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Show 46 MR. MARTIN JACOBY OX NEW [May 12, in front of the eyes, the surface very minutely and evenly punctured ; scutellum obscure fulvous; elytra strongly and closely punctate-striate at the anterior portion, much more finely so towards the apex, where the punctation is less regular, of pale flavous ground-colour with two metallic blue bands, the first below the base and of double the width of the second one, extending obliquely to the lateral margins where it is much narrowed, the second band immediately below the middle and running parallel with the first, the suture likewise narrowly margined with blue, and the space between the second band and the apex filled with numerous small bluish spots; elytral epi-pleura?, the underside, and legs dark fulvous with aeneous gloss; mesosternal process very long and stout. Hab. Peru. (A single specimen.) In general markings this species resembles B. ceneofasciata, but the elytral bands extend quite to the margins and are of different shape and size, and the anterior portion of the elytra is devoid of spots; the sculpture also is quite different. The same remarks apply also to the species when comparing it with B. bifasciata Fab. DORYPHORA FLAVOFASCIATA, sp. nOV. Fulvous, the intermediate joints of the antennae black ; thorax remotely and strongly punctured ; elytra strongly punctate-striate, a spot near the scutellum, another near the shoulders, an oblique subsutural and another submarginal longitudinal band, flavous. Length 12 millim. Head impunctate ; antenna? extending beyond the base of the thorax, the lower five joints fulvous, the terminal two joints flavous, the others black, terminal joints slightly thickened, scarcely longer than broad; thorax three times broader than long, the sides strongly flattened, the lateral margins straight at the base, rounded in front, anterior angles acute, the disc rather strongly and remotely punctured; elytra regularly convex (highest before the middle), finely but rather regularly punctured in closely approached rows, more strongly punctured at the base, with an elongate spot near the scutellum, a submarginal band to which another spot is joined above the shoulders, and another subsutural band abbreviated anteriorly and posteriorly, flavous; below entirely fulvous, mesosternal process very long and nearly straight. Hab. Colombia. (A single specimen.) Of nearly similar coloration as B. chevrolati St., but much larger, the thorax broader and flattened, and the elytral punctation quite different. DORYPHORA ^ENEOFASCIATA, sp. nov. Greenish black below; thorax obscure aeneous, very finely punctured, the lateral margins flavous; elytra irregularly punctured, pale flavous, with numerous small aeneous spots and two |