neiv genera and specief: of Callichrominfe. 405 



Very closely allied to C. p}iyUop}isi, hut certainly distinct, the 

 elytra being of a fine dark blue colour, and destitute of velvety 

 pile, and the thorax being much broader, including the litem] 

 spines, as broad as the elyti-a. 



R. Macas, Equador (C. Buckley). 



CaUichroma pill cent ris. 



C. afro (Fab. Drury) et C. obscaricorni (Chevr.) affinis et 

 similis; differt corpore subtus hand velutino-aurato, sed erecte 

 breviter griseo-piloso; tibiis antennisque autem nigris. Viridis, 

 velutinis, sutura aurata, anteunis nigris, pedil:)us rufis, til)iis 

 nigro-piceis, tarsis posticis albo-pubescentibus : thorace sul)- 

 velutino, alutaceo haud strigoso, supra fere requali, spina 

 laterali lata conica. Long. 8-10 lin. ^ , 9 • 



Gaboon (collected by R. B. N. Walker). 



Calliclt roma chrysaspis. 



Augusta, modice elougata elytris postice attenuatis, supra 

 glabra subtus viridi-a'nea auro-sericea : capita thoraceque 

 purpureo-cupreis, hoc elongato, antice nuUomodo postice modice 

 sulcato-coustricto, utriuque breviter spinoso, dorso tantimi recte 

 transversim strigoso reliquo spatio hastiformi mediano glaber- 

 rimo, pleuris glabris, igneo-splendidis, propectore subtiliter 

 strigoso: scutello lajtissinie aureo, uudo, punctato: elytris vix 

 nitidis, confertissime jiiuictulatis, viridibus, vitta laterali apiceque 

 violaceis subtilius punctatis : anteunis { $) corj^ore multo lougi- 

 oribus : scapo apice extus producto : articulo 4 ([nam 3 vel 

 ;') vix breviori: pedibus violaceis. Long. 9^ lin. $ . 



The ])ro])ortions of the anteunal joints in this species are the 

 same as in C/doridoliiin (Thorns.), comprising the Indo-Malayan 

 series of Caliichromce, the chief distinctive character of which 

 is the relative elongation of the foiu-th joint. 



Gaboon (R. B. N. VValk(;r). 



Calliclironia larnprodera. 



Valde elongata et augustata : capite et thorace viridi- 

 aui-atis, hoc disco ignicolori, elytris subtiliter velutinis, opacis, 

 violaceis, vitta angusta sr.turali apice haud attingcnti viridi: 

 corpore subtus viridi-ajneo, suljtiliter argeutco-velutino: pcdilius 

 omnino cyaneo-violaceis : thorace elongato, antice et poslice 



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