(421) 



Descriptions of new Coleopteka from Medellin, Ctdomhia, 

 recently added to the British Musewii Collection; by Ciias. 

 O. Wateriiouse. 



Au interesting series of Coleoptera, selected for tlie Britisli 

 Museum from a collection made by ]\Ir. Salmon, at Medellin in 

 Colombia, has been found to contain numerous undescribed 

 species. The present paper only contains descriptions of the 

 more interesting novelties. 



XANTHOLINIDyE. 



Sterculia simplicicollis, n. sp. 



Cajrulea, nitida ; capite lato, creberrime f ortiter punctato ; 

 thorace capite bene angustiori, convexo, antice angustato, lateri- 

 bus parce punctulatis postice hand impressis, margine posteriori 

 haud elevato; elytris discrete subtiliter punctatis; antennarum 

 basi pedibus abdomineque virescentibus. Long. 12 lin. 



Head a little longer than broad, very strongly and densely 

 punctured, the posterior angles and the base moderately rounded, 

 the sides very slightly arcuate. Thorax one-third narrower than 

 the head, one-third longer than broad, sparingly and oljscurely 

 punctured at the sides, parallel at the sides for two-thirds its 

 length, narrowed in front, rounded at the base, at each side near 

 the base there is a slight indication of an impression, but not an 

 oblique impression as in most of the species of the genus, and 

 the lateral and posterior margins are deflexed (not expanded as 

 is very usual). The elytra are as long as broad, sparingly, finely 

 but distinctly pimctured, blue with slight green reflections. 

 Abdomen green with blue reflections, finely and sparingly punc- 

 tured. The head below has large punctures scattered over the 

 sides and base; the longitudinal gular channel is short but well 

 defined. 



MELOLONTHID.E. 



Fatda lineata. 



Bene convexa, lata, nigra, nitidissima ; thorace marginibus 

 linetlque obliqua laterali punctatis, punctis s(iuamiferis ; elytris 



K K 



