new or little known Cetoniidas. 303 



resembles Reichei, Thorns., but the form of the mesosternal 

 jirocess will at once separate it from that species. 



I have named this species after Mr. James Thomson who has 

 recently estabhshed the genus Desicasta for the reception of 

 the American species which were formerly included in the 

 African genus Stethodesma. 



EupJwria Steinheih', n. sp. 



E. nigro-picea, purpureo tincta, supra opaca, elytris ol:)SCUre 

 purpureis, sparse albo signatis ; subtus uitida, flavo pilosa, 

 Long. 15-17, lat. 7^-8|- mm. 

 Va?: nigro-olivacea. 



Head with a slight longitudinal impression on each side, and 

 a feeble transverse ridge at the base of the clypeus, very closely 

 and coarsely punctured, the punctures confiueut at the base, 

 apex of the clypeus vstrongly elevated, rounded and very slightly 

 notched in the centre ; shining black ; anteuuii3 pitchy black, the 

 lamella3 rather large and red at the apex. 



Thorax regularly rounded at the sides, the base someAvhat 

 produced and emarginate above the scutellum, rather finely and 

 sparsely punctured, the punctures coarser at the sides and 

 furnished with fine sette ; dull purple brown. 



Scutellum impunctate, apex acute, dull purple-brown. 



Elytra Avith two slightly elevated smooth longitudinal carina;, 

 united at the apical callosity, the disc with several rows of 

 irregular shallow semicircular impressions, the sides sparsely 

 punctured and strigose towards the apex, the suture elevated 

 posteriorly, the apical angles aciite and slightly prominent ; dull 

 purple red with small Avhite spots near the suture about one 

 fourth from the apex, at the sides and near the apical angles ; 

 epimera shining brown, strigose and pubescent above. 



Pyrjidinm finely strigose, shining red-brown, with sparse grey 

 seta;. 



Beneath purple brown, shining, strigose and with pale yellow 

 pubescence; mesosternal process dilated and rounded at the apex ; 

 abdomen coarsely punctured and with three large fovea; on each 

 side, the centre deeply impressed ; legs dark brown, shiniDg, 

 coar.sely strigose and sparsely pubescent, tarsi black, anterior 

 tibiie with three strong lateral teeth. 



Panama. 



Allied to E. Lesuciwi, G. P. A second specimen that 1 have 

 is olivaceous black, the elytra being reddish towards the margins 



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