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the first aud second extend to one-third the length of the elytra, 

 the third, fourth and fifth are shorter, the sixth extends to the 

 posterior yellow line, the punctures on the sides are somewhat 

 confused; each elytron has an abbreviated black stripe near the 

 scutellum close to the suture, a small round yelloAV raised spot 

 at one-third from the base (with a small brown mark above it), 

 an oblique, curved, raised yellow streak rather behind the 

 middle, not reaching the suture, the region beyond this is chiefly 

 occupied by an ovate blackish patch, and is sparingly piuictured. 

 Abdomen pitchy-black. 



HYPERID/E. 



Chloropliohis bioenlatns. 



Niger ; capite, genubus, abdominis maculis nonnuUis squamis 

 aureo-viridibus tectis, thorace et elyti'is squamis cupreo-rufis densi 

 tectis, illo macula mediana nigra viridi-cincta, singulo elytro 

 macula discoidali rotimdatu guttisque lateralibus nigris viridi- 

 cinctis. Long. 4^-5 lin. 



Closely resembles C. ruhrovittatus in form, but the thorax is 

 relatively narrower. Thorax and elytra densely clothed Avith 

 coppery-red scales, the former with a cordiform black mesial 

 spot, which is surrounded by gi-een scales and connect it with 

 the anterior margin. Each elytron has a round black discoidal 

 spot on the third and fourth interstices surrounded by green 

 scales ; on the margin there are three black spots, which are 

 partly siirrounded and connected to each other by green scales, 

 on the fifth interstice posteiiorly there are two very small black 

 dots. The sides of the metasternum are clothed with coppery 

 scales. The knees, the tarsi aud eight s})ots on the abdomen are 

 covered with <>reen scales. 



TRAGOSOMIN^. 



TERETicus, n. gen. 



Pal]>i short, stout, the apical joint a little swollen at its base. 

 Mandibles very short, vertical. Head as in Microplophoriis; 

 the e}'es a little more separated above. Antennae nearly half 

 the length of the elytra, stout, the first joint obconic, emarginate- 

 truncate at the apex, the second joint small and transverse, the 

 third to tenth joints short, Avith the loAver anterior angle pro- 

 duced into a long stout branch. Thorax transverse, with the 

 lateral ridge only traceable near the posterior angles, the anterior 



