of Chiasognathus Grantii. 2lb 



the clypeus purplish bronze: eyes glaucous: thorax unequal 

 truncate-conic, with the anterior margin rounded in the middle 

 and gradually excised on each side behind the eyes, the anterior 

 lateral angle acute; the lateral margins dilated and deflexed 

 with a deep impunctate fovea on each, and the hinder anglt 

 with a profound circular excision terminating in two spines of 

 which the posterior one is longest; the base is laminated ; 'the 

 disc gibbous, rugose-punctate anteriorly, very glossy and impunctate 

 posteriorly, and produced into an abbreviated ridge, composed of 

 two lunules; the colour is intense golden-green, with the ante- 

 rior and posterior margins rich purplish-copper, varying in cer- 

 tain positions of light to blue and violet, especially towards the 

 posterior angles, and the fovea* on the lateral margin are fine 

 purpbsh-green; scutellum of this last tint, impunctate, its base 

 clothed with short pale hairs in the centre; elytra very finely gra- 

 nulated throughout, except the humeral elevation, which' i, 

 smooth, of a greenish-chesnut, with a coppery or golden hue, the 

 suture, apex, and a narrow indeterminate streak towards the 

 lateral margin somewhat ferruginous, the lateral margin itself and 

 the rerlexed portion of the elytra bright green with iridescent tinges 

 Beneath : the sides of the head are bright green, slightly iride- 

 scent, and regulose-punctate, the palpi and throat black the 

 latter impunctate, the mentum deep violet; breast purplish- 

 copper, slightly punctate on the sides, with a few transverse 

 wnnkles between the anterior legs: abdomen, anteriorly, „, 

 rather post-pectus, densely clothed with pale lutescent hairs the 

 remaining portion bluish-green, slightly pilose, with the margins 

 of the segments pale testaceous: femora finely pubescent above 

 glabrous beneath, the four hinder ones producing a dense fringe 

 of pale hairs anteriorly and posteriorly, all of a bright bluish- 



