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dilated and nmirled, the dise ratlier jilaiii. iSciitelluni long and iuute ; sides feebly 

 convergent from the base to about the middle, where tlioy suddenly become strongly 

 coMversrent, so that tlie outline of the scutellnm nearly forms a pentagon. 

 Huh. Bopoto (Upper Congo). 



y 



lit. Eiiporus similis sji. nciv. 



? . E. viridis ; cajiite, inothoraeis parte aiitica, elytrornm latcribns et apiee, 

 aiitenuis pedibusqne violacci.s. Frons ufrinc^ue earinata. I'rothorax spleudens, 

 elongatus, modice biconstrictus, medio leviter rotundatus, grossissime punctatus, 

 antice lacvis. Elytra sulitilissime jinnctato-rugulosa, humeris laevihus, nitidis. 

 Prosternniu grosse rugulosiim ; metasternuni et abdomen paucis singulis punctis 

 miiiutissimis instructa, nitida. 



Long. l.T mm., elytr. 9, lat. 'i. 



Head blue, tinged with green at tlie anterior niarL:iii. coarsely but not densely 

 pniirtiiated; front with an acute carina at eacli side; vertex impuuctatc in the 

 iniildlc. Antennae blackish blue; scape rugose, with a rather feeble cicatrix. 

 I'rdthiirax golden green, tinged with blue in the centre, the antciior jiart violet 

 blue; sides slightly rounded in the michlle; disc with very coarse ])unctures, 

 which are rather dense posteriorly; anterior constriction impuuctate, or sparingly 

 punctuated here and there. Scutellura green, triangular, and acute; the sides a 

 little curved. Elytra dark green ; sides and ajiex dark blue ; shoulders almost 

 entirely smooth and shining ; the rest of the elytra punctate-rugate. Underside 

 golden gresn, shining; abdomen with a tint of blue, except the basal segment, 

 rrosternum rugose ; metastcnium and abdomen scarcidy imnctured. Legs dark 

 violet blue. 



Hub. Kuilu ; 8 females (A. Moc([uerys, LSii^j. 



This form resembles small green specimens of K. slramiulatits Serv. ; however, 

 the prothorax is much more elongate, and its sides less rounded, the scape of the 

 antennae much more slender, and the third joint relatively longer. 



Kuilu. 



Sierra Leone. 

 Sierra Ijeone. 



ll."). Euponis nasiitus <jued. 

 llii. Euporus plagiatus (Halm.). 

 IK. Euporus brevicornis ( Falu-.). 



Litopus Serv. Type : //. ciolacens Serv. 

 Antennae narrowed towards the apex in the 7nalc, not attenuated or a little 

 thickened at the apex in the /(jwafc ; scape toothed at the apex: i)rothorax broad, 

 its sides rounded ; femora clavate. 



11^. Litopus virens s]i. nov. 

 5. L. viridis; capite thoraceque cyanescentibus ; antennis basi viohicea exce]ita 

 tiigris, pedibus cyaneis ; sutura i)ube aureo-tlava, tarsis tibiisijue brunneo-llava, 

 corpore infia argentea, supra sparsa nigra vestitus. Cajnit punctis magnis cir- 

 cnlaribus instructum, epistomate subtiliter jiunctnlatum, linea media iintice abbrcviata 

 in vertice obsoleta, impressa. Sca])us aiitennaruni cicati'ice magna ai'uta, fortiter 

 ruguloso-punctatus. I'rothorax hititndine paulo brcvior; latei'ibus luniide dilatatis, 



