entoure de bleu," and this he represents in his 

 plate, but I have only a single specimen, and 

 reference to another in the collection of the 

 Philadelphia Museum, both corresponding with 

 the annexed figure. 



Herbst describes Olivier's variety as a distinct 

 species, under the name of C. maculata, (vol. ix, 

 p. 163, pi. 148, fig. 5,) without any reference to 

 Olivier. 



The upper right figure. 



BUPRESTIS CONFLUENTA. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Green, polished, punctured; elytra with con- 

 fluent yellow spots. 



SYNONYM. 



BupRESTis CoNFLUENTA. NoUs. Joum. Acacl. 

 Nat, Sciences, vol. iii. p. 159. 



PLATE XXVI. 



