124 NASCIO QCJADRINOTATA. 



equally elevated , truncated at the top , with a strong mar- 

 ginal spine, finely serrate along tlie apical portion of the 

 margins. Beneath strongly but rather distantly punctured, 

 much more closely and finely along the sides of the abdo- 

 minal segments; sparingly pubescent. 



This species is very close to Nascio Enysi Sharp but is 

 larger, has an otherwise shaped thorax and a quite diffe- 

 rent coloration , Nascio Enysi being at the upper- as well 

 as at the underside of the same bronzy colour , only having 

 a bright coppery shining forehead. 



Synopsis of Species. 



A. Thorax with excavations, — The larger and more robust 

 species; dark coppery bronze, with the elytra dull jel- 

 low , brown and black. 



1. The intervals between the excavations sharp; the 

 excavation before the scutellum as if formed by the 

 confluence of four smaller ones. . . FéifMsto Boisd. 



2. The intervals between the excavations rounded ; 

 excavations circular . . . Simillima v. d. Poll. 



3. Excavations shallow; on each side of the thorax 

 four granules. — Elytra black, with the apical por- 

 tion croceous Xanthura Hope ^). 



B. Thorax without excavations. — The smaller species; 

 green , bronzy or black , the elytra with yellow or red 

 spots. 



a. The apex of the elytra without spines. 



4. Elytra green with a large bluish black patch in 

 the middle , ornated with two yellow spots. . . 



\_Carissima Waterh. ^). 

 b The apex of the elytra provided with spines. 

 X. Prothorax with black vittae. 



5. Elytra green with a large bluish black patch 

 in the middle , ornated with four large yellow 

 spots Fulchra v. d. Poll. 



1) This species I know from description only. 



Notes frona tlie Leyden JMuseum , Vol. Vlll. 



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