488 CllRYSIBIDJE. 



tegulse purple. Abdomeu elongate, subcyliudrical. the base trans- 

 verse, with a shallow short medial impression above ; sides very 

 slightly arched outwards, tli<^ sides of tht' «ird segment slightly 

 convergent posteriorly, the apical margiii arched, with 6 teeth, 

 the medial four triangular, acute at apex, more or less equidistant, 

 the outer two, one on each side, very broad, very obtuse and 

 shorter than the others : the anteapical series ^ell-marked, the 

 fovea) 14-lG in number, large and open, decreasing in size 

 laterally, the segment slightly transversely iucrassate iu front of 

 the anteapical series, 

 cJ unknown. 



Length, 2 7-8 ; exiJ. 14 mui. 



Hah. Burma : Pegu Yoraa. Mandalay. Maymyo, 3000 feet 

 {Binijliam). 



A very distinct species, easily recognizable by its rugulose, very 

 irregularly and densely punctured abdomen. 1 bred one specimen 

 from the nest of SceUphro)K infrvxlciis. Smith. 



o70. Chrysis OCUlata, Fabr. Syst. Ent. 177;j, p. oo? ; ^mith (Pyria), 

 Tranti. Erd. Soc. 1874, p. 465 ; Mocs. (Ilexachrysis) Mon. Chry", 

 1889, p. 543. (PL I, lig. 15.) 



2 . Deep metallic blue to bluish green, the 2nd abdominal 

 segment with a large spot fiery copper-red on each side near apical 

 margin. The deep metallic-blue varieties have the space round 

 the ocelli, three spots placed in a row transversely on the pronotum, 

 the mesonotum in the middle posteriorly and the middle of the 

 scutellum black, portions of the thoi'ax and the basal two segments 

 of the abdomen above with shades of metallic green ; antennae and 

 tarsi black', the scape in front and the basal segment only of the 

 tlagellum abo^e green ; head and thoi'ax densely and coarsely 

 cribrately, abdomen more finely and more sparsely punctured, a 

 few large scattered punctures at base of 1st segment ; pilosity 

 brox^nish. fairh* abundant on the head and thorax, sparse on the 

 abdomen ; facial cavit}" and legs with rather sparse long white 

 hairs. Head longer than broad, clypeus subporrect, anteriorly 

 arched, facial hollow somewhat finely and densel}" rugose, its upper 

 margin bordered by a sharp transverse carina ; anterior ocellus 

 placed in a square depression bordered above and laterally by short 

 caringe, and below by the above transverse carina ; antennae rather 

 'ong, cylindrical, the basal two joints of llagellum subequal and 

 united about two-thirds the length of the 3rd joint; vertex 

 convex ; occiput widely emarginate, showing the neck or collar 

 between it and the anterior margin of the pronotum, this collar 

 green, finely punctured, with a medial large, deep, polished un- 

 punctured depression. Thorax : the pronotum convex, short, 

 longer at the sides than in the middle, its anterior margin sloped 

 to the front ; propleurag excavate ; mesonotum and scutellum 

 convex, tlie lattei' transversely rectangular ; median area on the 

 mesonotum more or less rectangular, broadening a little anteriorly. 



