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culls, viridibus, civbrc puiictatls (I'ortiter versus basin, Icviter 

 versus aj)ieoni), albuque breviter setusis, apicc rectc truu- 

 Ciitis et exteruc et ad suturain dentatis ; pectore cum abdo- 

 mine dense einereo-villusis. 

 Lono;. 11-15 liii., lat, 8-4 lin. 



Opaque, black. Head keeled between the eyes, with very 

 fine transverse folds beliiii>l. Palpi ferruu-inous. ^Vnteiuue 

 longer and more slender than in the preceding species, ferru- 

 ginous, with the lirst artiele red and punctate, second and 

 third nodulated at the tip, fifth to tenth elongated, depressed, 

 somewhat dilated and angulated at the exterior tip, and ter- 

 minal artiele elongate and obliquely emarginate at the apex. 

 Thorax rather longer than broad, Avith transverse folds and 

 oblique channels from the base on each side of the disk, Avhich 

 turn in and unite about the middle, and tlien proceed in the 

 dorsal line to the front, the whole })ruducing a somewhat crown- 

 shaped diseal island ; a strong tubercle on eacli side in front, 

 followed by a larger one in the middle, terminating in a rather 

 stout short spine. 8cutellum triangular, without perceptible 

 punctures, but bearing a whitish velvety pile. Elytra broader 

 than the thorax, convex, rounded subrectangularly on the out- 

 side of the shoulder, parallel on the sides, becoming oblique 

 towards the apex, and truncated at the extremity, Avith the 

 sutural and external angle sharp or toothed ; they are broadly 

 depressed at the base, bluish green, and, under the lens, very 

 closely punctured (the punctm'cs of different sizes, and some- 

 times running into each other, forming rugose punctation) at 

 the base, and very finely and s})arsely piuictured towards the 

 apex, and from the punctures proceed a short silky pile. Legs 

 ferruginous, obscure at the knees. Breast antl abdomen 

 brownish black, clothed with a tolerably thick ashy pile. 



I have a variety of larger size, coarser punctation, much 

 larger and darker-coloured antennaj, elytra darker and not so 

 blue, longer pile on the underside, and darker legs, but Avith- 

 out any other distinction than an enlargement of all the 

 details. 



In deseribing this species, M. ChcA'rolat drew attention t-) 

 its resemblance to the Ifi/iii.naficl/enis i-irvlijiennis of Hoj)e, 

 but remarked that it diftered by its smaller size and by its 

 elytra b:ing coua'cx instead of flattened. Specimens sub- 

 sequently received, moi-e particularly the large variety aboA'e 

 mentioned, shoAV that no distinction can be draAvn from the 

 size ; Mr. Hope gi\'C3 12 lines as the size of his species, and 

 that of my specimens ranges iVom 10 to 15: and t'le other 

 point of difference, that the elvtra are flattened, is founded on 



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