M ESOMPHA Li A. 287 



Caput sat crcbre, cvidcnter punctatum, viriili-a>neuni , 

 sub-nititlum ; oculis ovatis, modice convexis, biiinneis. 

 Antenna' obscure anea*, extiorsiuu pubescentes, articnlis 

 5 basabbus, nitidis, glabiis, subtus svepe dilute piceis. 

 Protboiax latitucUne postica cUiplo brevior, apice leviter 

 rotundalo-emaroinatiis, latcribus reflexo-marginatis, ultra 

 medium oblique anipliatis, dein versus basin citius ro- 

 tuiidatis; postice utiincpie leviter sinuatus, lobo medio 

 modice proniinulo, apice rotundato, angulis oblusis, ro- 

 lundatis; supra obsolete, vix visibilitcr piinctulatus, vi- 

 ridi-a-neus, dorso paullo convexus, ante scutcllum lcvi- 

 ter impressus, antice tenuiler canaliculatus, extroisum 

 explanatus, sub-opacus. Scutellum triangulare, la^ve, 

 obscure aeneum, nitidum. Elylra prothorace fere triplo 

 longiora et basi ejus lere duplo latiora , antice vix si- 

 nuata, humeiis sub-obtusis, nonniliil rotundatis; lateri- 

 bus aiite medium nonnihil ampliala, a niedio scnsim ro- 

 tuiidato-angustata , sublililcr, pricscrlim in margine cicbre, 

 disco evidenter puiictala, viridi-a^nca , sub-nitida, singulo 

 macubs tribus sanguineis, prolunde punctatis, vel ma- 

 joribus vel minoribus nolata , nempe una in dorso an- 

 tico, a basi sat remola, ovata, altera in disco pone me- 

 dium, itidem sub-ovata, rclicpiis majore tertiaque in 

 niarginc ante medium, oblonga, interdum ovata; mar- 

 gine modice dilatato, nonnihil deflexo, subtus cyaneo, 

 niacula lula tiaiislucentc. Corpus sublus obsolcte pun- 

 ctulatum, nigrum, nitidiim. Pedes subtililer punctulali, 

 viridi-caiulei. 



59. ptimcea: sub-triangularis, convexa, obscure viridi- 

 Cierulea, opaca ; proliiorace angustiori, sub-bevi, late- 

 ribus longe ultra mediuin cilius ampliato, clein sub- 

 recto; elvtris subtiliter, remotc, dorso antico c^btuse 

 gibbosis, prolundius punctatis, callo suprahumcrali 

 gibbocpie nitidis; siiigulo plagis tribus sanguineis, pro- 

 tuiide punctalis, postcriore majore, apiceni versus ex- 

 trorsum ampliata; margine aiite Ujcdium valde am- 

 pliato. — Long. lu — 12, lat. 8 — 9^ millim. 



Cyrtonota punicea. Dej. Cat. ed. 3, p. 369. 



