New American Cetoniidas. 583 



red. Head closely punctured at the base, with a small, slightly 

 elevated space in the centre smooth, the clypeus somewhat more 

 coarsely punctured, convex in the centre, the sides rounded and 

 the apex strongly elevated and rounded; lamella3 of the antennae 

 nearly as long as the head. Thorax obliquely narrowed from 

 the base, only slightly prominent in the middle, very closely 

 punctured at the sides, more sparsely so on the disc. Scutellum 

 impunctate, the apex acute. Elytra slightly narrowed behind, 

 the suture and both the cariua3 strongly elevated and smooth, 

 the interstices Avith roAvs of fine punctures, the sides coarsely 

 punctured and the apex strigose. Pygidium very finely and 

 closely strigose. Leneath strigose at the sides, abdomen Avith 

 coarse punctures at the sides and scattered fine punctures in the 

 middle, mesosternal process short, broad and punctured, anterior 

 tibiae with one lateral tooth and the apex very obtuse. Length 

 15 mm. 



Quito, Ecuador (Coll, A. Fry). 



Allied to E. abreona, 0. Jans., but of a broader and more 

 quadrate form, less pubescent, with the thorax more obliquely 

 narrowed, the costte of the elytra more strongly elevated and 

 the colour and markings quite different. 



Evphofia jirecaria, n. sp. 



$ Above dark olive green, opaque, with sparse, short 

 pubescence; head, underside and legs brassy-green and covered 

 with long pubescence, a fine median line on the thorax, and 

 some small obscure spots on the elytra yelloAV, pygidium Avith a 

 small chalky spot on each side. Head closely punctured, a 

 narrow longitudinal ridge at the base, clypeus slightly rounded 

 at the sides, the apex elevated and slightly emarginate, lamella} 

 of the antenna? about half as long as the head. Thorax sparsely 

 punctured on the disc, the sides closely and more coarsely 

 punctured. Scutellum impunctate. Elytra scarcely narroAved 

 behind, the apex somcAvhat truncate, the suture and carina^ 

 slightly elevated, the interstices with roAvs of indistinct punctures, 

 the sides sparsely punctured and the apex strigose. Pygidium 

 finely strigose. Beneath coarsely strigose at the sides, abdomen 

 Avith sparse coarse punctures in the middle, mesosternal process 

 short and broad, punctured and pubescent, anterior tibi^ with 

 one lateral tooth and the aj^ical spine short but acute. Length 

 17 mm. 



NeAV Granada (Wallis). 



W AV 2 



