rif;ridci\ etc. firiin Maf/df/asrar ;')33 



Head thickly aud ratlier strongly piinotuved, the eyes moder- 

 ately prominent. Thorax somewhat flattened ahove, subparallel 

 for the anterior two-thirds, then strongly constricted Avithin the 

 base, closely beset with small obtuse tubercles, with the extreme 

 anterior and posterior margins smooth. Scutellum yellow. 

 Elytra parallel, depressed, studded Avith minute obtuse tuber- 

 cles; each elytron with two round, i-aised, smooth Avhitish spots, 

 one before and the other behind the middle, the latter is near 

 the mai-gin. 



Yar. The base of the elytra pale pitchy, the pitchy colour 

 extending at the suture and at the sides as far as the second 

 yellow spot. 



Eburifera hevicollis. 



Parallela, angusta, depressa, cajrulea, nitida, pallide hirsuta; 

 thorace parce punctulato, elytris crebre rugoso-punctatis, guttis 

 quatuor albis notatis, antennis pedibusque Havis. Long. 2^ lin. 



Of a brighter blue than E. tuherculicvlli'^^ but nearly of the 

 same form. The head and thorax ha\'e some small punctures 

 scattered over the surface, the latter has the sides more oblique. 

 Scutellum white. Elytra thickly and strongly punctured, the 

 punctures forming lines at the base, at the apex the punctures 

 are replaced by small obtuse tubercles. Legs yellow; the hairs 

 on the posterior tibia? are A^ery long. 



Two examples received Avith the above are a little larger (3 

 lin.) and have not spots on the elytra, but they are evidently 

 conspecific. 



Elnirifcra incl/tK. 



Latior, picoa, uitida, longe pubescens ; thorace guttis diiabus, 

 elytris regione scutellari plagaque subapicali nigris, his singulis 

 guttis duabus ilavis ornatis, autennarum clava pedibusque nigris, 

 femoribus basi jiiceis. Long. 4^ lin. 



A somewhat broad depressed species. Head Avitli minute 

 obtuse tuljercles moderately thickly placed in front. Antenna.' 

 Avith the three apical joints slightly enlarged, ])itchy-bl;ick. 

 Thorax as Inroad as long, nearly straight in front, semicircularly 

 rounded posteriorly before the basal constriction, Avith some 

 minute tubercles scattered over the surface, and with four black 

 spots, two large roiuid ones on the disc and two small ones 

 before the ])osterior constriction. Elytra scarcely broad(;r than 

 the thorax, with seven or eight lines of deep strong punctures. 



