VII 



Epilissus cuprarius. — Long. 11 mill. — Latior, paulo minus 

 convexus, supra cupreus, nitidus, subtus fusco-aenescens,prothorace 

 transverso, lateribus fere parallelis, antice sat abrupte rotundatim 

 convergentibus, dorso laevi, elytris rotundatis, laevibus, subtiliter 

 striatis. 



Epilissus fuscovirens. — Long. 12 milL — Convexus, capite 

 prothoraceque fusco-virescentibus, sat nitidis, elytris fusco-eenes- 

 centibus, vix minus nitidis, subtus cum pedibus fusco-aenescens, 

 prothorace lateribus fere parallelis, antice abrupte convergentibus, 

 dorso subtilissirae vix perspicue punctulato, elytris sat acute stria- 

 tis, striis Isevibus, intervallis laevibus. 



Epilissus saprinoides. — Long. 4 mill. — Subhsemisphasri- 

 cus, convexus, viridi-metallicus, subtus fuscus, vix senescens, 

 metasterno late viridi-metallico, pedibus piceo-castaneis, prothorace 

 indistincte punctulato, margine postico ante scutellum evidenter 

 punctato, elytris rotundatis, sat subtiliter punctato-substriatis, 

 pygidio transversim costulato. 



Empecta marginalis. — Long. 18 à 20 mill. — Oblonga, 

 convexa, postice ampliata, castaneo-brunnea, parum nitida, pro- 

 thorace lateribus sat late, elytris apice et ad suturae apicem rufes- 

 centibus, elytris sat fortiter et sat dense punctatis, setulis pallidis 

 adpressis sat dense obsitis, capite rugato, margine antico obsolète 

 sinuato, prothorace parum dense sequaliter punctato, pygidio fortiter 

 ruguloso-punctato. 



Psiloptera zivettoides. — Long. 26 millim. — P. Zimltx 

 valde affinis, supra sirailiter colorata sed angustior, elytres post 

 médium tantum angustatis, spina terminali externa acutiore, sub- 

 tus valde dissimilis, tota cum pedibus seneo-aurosa, deusius punc- 

 tata, abdomine medio minus laevi, lateribus sat fortiter impresso; 

 P. dissimili Th. valde similis, clypeo antice magis carinato, 

 elytris medio minus attenuatis, margine externe vitta rufulo- 

 cuprascente, medio interrupta, postice obliterata, apice acutius 

 spinoso, subtus magis aurosa, abdomine minus rugoso, plagulis 

 obscuris deficientibus. 



P. crassiuscula. — Long. 28 mill. — Oblongo elliptica, 

 postice paulo magis attenuata, sat convexa viridi-ienea, nitida, 

 plagulis et costulis fusco-violaceis; clypeo carioso, impresso, diviso, 

 prothorace trapeziformi, carioso-punctato, vittula média laevi, 

 disco inœquali, impresso, elytris post médium angustatis apice trun- 

 catis, fortiter crenato-striatis, intervallis primis regularibus, con- 

 vexis, fusco-violaceis, late impressiusculis, externis magis interrup- 

 tis, margine externe impressionibus plurinis aeneo-aurosis, maculis 

 fusco-violaceis interrupto, dorso vage fusco-violaceo plagiatis; subtus 



