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posterior angles, which are strongly prolonged behind, with a 
punctuation a little less strong than that of the head, but very 
dense and very rugose ; marked in the midst of the base with 
two small punctiform depressions, and with a longitudinal 
line which reaches the anterior margin ; moreover, marked on 
each side in its middle by a transverse or subrounded, tolerably 
large and very deep depression. Scutellum elongate quadrate. 
Elytra oblong, subparallel, slightly attenuated in their posterior 
third, very distinctly striated, their intervals scarcely convex, 
finely, very densely, and very rugosely transversely punctate. 
Underside of body of a deeper reddish-brown colour. Pro- 
pectus tolerably distinctly and not very densely punctate in 
the middle, more rugosely on the sides. Prosternal projection 
rather strongly depressed in the middle of its base, with its 
sides somewhat raised, very slightly narrowed in its posterior 
half, and almost subrounded behind, then abruptly and strongly 
inflexed and terminated below in a sharp point. Abdomen 
very finely, very densely, and somewhat rugosely punctate. 
Legs and tarsi of a deep reddish brown.” 
Apparently rare, only a few specimens haying been re- 
ceived. 
Buprestidae. 
Corasus, Cast. & Gory. 
1. Corebus nodifrons. 
/Enescenti-brunneus, subopacus, subpunctatus, aciculatim ru- 
gosus, pube cinerea et nigra irregulariter vestitus; elytris 
pube nigra bifasciatis prope apicem, et versus apicem pube 
ochracea notatis; capite nodoso; thorace impresso; elytris 
apice denticulatis; subtus nitidus, eneus, fulvo-pubescens, 
aciculatim rugosus. 
Long. 5 lin., lat. 14 lin. 
Brown, with a slightly greenish brassy tinge only visible 
from some points of view, subopaque, subpunctate, acicularly 
transversely rugose, clothed with a fine longish grey or ash- 
coloured pubescence, irregularly mixed with black, which is 
disposed in two bands near the apex of the elytra, where a few 
ochraceous hairs occur both on the black bands and along their 
sides. Head vertical, with the epistome slightly raised, being 
divided off by oblique grooves on each side; from it a deep 
longitudinal groove runs back to the vertex, making two lon- 
gitudinal tubercles highest behind on each side of the head, 
which, however, are slightly interrupted, so that from some 
points of view there would appear to be four tubercles besides 
the epistome, while from others there only appear two, which 
