ncin (jcnern and species of Tenehrionidcp., §'c. 303 



sutural edge and the striae ; clearer on the prothorax, 

 which is also bronzed-green at the margins and down the 

 median line : head (except the front, which is reddish- 

 coppery) shining green; sparsely (except behind the eyes) 

 and finely pnnctnred, the side grooves obscnrcly con- 

 nected behind ; prothorax relatively narrower than in any 

 of the preceding species, gradually contracted in a curve 

 from base to ai)ex ; base feebly bisinuate, the impression 

 across the middle strongly marked ; finely and remotely 

 (except at the sides) pvmctured ; scutellum gi'een, or 

 greenish-coppery ; elytra rather finely but deeply punctate- 

 striate, the intervals convex, finely punctulate, &c. ; sides 

 feebly sinuate, the reflexed margins bronzed-green ; under- 

 side bright coppery-a3neous tinged with purple ; flanks of 

 the prothorax faintly longitudinally wrinkled ; prosternum 

 conical, but scarcely produced, behind ; femora shining 

 reddish-castaneous, the base and apex metallic bluish- 

 green ; the tibiiv) (especially at the base), tarsi, and basal 

 joints of anteima3 tinged with metallic-green. 



Long. 7 — 7^ lin. 



Antananarivo. 



Nesogena varicolor (Fairm. i. 1.), n. sp. 



Ovate, or ovato-elliptic, convex ; elytra green, or blue- 

 green, passing into brassy-green, golden, goldcn-a3neous, 

 or purplish golden-coppery, the sides usually more or less 

 purple deepening at the margins and (more especially) at 

 the apex into violet, or dark greenish-violet ; the head, 

 prothorax and scutellum are all equally variable in coloiu- ; 

 head moderately punctured ; prothorax strongly curvcdly 

 contracted anteriorly, subjiarallel, or slightly expanded, 

 posteriorly ; moderately punctured : elytra more or less 

 oblong-oval, rather finely pimctate-striate, the intervals 

 but little convex, finely remotely punctured and alutaceous; 

 sides scarcely sinuate, moderately margined ; underside 

 brilliant, varying from green to purjjlc and violet ; legs 

 and basal joints of antennas chalybeate-blue, shining ; 

 flanks of prothorax faintly longitudinally Avrinkled ; pro- 

 sternum curved round the coxa3, not at all prominent 

 behind, sometimes impressed between the coxjb. 



The S has the anteunre longer, the intermediate and 

 hind femora villose beneath on their basal half. 



Long. 9—10 lin. 



Fianarantsoa. 



