c A.MERON, CHBYSIDID/E. 29f) 



closely, deeply hut not very strongly punctured, the puncturation becoming stronger from 

 the base towards the apex; the lower part of the propleune is hollowed and smooth, 

 the hollow obliquely narrowed above to a point in the middle; the lower part is grad- 

 ually roundly narrowed to a blunt point. The lower part of the mesopleuree is bordered 

 by a wide smooth furrow, bordered at the base and below, but not at the apex. The 

 apex of the metanotum above forms 2 broadly rounded curves, i. e., the centre and 

 the sides form teeth; on either side of the centre of the base of the metanotum is a 

 smooth fovea, bordered on the outer edge by a rounded keel. The teeth on apex of 

 abdomen are small, sharp-pointed, the central and the outer are smaller than the others. 

 The ventral surface is largely tinged with brassy tints; the apical is largely blue; 

 the centre is finely keeled, the keel becoming slightly stronger on the 3rd as compared 

 with the basal segment. 



Hedyehrum massaicuin, sp. nov. 



Green largely tinged with black, the sides of the metanotum and the 2nd abdominal 

 segment with brassy tints, the middle of mesonotum, the sides of metanotum and the 

 greater part of the 2nd abdominal segment indigo-blue; the flagellum of the antennae and 

 the tarsi black; wings fuscous violaceous, the hinder more hyaline, the nervures black. $. 



Length 6 mm. 



Kilimandjaro. 2nd November. 



Puncturation on head and thorax close and strong; on the mesopleuree it is stronger 

 than on the mesonotum, the puncturation almost forming reticulations; it is stronger on 

 the scutellum and middle of metanotum than on the mesonotum; the puncturation on the 

 sides of the metanotum is weaker and forms reticulations; the sides of the metanotum 

 pruject into longish teeth, which are longer than they are wide at the base; the part 

 below them is hollowed in the centre, that between is transverse above; the inner part 

 next to the scutellum, is smooth. Basal three fourths of the propleurse closely, rather 

 strongly striated and depressed at the apex; the apex itself is almost smooth and is 

 obliquely dilated outwardly. Mesopleurte with the central part strongly reticulated and 

 narrowed below. Metapleura? smooth, obscurely aciculated, the aciculations forming 

 curves. 



