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Descriptions of ncio Coleoptera from Medellin, Gulombia, 

 recenthj added to the British Jfiisfidii Collection; by Ciias. 

 O. Waterhouse. 



Au interesting series of Coleoptera-, selected for the British 

 jNIuseum from a collection made by Mr. Salmon, at Medellin in 

 Colombia, has been found to contain numerous undcscrilicd 

 species. The present paper only contains descriptions of the 

 more interesting novelties. 



XANTHOLINIDyE. 



Sterculia siinplicicollis, n. sp, 



Ca?rulea, nitida ; capite lato, creberrime fortiter punctato; 

 thorace capite bene angustiori, convexo, antice augustato, latori- 

 bus parce punctulatis postice haud impressis, margine posteriori 

 hautl elevato; elytris discrete subtiliter punctatis; antennarum 

 basi pedibus abdomineque virescentibus. Long. 12 lin. 



Head a little longer than Inroad, very strongly and densely 

 punctured, the posterior angles and the bace moderately rounded, 

 the sides very slightly arcuate. Thorax one-third narrower than 

 the head, one-third longer than broad, sparingly and obscurely 

 pimctured at the sides, parallel at the sides for two-thirds its 

 length, narrowed in front, rounded at the base, at each side near 

 the base there is a slight indication of an impression, but not an 

 oblique impression as in most of the species of the genus, and 

 the lateral and posterior margins are deHexed (not expanded as 

 is very usual). The elytra are as long as broad, sparingly, finely 

 but distinctly punctured, blue with slight green reflections. 

 Abdomen green with blue reflections, finely and sparingly punc- 

 tured. The head below has large punctures scattered over tlic 

 sides and base; the longitudinal gular channel is short but well 

 defined. 



MELOLONTIUD.E. 



F(uda lineaUt. 



Bene convoxa, lata, nigra, nitidissinia ; tboracc mnrginil>us 

 lincaque ol)li(jua latcrali punctatis, punctis squamiferis ; elytris 



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