220 Mr. Edward Saunders' Desonj^tions of 



of the margin and suture ; apex very finely bidentate. 

 Beneatli black, punctured, each side of the segments of the 

 body with a brown pubescent spot on its upper margin ; 

 legs clear testaceous brown, antennae wanting. 



Length, 24 lines ; breadth, 1 1 lines. 



Hab. Ribe, East Africa. 



This grand species, wliich should begin the genus, I have 

 named after Mr. A. Boucard who kindly presented me with 

 the specimen. 



Sternoccra syriaca, E. S. 



Caput rugosum. Thorax viridis disco foveolis plurimis 

 flavopilosis impresso, lateribus fiavo maculatis. Elytra 

 testaceo-fusca, maculis plurimis minutis albidis ornata. 

 Subtus viridis lateribus maculis flavis quatuor ornatis. 



Head rugose, green. Antennre testaceous brown. 

 Thorax green, disk with numbers of small deep pits 

 filled with yellow pubescence. Sides each witli a large 

 yellow pubescent spot. Elytra testaceous-brown, rugosely 

 punctured, with two spots at the base, a spot behind the 

 shoulder and the disk covered with small spots of a 

 whitish pubescence. Apex of each elytron obsoletely 

 tridendate. Beneath green, punctured, with four large 

 yellow pubescent spots on each side. Legs testaceous- 

 brown. 



Length, 16 lines ; breadth, 7 lines. 



Hab. Syi'ia. 



Should precede irregularis, Klug. 



Amhlysterna hilinmta, E. S. 



Obscure cupreo-fusca. Thoracis lateribus subcompressis 

 margine anteriore elevata. Elytris subrugosis, disco 

 utrinque linef* angusta albido-pilosa, ab scutello fero ad 

 apicem Extensa, ornato. Subtus cuprea. 



Dull coppery brown, disk of the elytra with coppery 

 reiiections. 



Head rugose and pubescent in front. Thorax rugosely 

 punctured with the sides somewhat compressed, front 

 margin raised, base acutely lobed, impressed in the middle. 

 Elytra somewhat rugose, their sides strongly and rugosely 

 punctured ; on the disk of each is a very narrow whitish 



