Neio American Cetoniida;. 583 



red. Head closely punctured at the base, with a small, slightly 

 elevated space in the centre smooth, the clypeus somewhat more 

 coarsely punctured, convex in the centre, the sides rounded and 

 the apex strongly elevated and rounded; lamellas of the autenno3 

 nearly as long as the head. Thorax obliquely narrowed from 

 t1ie base, only slightly prominent in the middle, very closely 

 punctured at the sides, more sparsely so on the disc. Scutellum 

 impunctate, the apex acute. Elytra slightly narrowed behind, 

 the suture and both the carina3 strongly elevated and smooth, 

 the interstices with rows of fine punctures, the sides coarsely 

 punctured and the apex strigose. Pygidium very finely and 

 closely strigose. Beneath strigose at the sides, abdomen with 

 c>)arse punctures at the sides and scattered fine punctures in the 

 middle, mesosternal process short, broad and punctured, anterior 

 tibiae with one lateral tooth and the apex very obtuse. Length 

 1 5 mm. 



Quito, Ecuador (Coll. A. Fry). 



Allied to E. ah-eona, O. Jans., but of a broader and more 

 quadrate form, less pubescent, with the thorax more obliquely 

 narrowed, the costaj of the elytra more strongly elevated and 

 the colour and markings quite different. 



Euphoria precaria, n. sjd. 



$ Above dark olive green, opaque, with sparse, short 

 pubescence; head, underside and legs brassy-green and covered 

 with long pubescence, a fine median line on the thorax, and 

 some small obscure spots on the elytra yellow, pjgidium with a 

 small chalky spot on each side. Head closely punctured, a 

 narrow longitudinal ridge at the base, clyjDeus slightly rounded 

 at the sides, the apex elevated and slightly emarginate, lamella; 

 of the antenuse about half as long as the head. Thorax sparsely 

 punctured on the disc, the sides closely and more coarsely 

 jnmctured. Scutellum impunctate. Elytra scarcely narrowed 

 behind, the apex somcAvhat truncate, the suture and carina? 

 slightly elevated, the interstices with rows of indistinct punctures, 

 the sides sparsely punctured and the apex strigose. Pygidium 

 finely strigose. Beneath coarsely strigose at the sides, abdomen 

 Avith spai'se coarse jmuctures in the middle, mesosternal process 

 short and broad, punctured and pubescent, anterior tibia? with 

 one lateral tooth and the apical spine short but acute. Length 

 17 mm. 



New Granada (Wallis). 



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