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Crioceris sapphiripennis. sp. nov. 



Fulvous, thorax as broad as long, nearly impunctate, 

 elytra metallic davk blue, the basal portion raised, with a few 

 punctured near the suture, the rest impunctate, apical portion 

 of the posterior femora and the abdomen black. 



Length 9 millim. 



This speeies seems so clösely allied to C. Doryca Boisd., 

 C. obliterata Baly and C. papvana Jac., all from New Guinea, 

 that it will only be necessary, to point out the differences. The 

 present insect differs from C. Doryca in the fulvous colour of 

 the antennae and that of the anterior legs, the autennae also 

 are much shorter and more robust and only extend to the 

 middle of the elytra, the thorax is not longer than broad and 

 has 110 punctures beyond a few at the middle of the disc, lastly 

 the scutellum is not metallic green but fulvous. C. obliterata 

 has a hairy scutellum and the elytra have several large and 

 deep impressions ; in C. papuana the antennae are black and 

 the underside is fulvous; in the present insect the elytra have 

 a short row of punctures, running from the base obliquely to 

 the suture at the middle and a few others parallel with it at 

 the raised basal portion ; the rest of the disc is entirely im- 

 punctate, but the lateral margins are accompanied by a deep 

 groove and a few punctures anteriorly. 



Hab. New Guinea, Stephansort (my eollection). 



Stett. entomol. Zeit. 1900. 



