arr. 8. BUPRESTID BEETLES OF MIEXICO—FISHER. 19 
closely to them; surface at sides rather densely punctate, the punctures 
large, shallow, and open on one side, and becoming obsolete on the 
disk, sparsely, irregularly clothed with rather long, recumbent, cinere- 
ous hairs. Scutellum smooth and glabrous, with the anterior angles 
acute. Klytra as wide as pronotum at base; humeral angles broadly 
rounded; sides obliquely attenuate to near the tips, which are broadly 
subtruncate, the lateral margin feebly serrate, and when viewed from 
the side is nearly straight, except for an abrupt sinuation for the 
posterior femora; each elytron with a broad, shallow depression at 
the base, and a very narrow, deep one between the humerus and lat- 
eral margin, extending along margin from the humeral angle to the 
sinuation in lateral margin, the depression becoming broadly rounded 
behind the humerus; surface densely, finely punctate, becoming feebly 
rugose toward the sides, and sparsely, irregularly clothed with rather 
long, recumbent, cinereous hairs and a few black erect ones intermixed, 
the white hairs forming irregular designs on the basal half, and a 
distinct, undulating fascia at apical third; commencing at the margin 
it is very slightly directed downward, then slightly farther upward, 
and then, again descending to the suture, there is also an obscure 
transverse fascia near the apex. Abdomen beneath strongly convex, 
coarsely and rather sparsely punctate, the punctures very shallow 
and open on the one side, sparsely clothed with short, recumbent, 
cinereous hairs; intervals obsoletely reticulate; last segment finely 
transversely rugose, rather narrowly produced, bent obliquely 
downward, and deeply, widely arcuately emarginate at apex, with 
two sharp teeth of equal length on each side of the emargination 
and two very small acute teeth on the outer side at a much lower 
level, the portion in front of the marginal groove rather acutely 
rounded at apex, with a rather deep, narrow, longitudinal groove, 
extending from the apex to the middle of the segment, the groove 
with a large puncture at the middle, and bordered on both sides by 
a series of rather long yellowish hairs. Elytral epipleura narrow. 
Metasternum more coarsely and deeply punctured than the abdomen, 
and rather deeply and broadly, arcuately emarginate in front. Pro- 
sternum feebly arcuately emarginate anteriorly; prosternal process 
three times as wide as the coxal cavities, sides slightly expanded 
behind the coxae, and the apex very broadly rounded; episternum 
flat, somewhat rectangular, but more attenuate laterally. Pro- 
thoracic epipleura wide and nearly flat, with a deep narrow groove 
behind the antennal groove; lateral margin rectangular, becoming 
more acute posteriorly; antennal groove deep, following the suture 
between the episternun and epipleura, extending into the latter to 
about the middle, and parallel to the tibial groove. 
Length, 2.75 mm.; width, 1.75 mm. 
Type locality.—Tampico, Mexico. 
