480 cuinsiuiu,!;. 



ocellus ; antenuae somewhat massive, occiput transverse. Thorax : 

 the pronotum transversely rectangular, a little broader at the sides 

 than in the middle, the sides with a sinuate outline and distinctly 

 mai'gined ; mesonotum convex, the medial area well dehned, rect- 

 augular, and more than twice as long as broad ; the propleurae 

 and the apex of the mesopleurre excavate, the mesopleurte tri- 

 angular beneath and margined ; scutellura convex and from above 

 semicircidar ; ])ostscuteilum convex, prominent, narrowing pos- 

 teriorly, from above almost triangular ; median segment depressed 

 beneath the postscutellum, broad, the posterior lateral angles pro- 

 duced, acute at apex, somewhat flat ; wings fusco-hyaline, the 

 nervures brown, the tegulte brilliant purple ; legs moderately long 

 and robust, pruinose. Abdomen massive, broad, convex above, the 

 base transverse, anterior lateral angles well-marked but not pro- 

 duced, a short deep medial impression above ; 2nd and 3rd segments 

 distinctly but not acutely medially carinate, the latter segment 

 with a broad, deep, transverse depression along the base aud an 

 anteapical series of large and deep foveie ; between the above the 

 segment is raised and strongly couAex ; apical margin with 5 tri- 

 angular acute teeth. 



(S . Similar, smaller, with a narrower abdomen, the apical teeth 

 shorter and more obtuse. The metallic coppery tint less marked 

 on thorax, the sides of abdomen orange coppery. 



Leyigth, 5 9-10, d 8-5 ; e.vjJ. $ 16-5, d 16 inm. 



Hab. Recorded within our limits from Sikhim {Dwlgeon), 

 Barrakpore {liolliney), Ceylon {Green) ; Lower Burma, Palon {Fta) ; 

 Pegu Yoma (Bim/ham). Described originally from Australia. 



561. Chrysis furcifera, sp. nov. 



d . Brilliant metallic bluish green, the space round the ocelli, 

 the occiput in the middle, the apex of the median area of the 

 mesonotum, and the sides broadly from base to apex of the 3rd 

 abdominal segment deep caerulean blue, the basal abdominal segment 

 with a large spot on each side towards the apical margin fiery 

 coppery red, the 2nd abdominal segment without any such spot or 

 indication of one ; antennae dark brown, the scape and the basal 

 two joints of the flagellum above green, legs green, tarsi brown ; 

 head densely rugosely punctured, the punctures increasing in size 

 posteriorly, the thorax and abdomen much more sparsely and very 

 coarsely cribrately punctured, on the thorax the intervals between 

 the coarser sculpture are finely punctured here aud there; on the 

 abdomen the intervals between the punctures are smooth, shining, 

 brilliantly polished ; facial cavity deep, finely transversely rugulose, 

 pilose : pilosity of the head and thorax slightly reddish brown, 

 short, somewhat sparse, on the abdomen it is almost entirely 

 wanting, on the tarsi in certain lights it has a bright golden sheen. 

 Head about as broad as the front of the pronotum, vertex and 

 front convex, rounded and sloping anteriorly ; facial cavity broad, 

 moderately deep, above margined by a not very distinct carina ; 



