438 Rev. F. W. Hope on some new Insects collected in Assam. 
OPLoPHoORa *. 
Caput feré quadratum. Mandibule falciformes. Antenne paullo corpore lon- 
giores, articulis basi pallidis. Thorax utrinqu? armatus, dorso fortitèr ru- 
goso, tuberculo in medio disci posito. Elytra thorace quadrupld longiora, 
basi sinuata, subscabra, gradatim è humeris ad apicem magnitudine 
decrescentia, apicibus rotundatis. Corpus infrà annulis abdominis ad 
apicem sensim attenuatis. Pectus valde convexum, mucrone armatum. 
Pedes difformes et robusti. 
Habitat in India Orientali e regione Assamensi. 
OPLoPHORA SOLLII. 
Taz. XXX. fig. 4. 
Long. lin. 24. Lat. lin. 8. 
Viridi-aurata, splendida ; thorace spinoso, elytris albo-punctatis. Corpus infrà 
nigrum, pectore femoribus aurato-viridibus, annulisque abdominis utrin- 
qué cœruleo colore inquinatis. Caput anticé binis maculis oblongis cœ- 
ruleis notatum. Antenne nigrae, articulis basi pallidis. Thorax utrin- 
qué valdé spinosus, dorso tuberculato, dente in medio disci conspicuo. 
Elytra metallico-viridia, antice sinuata, subrugosa, variis maculis creta- 
ceis sparsim punctata. Corpus infrà nigrum, pectore cœruleo annulisque 
abdominis utrinqué. Sternum inter medios pedes mucrone armatum. 
TRE difformes, nigri, cœruleoque colore variegati, plantis fusco-spon- 
giosis. 
This magnificent insect I dedicate to Richard Horsman Solly, Esq., a gen- 
tleman distinguished for his zeal in the promotion of science in general, and 
for his knowledge of vegetable structure and physiology, and one who has 
ever been a warm supporter of the Linnean Society. 
The male of this species is only 19 lines in length, and 6 inches in width. 
It was presented to me by Lady Jones. Dr. Cantor informs me that he is 
"vai of : second PERCHE To the same genus belongs Lamia punctator, 
Fabr., and two unnamed species, which I have named after Sir Patrick Walker 
* , 
From ózAooópos, an armour-bearer, 
