BY H. J. CARTER. 77 



6bsoletely dentate, apex finely rounded; irregularly 5-costate 

 (induding the suture), with three intervening sulci, besides a 

 lateral sulcus, and three spots more markedly pulvulose than the 

 rest; these placed, one at base, the second before the middle, at 

 the interruption of the 3rd costa, the third postmedial at the 

 widening of the 3rd sulcus; all cost?e wide, rounded and nearly 

 smooth, the first sutural, the second parallel to first, diverging at 

 scutellum, and not quite meeting the sutural costa at apex, the 

 third starting behind the basal spot, interrupted by a wide ante- 

 medial depression, and joining the 2nd costa on the apical de- 

 clivity, the fourth abbreviated, starting from the humeral swell- 

 ing, narrowed and terminated before the postmedial spot, the 

 fifth starting behind humeral region, terminated on apical border, 

 all sulci and depressions closely and finely punctate, costse with 

 a few irregular larger punctures. Prosternum sulcate in middle, 

 the sulcus with a coppery carinate margin, the three apical 

 segments of abdomen with a slightly raised smooth carina, last 

 segment triangularly excised. 



2- With lower surface less pulvulose, showing a more coppery 

 and pilose surface, with a smooth spot on the sides of abdominal 

 segments, the apex not excised; head less coppery, basal joints 

 of antennae blue. 



Dimensions : ^.24-5 x 8; 9.25 x 8J mm. 



Hah. — Cue, West Australia (H. W. Brown). 



The facies' and sculpture of the upper surface are very like 

 those of Chalcophorella Beltance Blackb., or C. exilis Blackb.; but 

 it is a much larger and more varicolored insect than these, while 

 the distinct abdominal costa (wanting in Chalcophorella), and 

 the somewhat longer antennae point decidedly to Chalcotcejiia as 

 its .place. A marked character in this species is the almost total 

 absence of the usual posterior denticulation of the elytra. Only 

 by a close examination, can the very slight apology for this be 

 observed. Type in author's Collection. 



BUPRESTIS MCESTA, n.sp.(?) 



Oval, nitid; head and pronotum dark violet, front of the former 

 sometimes interspersed with copper, elytra entirely blue-black, 

 underside blue or dark green, legs and antennae violet or blue. 



