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Show 1903.] SOUTH-AMERICAX COLEOPTERA, 33 in the non-convex elytral interstices and the more irregular punctation. DORYPHORA PARAGUAYEXSIS, Sp. nov. Metallic green, the labrum and a spot at the vertex testaceous; thorax short and strongly transverse, the sides rugosely punctured, the extreme lateral margins testaceous; elytra flavous, strongly geminate punctate-striate, the suture, the lateral margins, and a discoidal stripe, from the base to below the middle, metallic green. Length 10 millim. Head sparingly and finely punctured, metallic green, a central spot at the middle of the vertex and the labrum testaceous; antenna? extending to the base of the thorax, black, the basal joints fulvous below, terminal joints widened; thorax at least three times broader than long, the sides rounded, the anterior angles not produced but acute, the disc sparingly punctured, the sides strongly rugose-punctate, the extreme lateral margins and the anterior angles testaceous, the surface bright metallic green ; scutellum of silky green appearance ; elytra not wider at the base than the thorax, having their greatest elevations placed at the middle, flavous, each elytron with about ten rows of deep punctures, placed mostly in double rows, those near the suture and the last submarginal row consisting of single punctures only, a sutural band gradually narrowed towards the apex, the lateral margins and a discoidal broad stripe also greatly nan-owed posteriorly and abbreviated at the apex, metallic bright green ; underside metallic green, coxa? and mesosternal process flavous, the latter very short. Hah. Paraguay. (A single specimen.) Of nearly similar coloration as D. vinula Stal, but with geminate punctate elytra, differently coloured thorax and underside. DORYPHORA FLAVIMAXA, Sp. nOV, Head and thorax flavous, each with four greenish spots, minutely punctured ; elytra finely geminate punctate-striate, flavous, the sutural and lateral margins, a spot on the shoulders, a transverse dentate band below the base, and a transverse large spot below the middle dark aeneous; underside and legs flavous, antenna? black. Length 10 millim. Head with a few very minute punctures, flavous, with four greenish spots placed subquadrately, another very small spot is situated at the edge of the clypeus; antenna? extending beyond the base of the thorax, slender, black, lower two joints flavous below, terminal joints but slightly widened; thorax short, of usual strongly transverse shape, the sides straight at the base, the surface with a few minute punctures, flavous, narrowly margined with greenish aeneous ; the disc with four greenish spots placed transversely, the two middle ones larger and of elongate shape; P R O C . Z O O L . Soc-1903, V O L . II. No. III. 3 |
