76 CATALOGUE OF 



37. Epilampra socia. 

 socia, Stal, Eug. Resa, 309. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



38. Epilampba maculifuons. 

 maculifrons, Stal^ Eug. Resa, 310. 



Rio Janeiro. 



39. Epilampba MEDivENXKrs, 

 metVivenirh, Sauss, Rev. Zool. xvi. 321. . 

 Tasmania. 



40. Epilampra forntcata. 



fornicata, Sauss. Rev. Zool. xvi. 320. 



Australia. 



Sect. 8. 



41. Epilampra bdprestoides. 



Fcem. Lmte viridis,fttsiformis ; caput prothoracem perpauUo superans ; 

 palpi nigri ; antennae nigra, robustcB, apices versus lutecEy corpore 

 breviores ; prothorax bifoveolatus, margins postico producto ; 

 pectoris ventrisque segmenta albo marginata; cerci albidi, basi 

 nigri ; pedes crassi,femoribus el tibiarum spinis fulvis ; alee anticce 

 macula discoidali antemedia maculaque costali postmedia luteis ; 

 al<E posticce nigra. 



Female. Bright metallic-green, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head 

 extending very little beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, very far apart. 

 Palpi black; third joint fusiform. Antenna; black, stout, suhmoniliform, 

 luteous towards the tips, much shorter than the body. Prothorax with a 

 very slight furrow near each side, which is rounded ; hind border much 

 prolonged and rounded. Hind borders of the pectoral segments and of the 

 three first abdominal segments bordered with white. Cerci whitish, black 

 at the base. Legs very stout ; coxae, femora and spines of the tibiae tawny ; 

 tibiffi greenish black ; tarsi black. Wings extending much beyond the 

 abdomen ; transverse sectors whitish. Fore wings coriaceous, with 

 numerous thickly and minutely punctured striae ; a luteous spot in the disk 

 before the middle, and a luteous costal spot at much beyond the middle ; 

 exterior and hind part semi-membranous, blackish Beneous in the right 

 wing. Hind wings black. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



This species hardly belongs to the genus Epilampra. 



m. Fernando Po. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Sect. 9. 



42. Epilampra carabidina. 



Mas. Nigra, lata, elliptica, lavis ; caput prothoracem perpaullo superans, 

 luteo bifascialum ; antenna graciles, luteo bifasciata ; prothorax futeo 



