274 The late Mr. F. Bates's Revision 



faintly impressed lines ; sutural apex acute or not : pygidium viola- 

 ceous with green reflections, entirely densely and finely rugulose- 

 punctulate, with a few large punctures at the extreme apex ; a few 

 setse at the sides and apex, the latter narrowly rounded : under-side 

 and legs violaceous, tinged with green : breasts clothed — but not 

 tliickly — with long pale yellowish hairs : abdomen naked, all the 

 segments rugose-punctate, most delicately so on the middle ; the 5th 

 segment but little longer than the 4th : antennae — except the basal 

 joint — fuscous brown. 



Long. 19-2r5 mm. Lat. (max.) 12-14 mm. 



Hah. Colombia (Sta. Martha). 



Three specimens (all $ $) of this species are contained in 

 my own and the British Museum collections. 



It is abundantly distinct from L. fulvohirta, Blanch,, by 

 the naked clypeus, differently formed and sculptured 

 thorax, smoother elytra, the abdominal segments (especially 

 the 5th) shorter and more strongly sculptured, etc. 



I have great pleasure in dedicating this fine species to 

 Dr. Fr. Ohaus, our greatest living authority on the 

 RuttlidiB. 



JlojJlopelidnota, n. gen. 



(^ . Clypeus broadly rounded and entire in front : mandibles 

 somewhat j^roduced anteriorly, the outer margins entire : thorax 

 strongly margined at the base : outer borders of elytra with 

 a feathery friuge: labrum horizontal, broadly and deeply 

 eraarginate at the middle of the front : mentum flattened, or 

 concave, anteriorly, convex behind, front border not emarginate : 

 pro- and mesosternal processes well developed : front outer claws 

 moderately stout, elongate ; middle and hind claw-joints with a 

 tooth on the under-side near the base. $ . Unknown. 



This is a Pelidnota with the mandibles entire at outer 

 edge, and the elytral border with a feathery fringe. This 

 last character is most exceptional in the sub-family, but is 

 shared by the new genvis succeeding. 



H. Candezei, n. sp. 



^ . Regularly ovoid, shining, dark bronzed-green : clypeus with 

 the margins scarcely reflexed, closely and rugosely punctured ; head 

 rather strongly punctured, except on the vertex : sides of thorax 

 rounded from behind the middle, front angles a little prominent, 

 subacutej the hind obtuse ; base strongly margined, distinctly lobed 



