entomologiques. 377 



parle impressœ. In singulo elytro maculœ 2 flavœ , 1' versus hume- 

 rum transversa , interstilia 5 , 6 , 7 et 8 , quandoque etiam 4 atque 

 9 occupans ; 2,' fasciam anteapicalem dentatam fîgurans in iulers- 

 titiis 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7, 8. 



Thorax snbtus in medio tesfaceus , femora testacea , tibi.-e obs- 

 curiorcs , tarsi brunnei. 



Venezuela (Cumana). 4indiv. 



1 5. Dromius muîtiguttalus. t 



Long.4-;.— Eljlr. 2;. — Lalr. 1 f 



Testaceus , thorace subtus aldomineque fuscis , capite , pronolo 

 sculelloque nigris , elytris nigro-maculatis- 



Caput Iriangulare , capiti Dromii subfasciati simile. 



Pronolum brève, transversum, antice sinuato-truncalum, postice 

 emarginatum , angulis anticis rectis , deflexis , margine lalcrali 

 rotundato , postice parum angustato, angulis posticis oblusiusculis ; 

 impressio antica distincta; sulcus iongitudinalis médius satprofun- 

 dus , antice abbreviatus , ante basin subfoveolatus , basi ipsa rugis 

 longitudinalibus exaratus ; pone angulos posticos , foveolee 2 iatse 

 obsolelœ , paulo supra médium utriusque pronoli dimidii foveolae 

 2 distinclœ. 



ScutcHum latum , triangulare. 



Elytra oblonga , antice truncata , apicem versus latiora , postice 

 sinuato-rotunda , sutura elevata , profunde slriato-punctata , striis 

 in fundoobcuris ; striae 1 , 2 et 8 tantum apicem altingentes, cœleriD 

 ante apicem terminâtes nec ibi minus profundœ ; stria mari-inalis 

 foveolis plurimis parvis médium versus et apice impressa ; in medio 

 striae Z" punctum , alferumque in slriœ 2" quarla ultima parle • 

 striée , prœsertim dorsales , sat obscurse. Elylra fasciis 3 irrc- 

 gularibus ; 1' paullo ante médium, maculis nigris alternatim in 

 inlerstitiis disposilis (cxceplo suturali ) ; 2» arcuata , quœ in inter- 

 slitio 2 sequenti jungitur ; 3" muito major , anteapicalis , quîe 

 tamen interstilia 1 et 2 non occupai. Intcrstitia 6 prima basi in tola 

 latitudine , omnia in meJio inler facias 1 ol 2 fusca ; rcgio circa- 

 scutellaris tamen obscurior. 



Venezuela (Cumana). l inJiv. 



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