Eumolptdes nouveaux ou peu connus. 161 



8. SCELODONTA EGREGIA. — Subelongato-oblonga, convexiuscula, viri- 

 dis, parum nitida, abdomine, palpis, antennis pcdibusque omnino œneo- 

 cupreis, prothoracis ehjirorumque maculis nigro-cyaneis. — Long. 7-7 1/2 

 mill.; lal. 3 i/Zi-3 1/2 mill. 



Old Calabar. — Ma collection. 



Caput rugoso-punctalum, utrinque supra oculossnlco profundo oblique 

 Inslruclum, verlice longiludinaliler impresso, oculis fuscis valde promi- 

 nenlibus, luandibulis nigris; episloraate anlice cmarginalo, ulnnque 

 bidenliculalo. Prolhorax subcylindricus, vix lalior quam iongior, laleri- 

 bus ulrinque rolundatus, in medio disci sat fortiler transversim slrigalus, 

 ad lalera aulem creberrime confluenler riigoso-punctalus, viridis, duobus 

 viltis nigro-cyaneis in medio disci ulrinque longiludinaliler inslruclus. 

 Sculellum penlagonura, rugosum. Elylra Ihorace basi laliora, pube lenui 

 subliiissime adspersa, crebre confluenler punclalo-slriala, inlersliliis 

 subelevalis, minute punclatis, apicera versus costœformibus; viridia, hic 

 illic aeneo-cupreo micantia , singulo viltâ submedià nigro-cyaneà late 

 transversim ornala. Pedes subelongali, validi, femoribus lotis grosse 

 punclatis, subtus dense acuto armalis. 



9. SCELODONTA MoRRATi. — Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. of London, 1865, 



p. IxTl. 



Old Calabar, 



10. SCELODONTA viRiDDLA. — Ed. Lefèvre, Rev. et Mag. de Zool., 1875, 



p. 127. — Odonlionopa viridula Molsch., Bull, de Moscou, 1866, 

 II, p. 408, indescripU 



Old Calabar. 



11. SCELODONTA CYANEA. — Brfuifer oblonga, parum convexa, saturate. 

 ajanea, violaceo-reflexo-micans , tenuiter atbo-pubescens , antennis cyaneo- 

 nigris, prdibus viridi-cœrukis, femoribus muticis, tarsis iiigris, — Long, 

 iniill.; lal. 2 ijh mill. 



Promont. Bonae Spei. — Mus. Kirsch. 



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