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strongly rugose-punctate, the sides more strongly and con fluently 

 punctured, the middle sometimes with a raised line, each side of which 

 a small spot (sometimes absent) is placed ; scutellum triangular, 

 flavous ; elytra strongly deflexed at the posterior half, strongly, irregu- 

 larly, and closely punctured at the sides, the punctures arranged in 

 rows near the suture ; the lateral margins narrowly metallic-green, 

 this colour preceded by a narrow flavous stripe ; a similar stripe 

 accompanies the suture at the posterior two-thirds of its length, and 

 joins the lateral one at its apex, and a small flavous spot is placed at 

 the base each side of the scutellum ; the rest of the surface is piceous, 

 with a slight metallic gloss ; the epipleurae, the under side, and legs 

 are flavous and impunctate ; the mesosternal process is slightly curved. 



Ilab. ?. 



Of this species I possess two specimens, unfortunately with- 

 out locality. In the system of coloration they agree somewhat 

 with D. columbina, Stal, but the sculpturing of the thorax and 

 other details are quite different. In one of the specimens the 

 small flavous basal spot is almost connected with the sutural 

 stripe ; in the other it is well separated by the darker portion of 

 the elytra. 



Doryphora castanea, n. sp. 



Below black, above fulvous ; thorax finely and not closely punc- 

 tured ; elytra as finely punctured, the punctures irregularly arranged, 

 with finely aciculate interstices. Length, 14 mill. 



Head somewhat closely punctured, the clypeus separated from the 

 face by a semicircular groove, closely punctured, apex of the mandibles 

 and the palpi black ; antennas not extending much beyond the base of 

 the elytra, black, the lower three joints fulvous below, terminal joints 

 dilated, slightly longer than broad ; thorax three times broader than 

 long, the sides strongly rounded and widened at the middle, the 

 anterior angles produced ; the disc convex, much depressed laterally, 

 finely and subremotely punctured ; scutellum narrowly margined with 

 piceous ; elytra irregularly and finely punctured, the punctures here 

 and there arranged in rows, the interstices finely aciculate ; under 

 side, with the exception of the flanks of the thorax, black, shining, 

 sparingly punctured ; legs rather slender ; mesosternal process stout, 

 short, and straight. 



Hah. Ecuador, Bio Dogua. 



Of this species I possess three specimens. The uniform 

 fulvous colour of the upper side, in connection with the black 

 antennre, under side and legs, and the fine punctuation, will 

 assist in the recognition of the insect. 



Doryphora facialis, n. sp. 

 Piceous ; the antenna? and legs fulvous ; head and thorax greenish 

 black, opaque, the margins fulvous ; elytra finely geminate punctate- 

 striate, flavous ; the suture, a spot on the shoulder, a short transverse 

 stripe at the base, a triangular spot at the suture below the scutellum, 

 and a spot below the middle at the lateral margin, dark green. 

 Length, 10-12 mill. 



