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Show 1889.] COLEOPTERA OF THE GENUS DIABROTICA. 89 5. DIABROTICA CLARKELLA, sp. nov. Subelongata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, flava, nitida; pectore antennisque nigris, his basi et apice fulvis; thorace excavate, utrinque foveolato ; elytris crebre punctatis, obsolete rugulosis, costa subhumerali modice elevata, sulco longitudinali intus marginata, utrisque basi vittis duabus brevibus (una suturali, altera humerali) maculisque duabus pone medium, oblique transversim positis, nigris. Long. 3^-4 lin. Hab. Brazil. 6. DIABROTICA SCUTELLATA, sp. nov. Subelongato-ovata, postice ampliata, convexa, flava, nitida ; oculis scutelloque nigris, pectore, ore antennisque piceis ; thorace leviter bifoveolate ; elytris sat crebre punctatis, costa humerali longe ultra medium extensa, utrisque vitta submarginali super costam posita, picea, sutura piceo tincta. Long. 3 lin. Hab. Brazil. 7. DIABROTICA PICEICORNIS, sp. nov. Anguste ovata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, flava, nitida, plus minusve viridi tincta; antennis pallide piceis, oculis nigris; thorace bifoveolato elytrisque pallide prasinis, his tenuiter subcrebre punctatis, disco exteriore obsolete longitudinaliter sulcatis, tarsis piceis. Long. 3 lin. Hab. Brazil. 8. DIABROTICA VIRIDANS, sp. nov. Subelongata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, prasina, nitida; antennis, pectore abdomineque pallide piceis, pedibus flavo-viridibus, thorace convexo, fere impunctato; elytris sat crebre punctatis, disco exteriore sulcis nonnullis longitudinalibus leviter impressis. Long. 2| lin. Hab. Brazil. 9. DIABROTICA GLAUCINA, sp. nov. Anguste ovata, postice ampliata, convexa, sordide fulva, nitida ; labro et antennis piceis aut nigro-piceis, his basi fulvis, ante apicem flavo-albidis, articulo apicali nigro ; thorace convexo; elytris tenuiter subcrebre punctatis, disco exteriore ante medium plicatis, longitudinaliter sulcatis, utrisque pustulis magnis quatuor, longitudinaliter positis, fulvis, duabus anticis plerumque confluentibus. Long. 5 lin. Hab. Cayenne. |
