100 MELOI.ONTHA. 



verticeque elevafis, vix punßulatis, piceis, tinöwa 

 densa v i ri d i , aeneo-variante , obduflis; clypeus piceus 

 sub nitidus, antrorsum angustatus, apice truncatus vel 

 sub-reftus, margine antico rix elevato; basi confertim 

 punöulatus, antice Isevis; area posterior pun&ulafa ;<b 

 anteüore laevi linea transversa granulata distinguituid 

 Antenne fusco-ferruginese , dava ovata. Thorax an- 

 fice mu.lto angustior, profunde emarginatus, angulis 

 acutis, lateribus rotundatus, basi bi.sinuatus. supra con- 

 v(xn« , nigi'Q pipeus, ob;,oletissime punctulatus , tiröu- 

 ra vi idi, aeneo" et einereo-variante undique obdußus, 

 S<-ute"um oblongo-trianpulare acutum, thoraci conco- 

 lor. Elytra thorace quadruplo longiora, apice singula- 

 tim oblique introrsum truncata, supra modice convexa, 

 vix visibiliter striata vel punßulata, saturate nigro- 

 virentia, cinereo-variantia, Pygidium lato-triangulare 

 nigro-piceumsub-nitidum, confertim sed obsolete punßu- 

 bium. Peftus nigro-piceum nitidum, evidenterpmcta- 

 tum; abdomen concolor. sub opacum, obsolete punflula- 

 tum. Pedes picei . femoribus, prsesertim posticis, 

 compressis, yirenti-mjcantifruf, Gwinj, 



i?9) MrtoiOKTHA advexa: thorace elytris- 

 que rufo-ferrugineis n iridis, capite oblonge nigro, cly^ 

 peo retuso, corpore subtus piceo, cinereo-piloso. 



Habitat — — — Mus. Schönherr. 



Statura Sc facies M. ferrugine* Fabr. sed dimidio 

 minor SC abunde diversa, prassenim quoad strufturam 

 capitis 8c clypei, .V.c. Caput cum clypeo oblongo-qua- 

 drangulum nigrum, parum nitidum. confertissime pun- 

 £tulatum ; clypeus antice retusu« vel late emarginatus, 

 angulis prominulis, in medio disci linea transversa e- 

 Ievata abbreviata notatus, prstfer lineam clypeum * 

 fronte distinguentem. Thorax brevis, antice late e- 

 marginatus, angulis prominulis acuminatis, lateribus 

 fere angulariter dilatatus, basi obtuse rotundatus, su- 

 pra modice conrexus, rufo-ferrugineus nitidus, confer- 

 tim Sc sat profunde punftatus, limbo omni obscuriore, 

 fusco-piceo; margo lateralis utrinque fusco-ciliatus, 

 Scutellum oblongo-triangulare nigro-piceum nitidum 

 lsve. Elytra magna, thorace quintuplo longiora, api- 

 ce obtuse rotundata, supra modice convexa, rufo-fer- 

 ruginea nitida, sutura latius, limbo reliquo angustius 

 JC obsoletius fusco-pieeis i juxta suturam Stria unica 

 Utrinque e punfti» parvis, |c in disco lineae * vel i 



