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1920 
underside of the tibiae, more strongly pronounced in the posterior 
tibiae; claws black. 
Length, 37 millimeters; width, 11. 
Luzon, Ilocos Norte, Bangui. Type in my collection. 
Aphrodisium panayarum sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 8, 9 . 
Female. — Head, prothorax, and scutellum metallic purplish 
bronze, very glossy; elytra and legs, except tarsi, dark blue. 
Head with front strongly concave, densely punctured, a medial 
groove which terminates between the eyes on vertex, the latter 
as well as sides of head densely rugulose-punctate. Antennae 
dark blue, first joint densely punctulate, the following joints 
faintly black pubescent. Prothorax constricted and trans- 
versely grooved anteriorly and posteriorly, with a strongly 
pronounced tubercle at the middle of each lateral margin. 
Discal area densely and coarsely rugulose-punctate, very 
faintly pubescent, somewhat raised, forming a rather sharp 
ridge posteriorly. Anterior and posterior grooves in the mid- 
dle smooth. Lateral margins rugulose-punctate. Scutellum 
with a shallow indistinct medial groove, punctured toward the 
margins. Elytra with basal area sparsely and scatteredly 
punctured, glossy and with a violet sheen; toward the middle 
densely punctured and black pubescent, and gradually less so 
toward the apex. Medial area with a faint greenish, the apical 
area with a steel-blue, sheen. Abdominal segments scatteredly 
and sparsely punctured, very glossy greenish blue. Femora 
irregularly finely and coarsely punctured and faintly pubescent, 
tibiffi densely punctured, especially posterior tibise densely 
blackish pubescent with a fringe of setae. Tarsi rufescent 
ochraceous, claws black. 
Female, length, 35 millimeters; width, 9. 
Pan AY, Antique, Culasi {R. C. McGregor) . Type in my col- 
lection. 
Aphrodisium luzonicum sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 4, $ . 
Head, prothorax, and scutellum glossy metallic greenish 
bronze, elytra metallic blue with a green reflection. Head 
with front concave, irregularly coarsely punctured, a medial 
groove which terminates between the eyes on vertex. The 
latter irregularly punctate, sides of head rugulose-punctate. 
Prothorax similar in form to A. panayarum, the sculpture 
more pronounced. At the disk a well-pronounced bifid patch 
of black pubescence. Elytra, basally, sparsely and scatteredly 
punctured, toward the middle densely punctured and sparsely 
