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truncate at apex, greatly narrowed to base, and a little arcuate 

 externally. The ventral segments have distinct lateral fovete, 

 and the apical one is without any punctures at the sides of the 

 anus ; characters I have not before seen in t]ie_ genus. The 

 emargination of the presternum behind the coxie is an unusual 

 feature in the genus. The "a,nterior" and "inner marginal" 

 punctures of the posterior coxa- only are present.* 



Adotela esmeralda, Gaxidn. 



Loc. cit., p. 175; Put/.eys, Ami. Mus. Civ. Oenov., IV., p. 

 340 ; Sloane, loc. cit., p. 234. 



Female. — Form oval, very convex; suture of elytra not forming 

 a depression ; anterior angles of prothorax very slightly ad- 

 vanced ; upper surface kevigate, excepting apex of elytra. 



Very shining, general colour black, elytra blackish-green, the 

 green tint becoming bright on sides and inflexed part, a green 

 flush along upper lateral margin of prothorax, also on most of its 

 under-parts. Head smooth, excepting clypeus, large (4 x 4-25mm.), 

 convex, wide, but not swollen behind eyes; front with two 

 broad, shallow impressions diverging a little behind and extend- 

 ing forward across the clypeus, the space between these impres- 

 sions lightly convex ; clypeal suture very fine, interrupted in 

 frontal impressions, bent forward at each side, a tine puncture on 

 each side at the angle made by the lateral bend ; clypeus a little 

 rugulose, the lateral setigerous punctures shallow, not near edge; 

 eyes round, convex, not prominent or inclosed behind. Labrum 

 siiort, lightly emarginate ; anterior angles rounded. • Antennte 

 filiform ; second joint shortest, though only a little shorter than 

 fourth. Prothorax short (5-5 x 6-25 mm.), convex, slightly 

 declivous behind ; basal part defined by a light transverse im- 

 pression not reaching to near the margins ; sides rounded, very 

 little narrowed in front, shortly but decidedly so behind ; 

 anterior margin truncate between lateral borders ; base truncate, 

 with only a slight trace of a border on each side near margin ; 

 anterior angles obtuse, very little advanced, their inner margin 

 sloping backwards very gently ; basal angles rectangular ;_ lateral 

 border entire, narrow, a little sinuate before the base ; median line 

 lightly impressed on disc. Elytra smooth, excepting a little 

 rugosity near apex, oval (11-5 x 7-25 mm.), very convex, declivous 

 to the peduncle, and strongly so behind ; sides lightly rounded, a 

 little more shortly so to base than to apex ; suture fine, not 

 impressed ; border very narrow on sides, widening continuously, 

 and becoming broadly reflexed from posterior-third to apex ; 

 marginal punctures wanting on middle of sides (two or three 

 near' shoulders, and four or five on posterior-third). Prosternum 



See note, ante,, p. 207 



