296 Mesompiialia. 



Patria: Biasiliii Dom. ScnOENHERR , Miis. Reg. Holm. A 

 Dom. Com. Mamverheiivi, Dom, Germar ct Doii). Che- 

 VROLAT ad conCerendum missa. 



Magnitudo et fere statura M. quadriplagiatce , ma- 

 cula el}'trorum intramarginali ante medium, transversa, 

 flavo-testacea , ab illa mox distincta. Caput subtiliter, 

 crebre punclulatum, nigro-subieneum , opacum, me- 

 dio canaliculatum; oculis ovatis, modice convexis, brun- 

 neis. Antennoe nigrie, basi sub-nitida?, glabrx>, extror- 

 sum pubescenles, articulis 2 — 4 subtus flavo-testaceis. 

 Prothorax latitudinc postica duplo brevior, apice late, 

 sat profunde rotundato-emarginatus, lateribus tenuiter 

 reflexo-marginatis, antice latius, versus basin citius ro- 

 lundatis; postice utrinque sub-truncatus, lobo medio mo- 

 dice prominulo, angulis sub-rectis; supra sublilissime, 

 minus crebre punctulatus, cseruleo-yeneus, opacus, an- 

 tice utrinque tenuiter flavo-marginatus, dorso paullo con- 

 vexus, canalicula tenui antice abbreviata insculptus, ex- 

 trorsum modice explanatus. Scutellum triangulare, sub- 

 laeve, viridi-coerulescens, sub-nilidum. Elytra prolbo- 

 race Iriplo longiora et basi ejus liaud latiora, antice 

 singulatim sub-truncala , ad basin subito, in mare obli- 

 que-in femiiia lale rolundalo-ampliata , a medio angu- 

 stata, apice conjunctim sub-acuminala , supra convexa, 

 basi retusa, utrinque ad sculellum et in disco antico 

 impressa, dorso ante medium obluse, breviter, in fe- 

 mina obsolelius gibbosa, subtiliter, crebre, disco anlico 

 pracsertim iii maculis profundiiis, irregulariter, declivi- 

 tate posteriore obsoletius punclulala , ca'ruleo-aenea, opaca, 

 dorso anlico sub-nitida , singulo iDacuIis qualuor, llavo- 

 testaceis insignito, nempe dnabus iii dorso, prima anlc 

 medium, majore, saepe Iriangulari, secunda pone nie- 

 dium, minore, dilFormi; lertia in maigine piinia? op- 

 posita, ovata , Iransversa, quartaquc in disco longe ante 

 apicem, rotunda vel difTormi; barum dorsalibus inter- 

 diim majoribus, conlliienlibus, plagam magnam anle 

 medium utrinquc excisam formaiitibus, posterius macU' 

 lam parvam, ;encaiij mcludente; njargine sat late ex- 

 planato, nonnihil deflcxo, subtilissime, crebre pimclulalo, 



