BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S., ifec. 137 



Lamprima insularis. n. sp. 



Male. Brilliant golden green all over, excepting the antennae, 

 palpi and tarsi which are piceous. The mandibles are nearly- 

 straight above, and terminate in a slightly truncate point, the 

 tooth and notch of the under side are strong. The head is strongly 

 punctate. The thorax is of the usual form, and finely but not 

 densely punctured. The scutellum is smooth. The elytra are 

 finely but rather thinly punctured, are marked with some light 

 striae near the suture and are slightly rugose. The mesosternal 

 process is very strong and prominent. 



The under surface is more densely punctui'ed than the upper, 

 and is clothed with yellowish pile. The fore tibiae are armed 

 externally with six teeth not reaching above the middle, the spur 

 on the inner apex is large and fan-shaped. 



The female only diff"ers from the male in having the mandibles 

 very short, the punctu ration of the body much stronger, the colour 

 a dark copper-green, and in having ten teeth or serrations on the 

 outer edge of the fore tibia3. 



Length, (J 12 lines, $ 9 lines. 



Hah. — Lord Howe Island. 



Lamprima nigripennis. n. sp. 



Male. The thorax, the legs except the tarsi, the scutellum, and 

 the under surface are metallic bluish-green ; the head coppery, and 

 the elytra blackish-brown and without metallic lustre. The 

 mandibles are deeply emarginate on the upper surface, with a strong 

 tooth immediately in front of the excavation ; they are truncate 

 or nearly so at the apex. The triangular depression on the head is 

 deep, punctured, the punctures becoming coarser on the lateral 

 dilatations. The scutellum is smooth, rounded and transverse. 



The elytra are quite smooth. The prosternal keel is distinct ; 

 the mesosternal point is strong, prominent, and rectangular. The 

 fore tibiae are armed externally with six strong obtuse teeth, the 

 inner terminal spur is broadly securiform. 



Length, 14 lines. 



Hah. Australia. 



