98 Ml". Martin Jacoby's descriptions of some 



surrounded by a deep sulcus; the clypeus sepai-ated from the face by a deep 

 transverse groove, very finely punctured ; antennae bluish black, only 

 extending to the base of the elytra, the terminal five joints slightly thickened 

 and pubescent ; thorax transverse, strongly widened at the middle, the sides 

 straight, narrowed in front, the anterior angles acutely pointed, the surface 

 transversely convex, rather remotely and distinctly punctured, the punctures a 

 little finer at the sides than at the disc ; elytra convex, the shoulders promi- 

 nent, the punctures arranged in rather irregular rows, more closely placed at 

 the sides and larger than near the suture, the interstices also very finely 

 punctured ; a short longitudinal costa is placed at the sides below the middle ; 

 abdomen bluish, stained with fulvous ; the four posterior tibiae emarginate at 

 the apex, all the femora armed with a stout tooth, claws bifid ; prosternum 

 broad, rugosely punctured. 



This is a large-sized species, of which I possess a single 

 apparently female specimen ; it is possible that the male is 

 devoid of the elytral costa. 



MeNIUS (?) SPLENDIDUS, n. Sp. 



Elongate, black ; antennae (the last joint excepted) and legs fulvous ; 

 head and thorax metallic greenish-cupreous, the latter remotely punctured; 

 elytra metallic aureo-cupreous, regularly puuctate-striate ; femora unarmed. 

 Length, 3| lines. 



Of elongate and rather subcylindrical shape ; the head very finely punc- 

 tured, with a deep longitudinal central groove ; the clypeus separated from 

 the face by an equally deep transverse groove, finely punctured ; labrum 

 piceous ; antennae extending to about half the length of the elytra, fulvous, 

 the terminal joint black ; eyes surrounded by a deep, posteriorly widened 

 sulcus ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides straight, not narrowed in 

 front, the anterior angles acutely produced, the anterior margins sinuate at 

 the middle, the surface distinctly but not closely punctured, metallic 

 greenish-cupreous ; elytra bright metallic reddish-cupreous, without basal 

 depression, strongly punctate-striate, the interstices very minutely punc- 

 tured ; under side black, the sides of the breast metallic greenish ; legs 

 fulvous, the four posterior tibiae emarginate near the apex, claws bifid ; 

 prosternum subquadrate, its base slightly concave, the posterior angles 

 pointed. 



Of more elongate and cylindrical shape than most of its 

 allies, and without femoral teeth, but possessing all other struc- 

 tural characters of the genus. A single specimen is contained 

 in my collection. 



Menius flavitarsus, u. sp. 



Metallic greenish or bluish, above metallic green or obscure aeneous : 

 antennae, the tibiae more or less, and the tarsi, flavous ; thorax subremotely 

 punctured ; elytra strongly punctate-striate, the interstices slightly convex, 

 impunctate. Length 2^ lines. 



Head finely and not very closely punctured ; flat supra-orbital grooves 

 narrow but distinct; labrum fulvous; palpi flavous; antennae extending to 

 about two-thirds the length of the elytra, entirely flavous, the third and fourth 

 joints equal; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides slightly rounded, the 

 surface finely, rather irregularly and not very closely punctured ; elytra 

 convex, deeply punctate-striate ; the four posterior femora with a distinct 

 tooth ; the base of the tibiae metallic green like the rest of the under side, 

 their lower portion and the tarsi flavous ; claws bifid. 



