356 Mksomphalia. 



Patiia : Brasilia Doni. Dupont, Miis. R(g. Holm. — V;tr. 

 a e Mus. Imp. Vien. acl conlerendum missa. 



M. tigrince proxima, vix bievior sed angustior, 

 clytris subtiliter punctulatis, tostaceo-reticulatis, reticulo 

 areolas minores, crebriores, nigras includente, al) illa 

 mox distincta. Caput subtiliter, crebre punctulatutn , 

 nigrum , parum nitidum, postice in inedio tenuiter cana- 

 liculatum; oculis ovatis, modice convexis, brunneis. An- 

 tennoe nigroe, glabroe, extrorsum pubescentes, articulis 

 2 — 4 subtus flavo-testaceis. Protliorax latiludine poslica 

 plns duplo brevior, apice leviter rotundato-emarginatus, 

 extrorsum tenuiter reflcxo-niarginatus, lateiibus ultra me- 

 dium oblique ampliatis, dein Volundatis et versus basiii 

 rectis; postice utrinque tiimcatus, lobo medio parum 

 prominiilo, apice rotundato, angulis rectis; supra sub- 

 lilissime, siib-remote punctulatus, niger, opacus, antice 

 utrinque tenuitcr flavo-marginatus, dorso paullo conve- 

 xus, canalicula teniii, antice abbreviata insculptus, ex- 

 trorsum modice explanatus Scutellum triangulare , laeve, 

 nigrum, nitiduni. Elylra in mare sub-rotundata, in fe- 

 mina oblongo-ovata , antice singulatim vix sinuata , pro- 

 thorace tiiplo longiora et basi ejus nonnibil latiora, 

 bumeris maris sub-angulatis , feminye rolundatis; pone 

 bumcros ad medium baud ampliata, a tnedio nonni- 

 bil ar.<Tustata, apice conjunctim rotundata, supra nio- 

 dice convexa , subtilitcr, minus ciebre punctulata , nigra, 

 paruui nitida, testaceo-reticulata , reticulo parum elevato, 

 areolas minores, crebras, doiso seriatas, disco irregula- 

 rcs includeiite; maif^ine parum explanato, sub-deflexo, 

 irregulariler testaceo-reticulato. Corpus subtus subtiliter, 

 transversim striolatum, nigium, nitidum; abdomine utrin- 

 que serie e maculis ruro-tcstaccis. Pedes subtiliter, re- 

 mote punctulati, nigri, nitidi. 



117. Crihrum: oblongo-ovata , convexa, supra dilute flava , 

 subnitida, subtus nigra; antennis basi ferrugineis; pro- 

 tborace paruiu convexo, laevi, maculis octo vel decem 

 parvis, nigris ornato; elytris mediocriter, sub-remote 

 punctulatis, maculis parvis, sub-remotis, seriatis, ni- 



