Excerpt from Studies in the American BuprestidæA - N early similar to the preceding but Shorter, the prothorax somewhat Shorter, more strongly punctured, less narrowed anteriorly, the head relatively still larger, elytra shorter, more obtuse behind, the series of punctures scarcely at all impressed and the punctuation laterally less confused and scarcely more close-set than toward the suture, tibia Shorter, more outwardly expanded at apex and notably more densely setulose throughout. Length mm., width mm. Western Texas robustus n. Subsp.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.