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Differs from bitiiberculatus in being smaller, the pro- 

 thorax smaller with less rounded sides, the elytra! tubercles 

 much larger, more acute and less upright, the shoulders more 

 prominent, and the legs considerably shorter, with the hind 

 femora, thinner and just passing apex of elytra instead of 

 considerably passing (in their ordinary position the hind 

 femora appear to be too short to reach the apex), and the 

 tarsi less parallel -sided. The thickest part of the hind femora 

 in bitiiberculatus is thicker than the base of the elytral 

 tubercles ; in the present species the tubercles are consider- 

 ably thicker than the femora. There are nine specimens 

 before me, and they all differ in these respects from six of 

 bituberculatus. 



The scales are usually of a golden-brown or bright-fawn 

 colour. On some specimens many of them are brightly golden, 

 or even with a beautiful rose or purplish gloss, especially on 

 the under surface and legs. On the prothorax there is 

 usually a short dark stripe on each side at the base, and 

 remnants of another at each side of apex : but the stripes 

 would not meet if continued to base and apex. On the median 

 segments of the abdomen also the clothing is variegated with 

 black. On one specimen the clothing on the prothorax (ex- 

 cept for the short dark stripes') and elytra is of a rather 

 dingy pale-green. 



SUBFAMLY AP!ONIDES. 

 An on. 



In describing species of this genus previously I was under 

 the impression that (in such species where there was a differ- 

 ence) the rostrum of the male was longer than that of the 

 female. I now believe that the reverse is the case. If I am 

 correct in this surmise the following of my previous descrip- 

 tions will need correction : — 



condensatum. 



/Emulum. 



Phtlanthum. 



FuSCOSUTUPALE. 



Integkicolle. 

 Cappophagum. 



Immundum. 



SOLANT. 



Anthidium. 



It will also be necessary to correct in the table comosurn, 

 Pasc, and pulicare, Pasc. 



In the descriptions that follow where one sex has the 

 rostrum longer than the other I have assumed that sex to be 

 the female. 



