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each side and one nciir the tip, which is sometimes green ; a small spot 

 near the middle of each side; no transverse furrow. Pectus purple. Ab- 

 domen purple beneath, with three ramose abbreviated hileous stripes. 

 Tarsi black. Wings black ; cdsUi of the corium green. Length of the 

 body 7^ — 8 lines. 



The markint;s on the under side of the abdomen distinguish this 

 species from C. nobilis. 



a, h. Ceylon. From Mr. Thwaites' collection. 



China. 

 23. Callidea sexmaculata, C. H. 23. 



a. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



b. China ? 



c. Singapore. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



d. Borneo. From Mr. Ru'^sell's collection. 



e,f. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



g — j. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



A. Waigiou. From ^Ir. Wallace's collection. 



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



m. Morty. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



n. Flores. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



0. Singapore. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



p. Am. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



p. Lombok. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



24. Callidea Germ art, C. H. 27. 



o, h. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowling, E?q. 

 c, d. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



e. Phili|ii)ine Isles. Presented by Captain Sir Edward Belcher. 

 /. C^ambodia. From .^J. Alouhol's collection. 



g. Pulo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 h. Flores. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



25. Calt.idea prasi.ixii, C. H. 24. 



a — /. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 

 g. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Wood's collection. 

 h, i. Honu' Kung. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 j—p. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Var. — Aureo-viridis ; caput villa brevi fasciaque postica nigris ; thorax 

 fascia postica nigra lata abbrcviata ; scutellum fascia abbreviata 

 rufo -purpurea, plagis duabiis nigris, la apicali ; pectus nigrum, 

 slrigis sex aureo-viridibus transversis ; abdomen subtus rufum, ma~ 

 culis sex laleralibus unaque subapicali nigris ; pedes /ligro-virides. 



Var. — Gilded green, fusiform, minutely punctured. Head with two 

 longitudinal furrows, which diverge slightly in front and towards the hind 

 * border; hind part of the space between the furrows black; a black band 

 along the hind border. Antennas black ; second joint about one-lburth of 

 the length of the first. Thorax with a broad abbreviated black band along 

 the hind border; a slight black fuirow, forming an oblong ringlet on each 

 side. Scutellum with a slight transverse furrow, which is curved on each 

 side to the base; a reddish purple abbreviated band near the base; two 



