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base, common to both elytra, between which and the margin on 

 each side is a narrow black spot not reaching to the shoulder ; 

 the terminal half of elytra black, with a transverse band near 

 the tip, and the suture at the tip with short grey silky hairs. 

 Abdomen beneath of a dark brownish red. 

 Length 4 lines. 



Hob. California. From the Collection of Mr. Hartweg. 



CLERUS LATICINCTUS, n. s. 



Of a deep purplish black. Elytra with a wide, clear yellow, trans- 

 verse band across the middle ; the sutural margin black ; a 

 roundish yellow spot at the base of each elytron (sometimes, as 

 in Capt. Parry's specimen, wanting). Legs of a yellowish red, 

 the tibiae more obscure ; tarsi black. Head and thorax closely 

 punctured, and thickly covered with short, erect, black hairs. 

 A patch of silky greyish brown hairs at the end of each elytron. 



Length from 3 to 4 lines. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



CLERUS GUTTULUS, n. s. 



Elongated, narrow. Head as wide as thorax. Thorax suddenly 

 narrowed behind. Elytra with the sides somewhat sinuated. 

 Mouth, antennse, and legs yellowish red. Head and thorax 

 black, with greenish reflexions ; thickly punctured and hairy. 

 Elytra brown, and striato-punctate at the base, with a short, 

 diagonal, ferruginous band from the shoulder to the suture, and 

 two white, smooth, raised lineolets, one on each side of the band, 

 the outer the longer ; a narrow, transverse, white, smooth, raised, 

 linear band behind the middle of the elytra, which are black at 

 the tip, and have green reflexions. Under side of abdomen 

 black ; inesosternum and metasternum yellow. 



Length 3j lines. 

 Hab. Australia. 



CLERUS ANTHICOIDES Westw. 



Pitchy black. Elytra with four largish yellow spots ; two trans- 

 verse before the middle, and two sub-oblique close to the tip. 

 Antennas long, yellowish ; the four terminal joints gradually 

 thickened, brownish black. Thorax as broad as long, slightly 

 narrowed behind. Legs pitchy brown ; tarsi yellow ; tibiae of 

 hind legs with some longish hairs on the outside. 



Length 1 line. 

 Hab. Ceylon. 



