BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S., &C. 135 



Two othei' species of Lamprima are admitted as species in the 

 " Catalogus Coleopterorum," L. nigricollis and L. suinptuosa, both 

 described by the Rev. F. W. Hope in the year 1845, in a list 

 of Liicauidse published by him in London, in pamphlet form. 

 The Rev. gentleman seems in that publication to have bestowed 

 names of his own on about all the species of Lamjyrima known, 

 thus we find by Gemminger and Harrold's Catalogue that ho calls L. 

 cenea — subrugosa, L. aurata — Schreibersii, L. Lotreillei — Tasmanice, 

 and L. Micardi — purpurascens. Of course this pamphlet is now out 

 of print and cannot be referred to, even if it were worth the 

 trouble. But this fact evinces the folly of publishing in a 

 separate form, instead of in the transactions of some established 

 Scientific Society, any paper containing original matter, or matter 

 useful for future reference. Catalogues of Museums, public or 

 private, or hand lists of collections of any kind, are necessarily 

 ephemeral productions, and have no chance of a lengthened 

 existence, unless as a part of a Society's proceedings. 



The two species mentioned have, after close inspection of the 

 types, been ascertained by Major Parry, to be both mere colour 

 varieties of L. Micardi, Reiche. 



I shall now proceed to describe some hitherto unnoticed species 

 of Lamprima, beginning with the superb insect sent me by Mr. 

 French, the description of which is in truth the original incentive 

 for the present paper. 



Mr. French has specially asked me to dedicate the species to 

 the illustrious Botanist, Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller, and it gives 

 me much pleasure to comply with the request. 



Lamprima Muelleri. n. sp. 



Female. Golden-green, nitid. The head small, transverse, 

 very nitid, excavated and deeply i>unctured in front between the 

 eyes ; the clypeus and labrum vertical, elongate, of a blackish 

 colour, and strongly punctate ; the mandibles also black, longer 

 than the head, strong, with a broad, punctured, slightly excavated 

 space above and punctate beneath, with a strong prominent horn 



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