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Ueber einige Arten der Gattungen Sphenaria Men. und 



Aspliena Sem. 



Von Andreas v. Semenow in St. Petersbarg. 



Sphenaria glabra, sp. n. 



Sph. elongatae Men. similis et offinis, sed semper pal- 

 Udior^ hrunneo-rufa, elytris apicem versus interdum leviter infus- 

 catis, corpore toto in individuis vi vis glabro vel 

 suh glahro ; capite minore, fronte utrinq^ue tnagis profunde im- 

 pressa ; prothorace angustiore, suhquadrato, angulis posticis multo 

 hreviorihus, magis ohtusis, extrorsum vix productis, disco minus 

 dense suhohsolete punctulato : elytris angustiorihus , aequabilius 

 striato-punctatis, minus rugosis ; antennarum articulo 5" paululum 

 longiore. Long. 8V2 — \^min. 



Prov. Transcaspica: in deserti sabulosis circa Repe- 

 tek, frequens (V, et VI. 1889!) Nonnulla specimina (5 9- 



Sphenaria suturalis, sp. n. 



Minor, dilute flavido-testacea , elytrorum sutura angustissime 

 suhinfuscata ; corpore toto er ehre suhtiliter punctulato pubescentiaque 

 alhida adpressa liaud dense vestito ; prothorace suhquadrato capite 

 cum oculis vix latiore, laterihus posterius paululum suhsinuatis, 

 anaulis anteriorihus distinctis, suhrectis, basalihus breviter acuti- 

 usculis, basi, utrinque sinuata, medio sensim producta et rotun- 

 data ; elytris minus elongatis, apice modice angustatis et acumi- 

 natis, sensim convexiusculi's ; pedihus gracilibus, tarsis omnibus 

 elongatis, posticis tihiis haud breviorihus. — Spli. vestitae Rttr. 

 affinis, differt jam primo aspectu statura minore, minus elongata^ 

 thoracis elyti'orumque forma tic Long. 6^/4 — ^mm. 



Prov. Transcaspica: deserta sabulosa circa Repetek. 

 (VI, 1889!) 



Sphenaria Oigae, sp. n. 



Gracilis, brunneo-testacea , crebre punctulata, corpore toto^ 

 pedihus antennisque pubescentia alhida adpressa dense vestitis^ an- 

 tennis brevihus, dimidium thoracis vix super antibus ; hoc sat an- 

 gusto, trapeziformi, hasi sensim suhdilatato, ante angulos posticos 

 profunde sinuato, his extrorsum sensim productis, sed apice obtu- 

 siusculis, hasi utrinque subsinuata, media arcuata^ angulis ante- 

 riorihus suhrectis, paululum prominulis ; elytris thoracis apice 

 duplo latioribus, elongatis, apice parum acuminatis, dorso parum 

 convexis ; elytrorum pubescentia vage substriatim vix condensata. 

 Wiener Entomologische Zeitung, VIII. Jahrg., lO. Heft (30. December 1889). 



