatis, leticulo valde tenui, magis ele- 

 vato ut et colore alio, ab illa bene clistincta. Caput 

 subtiliter, crebre punctulatum, oeneum , sub-nitidum, po- 

 stice canaliculatuin 5 oculis ovatis, modice convexis, ni- 

 gris. Anteiina^ nigroe , articulis 1 — 4 subtus (usco- 

 testaceis, primo et 2:o macula nigra notatis. Protho- 

 rax latitudine postica vi\ dimidio brevior, apice late, le- 

 viter rotundato-emarginatus , lateiibus ad medium obli- 

 que ampliatis, sinualis, ibicjue sub-angulalis et versus 

 basin rectis; postice utrinque lcviter sinuatus, lobo nie- 

 dio triangulariter retrorsum modice producto, angulis 

 rectis; supra paullo convexus, utrinque versus latera 

 late impressus, undique subtiliter, sub-remote punctula- 

 tus, medio tenuiter canaliculatus, nigro-ieneus, parum 

 nitidus. Scutelhun parvum, tiiangulare, laeve, obscure 

 seneum, nitidum. Elytra prothorace plus quam triplo 

 longiora et basi ejus duplo latiora, antice singulatim le- 

 viter sinuata, humeris rotuiidatis; mox pone basin valde 

 rotundato-ampliata, a medio angustata, apice conjunctim 

 sub-acuta, supra modice convexa, dorso antico ad sutu- 

 ram vix gibbosa, reniote, paruin proluude })unctata, 

 irregulariter reticulata, reticulo elevalo, tenui, nilido; 

 tota obscure a?nea, opacaf margine late explanato, sub- 

 remote punctulato, vitta niagna, antice lata, posterius 

 attenuata, e reticulo irregulari, flavo formata. Corpus 

 subtus subtiliter punctulatum et stiiolatum , viridi-a^neum 

 nitidum. Pedes remote punctulati, similiter colorali. 



52. acuminata: sub-triangularis, modice convexa, viridi- 

 caerulea, opaca; antennaium articulo l:o apice, 2 — 4 

 subtus testaceis; prothorace subtilissime, sub-remote 

 punclulato, lateribus ad mcdium oblique ampli.ito, 

 dein recto; elytris inoequaliter, mediocriter punctatis. 



