ABT. 7. NEW BUPRESTID BEETLES FISHER. 3 



basal part of pronotiim, regularly arcuately attenuate from base to 

 the tips, which are separately rounded; surface striate-punctate, 

 the striae becoming confused toward the lateral margin; inten^als 

 flat, with a single row of regularly placed punctures of the same size 

 as those in the striae ; pygidium exposed behind the elytra, rounded 

 at apex. Abdomen beneath finely, densely punctate with the apical 

 margin of the segments smooth; first and second segments united; 

 last segment with the lateral margin dentate, apex entire and broadly 

 rounded, and the surface feebly scabrous. Prosternum wide, flat, 

 and broadly rounded behind ; anterior margin feebly arcuately emar- 

 ginate; surface coarsely punctate. Mesosternum narrow, entire,, 

 and broadly emarginate in front for the insertion of the prosternal 

 process. Anterior and middle coxae nearly contiguous; posterior 

 coxae feebly dilated in front and behind externally. Legs moderately 

 long; femora sub fusiform; tibiae nearly straight, feebly carinated 

 on their outer edge; tarsi short, first joint of posterior tarsi much 

 longer than second ; tarsal claws dentate at base ; tarsal lamellae pale 

 brown. 



Length, 5.75 mm. ; width, 2.4 mm. 



Type locality. — Dapitan, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. 



Type.—C2.i. No. 24660, U.S.N.M. 



Described from a unique specimen collected by Prof. C. F. Baker, 

 at Dapitan, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. This genus was erected 

 by Mon. A. Thery to include four species found in Madagascar, and 

 Kerremans in his "Monographic des Buprestides, Tome II, p. 536," 

 includes an additional species from the same locality. The above 

 species received from the Philippine Islands fits the original descrip- 

 tion given for this genus so well that there is little doubt of its be- 

 longing to the genus and is the first species of Neoptoslma found out- 

 side of the island of Madagascar. This species is closely allied to 

 Neoptosima sericea Kerremans, but differs from it in coloration and 

 the elytra not being wider than the pronotum at base. 



CHRYSOCHROA FULMINANS. var. COBALTINA, new variety. 



Form and sculpture of C. fulminans. Color above of a beautiful 

 shining indigo blue with a strong violaceous tinge, with the apex 

 of the elytra narrowly margined with bright green changing to a 

 reddish coppery color at the extreme tip. Beneath of the same 

 color as above; female with the abdomen greenish posteriorly and 

 with a strong coppery reflection when viewed in certain lights, last 

 segment broadly rounded at apex; male with the three posterior 

 segments of the abdomen of a reddish coppery color and with the 

 apical margin of the last segment broadly angulately emarginate. 



Length, female, 40 mm.; male, 28 mm.; width, female, 13 mm.; 

 male, 8.5 mm. 



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