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4, C. TROPICUS, n. sp. 
Oblongus, cylindricus, piceus, subnitidus, subpilosus, thorace 
amplo, globoso, crebre granulato-punctato, elytris thorace angu- 
stioribus, subtilissime lineato-punctatis, apice obliquo plane sub- 
relusis. 
Long. 2,5 mn. 
C. dactyliperda iterum similis et affinis, sed colore obseuriore, 
thorace majore, rotundato, elytris apice subretusis, etc. distin- 
etus. Caput piceum, fronte convexa, longitudinaliter creberrime 
strigosa, linea media subelevata, obsoleta, pilis pallidis adspersa, 
antice supra os ciliata. Oculi et antennae colore et structura ut 
in prioribus. Prothorax amplus, subglobosus, longitudine fere 
latior, basi truncatus, angulis postieis obtusis, lateraliter et apice 
areu aequali, suborbiculari, rotundatus; dorso valde convexus, 
nigro-piceus, anterius dilutius subrufus, creberrime, posterius 
minus dense granulato-punetatus, subnitidus, pilis pallidis parce 
adspersus. Seutellum parvum, piceum, nitidum laeve. Elytra lati- 
tudine summa thoracis angustiora at illo haud dimidio longiora, 
a basi ad apicem sensim subangustiora, basi acute marginata, 
recte truncata, angulo humerali (desuper inspicienti) acute recto, 
lateraliter a basi ad medium et ultra exacte recta, dein ad api- 
cem obtuse rotundata; supra basi subcylindrice convexa, post 
medium ad apicem obtuse rotundata, oblique leniter subretusa, 
coriaceo-subrugosa, subtilissime lineato-punetata, interstitiis pla- 
nis, punctis serialis vix perspicuis et pilis tenuibus erectis nota- 
is. Corpus subtus piceo-brunneum, puncetulatum. Pedes ferru- 
ginco-testacei, genubus infuscatis, tarsis testaceis. 
Patria : America meridionalis (Peru). 
