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5. Mesostemum breviter porrectum, conicum. Elytra margine later all (prcecipue in $ ) 

 ante medium dilatato-incrassato. Mesosterni epimera juxta humeros acute ascen- 

 dentia. (Incl. Pachystethus, Blanch.) 



89. Anomala micans. (Tab. XIII. fig. 20.) 



Anomala micans, Burm. Handb. der Ent. iv. 1, p. 269 \ 



Eab. Mexico \ Cordova, Toxpam, Yolotepec, Chiapas (Salle), Jalapa, Chilpancingo, 

 Cholula in Puebla {Edge), Oaxaca (Salle, Edge). 



The lateral margin of the elytra is dilated before the middle and wavy thence to the 

 base like the other species of the section ; but the dilated part is not so much thickened, 

 even in the female. The mesosternal process is rather short, thick, and obtusely conical. 

 The base of the thorax is immarginate, and the outer claw of the anterior tarsi broad 

 and not gradually tapering to the apex. 



In colour it varies from the green crown and thorax and green-tinged castaneous 

 elytra, as described by Burmeister, to coppery or golden head and thorax and rich gold- 

 tinged red or even violet-coloured elytra ; and the pygidium, generally brassy-green, is 

 sometimes clear yellow. The coppery examples are from Yolotepec and Oaxaca. The 

 middle of the base of the thorax is often yellow as well as the sides ; very rarely the 

 thorax is entirely brassy-green. 



90. Anomala xantholea. 



A. micanti affinis ; angustius ovalis, testaceo-fulva argenteo-viridi-tincta, vertice maculisque duabus thoracis 

 discoidalibus viridi-seneis, elytris ssepe anguste nigro-marginatis : clypeo semicirculari, cum fronte eon- 

 fluenter, vertice discrete, punctate- ; thorace postice latiore, ante medium leviter dilatato, basi bisinuato, 

 immarginato, sed interdum in sinubus tenuiter marginato, supra sat dense hie illic subconfluenter punc- 

 tate- ; elytris sicut in A. micanti, striis 14 profundis crenatis interstitiis angustis, stria humerali supra 

 callum humeralem dilatata, multipunctata, interstitioque 3° (a margine) antice et postice abbreviato; 

 ab A. micanti differt striis 2 a et 3 a (a sutura) semper integris. Pygidium sat grosse transverse rugatulum 

 sed politum, apice excepto glabrum ; aut laate viridi-seneum, aut testaceum viridi-bimaculatum. Meso- 

 stemum sicut in A. micanti sed obtusius, vix conicum. Elytra margine laterali undulato, mediocriter 

 dilatato et incrassato. 



Long. 10-11 millim. tf $ • 



Eab. Mexico, Cordova (Salle, Edge), Toxpam (SalU). 



Yar. 1. Elytrorum striis minus acute impressis, elytris semper concoloribus. 



Eab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



Var. 2. Latius subquadrato-ovata ( $ ). 



Eat. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). 

 Fifteen examples. 



