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while in 1838, Castlenau & Gory (Mon. Bupr., vol. 2, Gen. Colo- 

 bogaster, p. 9, pit. 2, fig. 7) figure the same species, saying it is 

 not the species described by Fabricius in 1775, as iniprcxxti, but 

 his Buprestis sex-punctata described (1801, Syst. Eleuth. Tom. II, 

 p. 206) from South America. This is also followed by Water- 

 house (1887, Biol. Centr.-Amer. vol. 3, pt. 1, p. 35) and Kerre- 

 mans (1903, Gen. Ins., Fasc. 12, p. 184). 



There seems to be considerable confusion in the habitat given 

 for these species, as Fabricius described his impressa (1775) from 

 "Indiis," which is not India, but may refer to either the East or 

 West Indies. Gmelin (1788) credits it to South America and 

 India, while Fabricius in his later works gives India for the same 

 specimen that he described from "Indiis," but Castlenau & Gory, 

 Kerremans, and Gemminger & Harold, give South America as 

 the locality. The impressa described in 1787 by Fabricius and 

 changed to tranquebarica by Gmelin, was described from a speci- 

 men from Tranquebar, a seaport of British India, and it is just 

 probable, that this specimen was labeled incorrectly, for in those 

 days collections were made in different parts of the country and 

 often .all labeled from the same locality. The citations made by 

 Fabricius, Olivier and Gmelin are all from the same specimen. 

 Chrysobothris fraterna Mann., and denticulata Cast. & Gory 

 which are considered as synonyms of tranquebarica were described 

 from the West Indies. 



From the above notes it seems that the range of distribution of 

 Chrysobothris tranquebarica Gmel. is confined to the West Indies 

 and extreme southern part of Florida. Chrysobothris impressa 

 Fabr. (now in the genus Halecia) to South America, while Chryso- 

 bothris sex-punctata Fabr., is found in Central and South America. 



The bibliography and synonymy should stand as follows : 



Chrysobothris impressa Fabr. 



Bu/trt'y.lin ini/trcsxn, 177."), Fab. Syst. Knt., p. 220, no. 19. Iiuliis. 

 Buiii-cxiix iwi>rrxxii. 17S1, Fabr. Spec. Ins., p. 277. no. L'7. Indiis. 

 Bu]>rrxli* /////J/T.S-.W, 1787, Fabr. Mant. Ins., Tom. I, p. 17i), no. 40. 



Indiis. 

 Itni>n'xli* iiH/iressn, 17XX. (Imclin, Syst. Xat., Tom. I, Pars. IV, p. 



1931, no. 63. India and South America. 

 Buprestix ini i/rcxxn. 1792, Fabr. Knt. Syst., Tom. I, Pars. II. p. 200, 



no. 58. India. 

 Buprestis impressa, ISM, Fabr. Syst. Kle-uth., Tom. II. p. I'.is, no. 70. 



India. 

 < x//.s /////>/TX.SV;, 1X17. SchonhciT, Syn. Ins., Hand I, Pars. 3, p 



235, no. 114. India. 



