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slender; the claw is cleft, and the upper tooth is long and moderately robust, though 

 shorter than the lower. The corresponding claw of the middle tarsi is widely cleft. 



In the colour and markings of the elytra the species somewhat resembles Plagiodera 

 ceneiventris (Biol. Centr.-Am., Coleopt. vi. 1, t. 10. f. 1). 



58. Anomala sulcans. (Tab. XIII. fig. 5.) 



Magna, elongato-ovata, nigra, nitida ; antennis castaneo-rufis ; clypeo subsemicirculari postice parum ampliato, 

 margine refiexo, dense confluenter punctato, fronte et vertice disperse punctatis : thorace lateribus leviter 

 arcnatis, margine basali medio interrupto, supra disperse punctulato ; elytris sulcatis, sulcis in fundo 

 jranctulatis, 2° versus basin minus impresso et confuse punctato, interstitiis convexis; pygidio nitido, 

 rugulis punctulatis parvis transversis, compresso. Tibiae anticse bidentatae, 2 posticis suratis ad apicem 

 minus constrictis. Mesosternum apice convexo-compressum, nitidum. § ? Tarsi anteriores ungue 

 exteriore profunde et late fisso sive furcato, dente superiore longiore. 



Long. 20 millim. 5 ? 



Hah. Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson). 



59. Anomala ? 



Eab. Nicaragua, Chontales {Janson). 



One example, agreeing with the preceding in almost every point except its smooth 

 very finely striate-punctate elytra. The anterior tarsi are wanting. It is possibly the 

 other sex of A. sulcans. 



60. Anomala rhodope. (Tab. XIII. fig. 6.) 



Breviter ovata, saturate viridi-aenea (subtus fere nigra), nitida, elytris rufis sutura seneo-tincta ; capite dense 

 confluenter punctato, vertice lseviore, clypeo subsemicirculari, margine sat alte reflexo ; tborace postice sat 

 dilatato, disperse punctulato, margine basali integro ; elytris utrinque sutura et costis tribus mediocriter 

 convexis leevibus, striis dense transversim punctatis delimitatis, interstitiis planioribns striato-punctatis, 

 subsuturali confuse pauciter confluenter punctato. Pygidium sparsim breviter strigulatum vel punctatum, 

 nitidum. Tarsi anteriores articulo unguiculari subtus crasse dentato. Mesosternum inter coxas sat latum 

 apice (juxta metasternum) tuberculiforme. S ■ Tarsi anteriores ungue majore brevi lato, dente superiore 

 breviore. 



Long. 12 millim. tf $ • 



Bab. Mexico, Silao (Salle), Mexico city (Flohr, Edge), Oaxaca (Hoge). 



Much resembles the European Phyllopertha horticola, but it is of more compact 

 ova,te form. An example from Mexico city is figured. 



61. Anomala Costarica. 



A. cinctce (Say) proxime affinis ; minor et elytris semper lucide flavo-testaceis etc. Suboblongo-ovata, viridi- 

 vel cupreo-aenea, nitida, capite antice cuprascenti-rufo, elytris (sutura margineque angustissime fusco 

 exceptis) lucide flavo-testaceis ; subtus cum pedibus rufo-testacea metallica vel nigro-senea ; clypeo postice 

 vix dilatato margine elevato, cum fronte densissime punctato, vertice fere laevi ; thorace ante medium 

 subangulatim dilatato, postice paullo dilatato, angulis posticis subrectis (paullo obtusis), margine basali 

 medio interrupto vel subinterrupto, minus disperse punctato ; elytris punctulato-striatis, stria humerali 

 fere integra, interstitio subsuturali lato, parce confuse punctato; pygidio arcuatim striguloso nitido; 



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