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clypeata desciiptus, totus niger, parum nitidus, cre- 
bre punctarus, punctis insequalibus, majoribus scilicet 
8c minoribus absque ordine inixtis, piiisque partim 
minoribus depressis griseis, partim longiorinus erecto- 
reclinatis pallidis, dense obsitus. Scmellum parvam 
trianguläre nigrum punctulatum. Elytra thorace qua- 
druplo longiora, apice obtuse lotundata, supra conve- 
Xa, obscure rufo-ferruginea, basi late nigro-picea, prse- 
sertim interius, undiqne sat crebre vage puncmlata, 
pilisque longis sub-erectis pallidis dense adspersa. Py- 
gidium breve latum, valde convexnin, rufo-fermgine“ 
um, crebre sed obsolete punctuiatum, dense pallido- 
pilosam. Pectus nigro-piceum punciulatum; viiiositate 
minas densa pallid4 obductum; abdomen rufo-piceum, 
creberrime punctulatum^ paliido-piiosum, Pedes elon- 
gati validi, rüfo-ferruginei, paUido-pilosi, ungulis par- I 
vis arcuatis, interne dente simiii ut in i>f. dypeata 
armatis, Gyeeenh. 
104) Meeoeontha Nana: villosa, capste ni- 
gro, clypeo emarginato , thorace rufo-castanco, elytris 
ilavo-teftaceis nitidis, sutura margineque brunneis. 
Habitat ad Caput bon. Sp. forte? Mas* Scliönharr» 
Statüra Sc affinitas M. dypeatiß et piliferm, sed mi-. 
nuta, M. rurlcola duplo minor. Caput latum nigrum 
nitidum, creberrime subtiliter punciulatum, iinea trans- 
versa elevata recta a clypeo concolore distinctum; cly- 
peus bfevis, anteiius paullo angustior, marginibus eie- 
Vatis, antice late emarginatus. Anten nae fermgineae, 
clava fusco-picea hexaphylla, lamellis interioribus bre- 
vioribus acutis- Thorax quoad structuram omnino uti 
a^ad M clypeatam descriptus, totus rufo-castaneui ni- " 
tiduä, crebre Sc concin ne asqualiter punctulatus, anticeb 
8C ad latera piiis longis pallide cinev^is adspersus, Scu- 
tfellum parvum iriangulare piceum, öbsoletie punctula- 
tum. Elytra thorace quadruplo longiora, apice obtilse i 
rotundata, supra convexa, flavo-testacea nitida, ceita ' 
ad lucem sitii fere aurithalceo-micantia, creberrime SC 
concinne vage punctulata, sutura anguste, margine ia- 
terali latius, sed düutius SC indeterminate bmnneis| 
V Pygidlum breve, lato-subcordatüm, convexum testace-^^ 
um, crebre punctulatum. P*^ctus piceum punctulatum^ 
sat dense cinereo-pilosum; abdomen rafo«piceum, par-J 
ce punctulatum, densius ciuereo pilosum. Pedes elon- 
rufo-testaceij^jjgiiseo-pilosi, tibüs inticis extemei 
