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a. Java. From Mr. Arj^enl's collection. 



b, c. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowrinjr, Esq. 



d. Celebes. From Mr. VVallace's collection. 



e. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Ksq. 

 /. Amboina Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



6. SCUTELLERA HOLOSEKICEA. 



liolosericea, Dohrn, Slett. Ent. Zeit. xxiv. 347. 

 Java. 



7. SCUTELLERA CYANEOVITTA. 



Cupreo-nigra ; caput vittis duabus viridihus antice cyaneis; thorax vltiis 

 quatuor cyaneis viridi purpureoque variis, vittis duabus lateralibus 

 rufis ; scutellum vitta, strigis duabus anlicis fasciisque Iribus cya- 

 neis ; abdomen subtus vittis duabus dentatis discoque rufis, strigis 

 lateralibus transverds viridibus. 



Cupreous-black, bright green beneath, in structure like the typical 

 species. Head with two bright green stripes, which are blue in front. 

 Thorax with four bright blue stripes; the middle pair green in front; the 

 outer pair purple in front, accompanied by two lateral bright red stripes. 

 Scutellum with ihiee bright blue bands, which are connected by a bright 

 blue stripe; two longitudinal blue streaks in front of the firsthand ; second 

 and third bands arched ; second forked on each side. Abdomen beneath 

 black, with two bright red dentate lateral stripes, with a bright red disk, 

 and with bright green transverse streaks on each side. Legs bright green ; 

 tibiae and tarsi black. Length of the body 6^ lines. 

 a. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



S. ScUTELLERA BUPRESTOIDES. 



Nigricante-cuprea ; caput viridi quadrivittatum ; thorax viridi bivit- 



tatus ; scutellum fasciis duabus angulatis viridibus; pectus rufo 



bimaculatum ; abdomen subtus rnfum e strigis transversis viridibus 



bivittatum. 



Blackish cupreous, fusiform, with thick black pubescence. Head 



with two longitudinal furrows; four bluish green stripes, the two on each 



side connected in front ; under side bright green. Antennse and legs black. 



Thorax with a distinct transverse furrow and with two bright bluish green 



stripes, which are dilated on the furrow and on the fore border. Scutellum 



with two bright bluish green festooned bands, which are very acutely 



angular in front; an abbreviated transverse furrow near the fore border, 



bordered with bright bluish green. Pectus with a red spot on each side. 



Abdomen rtd beneath, with two stripes of transverse green streaks. Legs 



bluish green. Length of the body 6 lines. 



The markings of this and of the following species distinguish them 

 from S. oblonga. 

 a, h. Pulo Peuang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



9. ScUTELLERA MACULIGERA. 



Cyaneo-purpurea ; caput villa brevi nigro-cvprea ; antenna; nigra, basi 

 fulvce; thorax margine autico viridi, maculis tribus anlicis vitlisque 

 tribus posticis cupreis ; sculellurn cupreo decem-maculatum ; abdo- 

 men subtus viride, vilta media lata inlerrupta abbreviata viltisque 



