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tate; intervals finely rugose anteriorly, becoming much smoother 
toward the apex; each elytron ornated with two transverse fas- 
ciae, composed of rather densely placed, long, recumbent, cinereous 
pubescence as follows: A wide, irregular one at the middle, and the 
other covering the apical sixth; there is also a broad, irregular area 
of pubescence of the same color behind the scutellum, which is con- 
nected to the middle fascia by a narrow, longitudinal fascia at the 
middle, the surface between the fasciae is also densely clothed with 
erect, inconspicuous, black hairs. Abdomen beneath moderately con- 
vex, sparsely and rather coarsely punctate, the punctures shallow, 
rounded, and open on the one side, clothed with long, recumbent, 
inereous hairs, the pubescence very sparse on the median parts, 
becoming much denser toward the sides; intervals finely and densely 
reticulate; last segment somewhat flattened, and broadly rounded at 
apex, with the apical groove broadly truncate at tip. Metasternum 
more densely punctured than abdomen, and sparsely pubescent. 
Prosternum finely and densely rugose. 
Length, 4 mm.; width, 1.5 mm. 
Type locality —Alhajuelo, Panama. 
Type.—Cat. No. 25120, U.S.N.M. 
Described from a single female specimen collected by August 
Busck, April 5, 1911. This beautiful insect belongs to the group of 
species which have a distinct lateral carina on the elytron, and can 
be easily distinguished from the other species of this group by the 
color of the elytra, which is bottle-green, with a strong violaceous 
cae TAPHROCERUS COSTATUS Waterhouse. 
Taphrocerus costatus WATERHOUSE, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Coleopt., vol. 3, pt. 1, 
1889, pp. 127-128. 
This species was described from Cordoba, Mexico, and Caban in 
Vera Paz, Guatemala, and the type, which is in the British Museum, 
has not been examined. The species has been placed in the key 
solely upon the characters given in the original description. 
TAPHROCERUS FASCIATUS Waterhouse. 
Taphrocerus fasciatus WATERHOUSE, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Coleopt., vol. 3, pt. 1, 
1889, p. 128. 
The type locality for this species is Caldera in Chiriqui, Panama, 
at an elevation of 1,200 feet. The type is in the British Museum 
and has not been examined. It is placed in the key from the char- 
acters given in the original description. 
