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duabus lateralibus dentatis luteis ; pedes virides, femoribus basi 
coxtsque luteis, tarsis nigris. 
Bluish purple, narrow, fusiform, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 
with two longitudinal furrows, which diverge in front and between the eyes, 
and converge towards the hind border; a blackish cupreous stripe between 
the furrows, not extending to the face. Antenne black; first and second 
joints tawny at the base; second somewhat shorter than the first. Thorax 
green along the fore border, with three connected cupreous spots in front 
of the transverse ridge; hind part with three broad cupreous stripes, the 
stripe on each side abbreviated in front. Scutellum with a slight trans- 
verse furrow, which is curved on each side to the base, and has three 
cupreous spots in front of it; five large cupreous spots, two on each side 
and one subapical; a small antemedial cupreous spot on each side. Pectus 
bright green, varied with blue and purple. Abdomen beneath bright green, 
with a Juteous broad interrupted and abbreviated middle stripe and a den- 
tate luteous stripe on each side. Legs green; femora towards the base and 
coxe luteous; tarsi black. Length of the body 7% lines. 
a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
10. ScureLLERA HUMERALIS. 
Purpurea ; antenne niyre, graciles, articulo 1o luteo ; thorax rufo bivit- 
tatus ; scutellum maculis sex cupreis magnis indistinctis ; pectoris 
discus flavescens ; abdomen subius flavescens, vittis duabus latis ru- 
Fescentibus vittas duas purpureas dentatas includentibus ;’pedes rufes- 
centes, tibiis purpureis, tarsis niyris. 
Purple, very elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 
with two longitudinal furrows, which diverge between the eyes and ter- 
minate at some distance from the hind border. Antenne black, slender ; 
first joint luteous; second a little shorter than the first. Thorax very con- 
vex, with a red stripe on each side. Scutellum with three large indistinct 
somewhat cupreous spots on each side. Pectus with a pale yellow disk. 
Abdomen beneath pale yellow; a broad reddish stripe on each side, in- 
cludiug a purple dentate stripe. Legs reddish ; tibie purple; tarsi black. 
Wings black. Length of the body 7—73 lines. 
a, b. New Hebrides. From Mr. Cuming’s collection. 
Genus 10. SOPHELA. 
Corpus robustum, convexum, punctatum, brevi-ellipticum. Caput 
bisuleatum. Proboscis coxas posticas attingens. Antenne quinque arti- 
culate, corporis dimidio paullo breviores; articulus 2us lo vix brevior; 3us 
longus; 4us 30 longior; Sus 40 equalis. Thorax longitudine duplo latior, 
spinis duabus lateralibus acutis. Scutellum abdominis apicem fere ob- 
tigens. 
Body stout, convex, short-elliptical, minutely punctured. Head with 
two longitudinal furrows, not longer than broad. Proboscis extending to 
the hind coxe. Antenne five-jointed, a little less than half the length of 
the body; second joint almost as long as the first; third very much longer 
than the second; fourth longer than the third; fifth as long as the fourth. 
Thorax twice broader than long, with a distinct acute spine on each side. 
Scutellum extending almost to the tip of the abdomen. Legs moderately 
stout. Costa of the corium minutely punctured. 
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