BEETLES OF THE GENUS ECTINOHOPLIA. 275 



ECTINOnOPLIA NITIBICAUDA, sp. D. (Plate I. fig. 10.) 



Nigra, squamis flavis vel fulvis et aureis ornata, capite haud 

 dense anreo-squainoso, clypeo fere denudato, pronoti marginibus 

 anticis et lateralibus, linea augusta mediana vittaque utriiique 

 obliqua, plerumque a.bbreviata vel disrupta, elytri singuli 

 marginibus (antico e.vcepto) lineisque duabus aiigustis nonnun- 

 quam fasciis tribus transveisis interruptis coiinexis, f ulvisvel flavis, 

 pedibus, propygidio, pygidio corporisqne subtus medio pallide 

 viridi-aureis, hujus lateribus sidphnreis; pavum eloogata, capite 

 setoso, clypeo subnitido, semicii-culari, pronoto sat brevi, medio 

 sulcato, lateribus medio obtuse angulatis, antice valde coii- 

 tvactis, angulis anticis acutis, posticis obtusis, elytris prothorace 

 latioribus, baud elongatis, postice separatim rotundatis, ad sutiirse 

 finem setis longis instruetis, pedibus gracilibus, rufis, posticorum 

 ungue fisso. 



Long. 9-10 mm. ; lat. max. 5 mm, 



H(cb. ToxKiN : Chapa (7^. Vitalis de Snlvaza — June). 



Similar to E. variegata De Borre and E. ohducla Mots., but 

 easily distinguished by the brilliant silvery-green scales covering 

 the pygidium and part of the lower surface. The scutellum also 

 is larger. The scales forming the pattern upon the upper surface 

 are generally ochre-coloured, but sometimes pale yellow or of both 

 tints intermixed. The head bears rather scattered golden scales; 

 the pronotum has a narrow median line, a marginal line, which 

 generally includes the front margin but does not extend past the 

 hind angles, and an oblique mark on each side, sometimes extend- 

 ing from the base to the front margin, sometimes abbreviated 

 in front and sometimes reduced to basal and median spots. The 

 scutellum is larger than in the two species just mentioned, and 

 has usually only a few scattered yellow scales. The elytra, in 

 addition to a marginal lii\e not including the base, have each two 

 narrow longitudinal straight lines on the disc extending from 

 the base nearly to the extremity. There may be also fragments 

 of three straight equidistant transverse bars connecting the 

 longitudinal ones. The scales of the propygidium, p3^gidium, 

 and legs are entirely pale silvery green in both sexes, and those 

 of the whole median part of the metasternum and abdomen in 

 the female. In the male the latter region is covered with dull 

 yellow and brilliant scales intermixed. 



EcTiNOHOPLiA scuTELLATA, sp. n. (Plate I. lig. 11.) 



Nigra, pedibus antcnnisque rufis, corpore toto squamis ochraceo- 

 fulvis atque brunneis dense vestito, corpore supra setis mitiutis 

 erectis nigris sat sequaliter intersperso, pedibus et capite (femi- 

 n£eque pronoto a.ntice) aureo-squamosis ; convexa, clypeo semi- 

 circulai'i, pronoto fere duplo latiori quam longiori, supra haud 

 sulcato, lateribus medio sat fortiter angulatis, a.ntice et postice 

 valde angustato, angulis anticis acutis, posticis obtusis ; scutello 



