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Show MR. J. S. BALY ON NEW [•"•*' 31. DIABROTICA PERSPICUA, sp. nov. Oblongo-ovata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, flavo-fulva, nitida ; antennis basi piceis, apice fulvis ; thorace late transversim impresso, sulco utrinque magis fortiter excavato; elytris crebre punctatis, nigris, limbo externo fasciaque prope medium flavo-fulvis. Var. A. Elytrorum fascia obsoleta. Long. 2\ lin. Hab. Amazons. 32. DIABROTICA ALCVONE, sp. nov. Late ovata, modice convexa, fulva, nitida ; pedibus (femoribus apice exceptis) antennisque piceo-nigris, his extrorsum piceis thorace bifoveolato; elytris tenuiter sed distincte punctatis, nigris, limbo externo fasciaque prope medium fulvis. Var. Elytrorum fascia obsoleta. Long. 3| lin. Hab. Amazons. 33. DIABROTICA STALI, sp. nov. Late ovata, modice convexa, fulvo-flava, nitida; antennis nigris, apice albidis ; tibiis tarsisque piceo tinctis; thorace obsolete bifoveolato ; elytris tenuiter punctatis, utrisque infra medium transversim impressis, nigris, apicibus flavis. Long. 3-j lin. Hab. Amazons. 34. DIABROTICA SUAVEOLA, sp. nov. Anguste ovata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, fulva, nitida; tibiis, tarsis, pectore capiteque nigris ; antennis piceo-basi fulvo-piceis, ante apicem albidis; thorace arcuatim sulcato, sulco utrinque fovea magna male definita impresso elytris metallico-viridibus, limbo externo, apice late ampliato, fascia prope medium sutureeque dimidio postico flavis. Long. 2| lin. Hab. Cayenne. 35. DIABROTICA DISCREPANS, sp. nov. Oblongo-ovata, postice paullo ampliata, convexa, nigra, nitida, thorace capiteque sordide rufis; pedibus antennisque flavis, his apice piceis; thorace minute sed distincte punctato, semilunato, medio ramulum fere ad basin emittente, impresso elytris subcrebre punctatis, utrisque limbo externo ante medium, margine apicali, fasciaque prope medium flavis. Fcem. Clypeo quam longus latiore, medio sat fortiter elevato-vittato. Long. 2f lin. Hab. Ecuador. |