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Habitat in Japonia. 

 Mus. Dom. Hope. 



This beautiful insect I received from De Haan under the name of 

 lucidula : besides the difference of locality, it differs greatly in size 

 and punctation. Mimela Lathami is also a more brilliant insect, 

 and broader considerably at the apex of the elytra, while lucidula 

 has a more elongated form, and approaches in some degree to the 

 form of Euchlora. 



6. Mimela splendens, Hope. 



Supra tota viridis, nitidissima, subtus testacea tarsis nigro-brunneis. 



Long. lin. 7, lat. lin. 3-^. 

 Clypeus rotundatus, antennae ferruginese. Thorax subtilissime punc- 

 tatus, scutellum Iseve. Elytra viridia inaurata, striato-punctata, 

 binis sulcis versus apicem fortiter impressis, tuberculoque rotun- 

 dato apicali conspicua. Corpus subtus testaceum, seneoque colore 

 tinctum, femoribus et tibiis flavescentibus, tarsis unguibusque 

 nigro-brunneis. 



Habitat in agro Nepalensi. 



Mus. Dom. Hope. 



This species was in the collection of Major- General Hardwicke, to 

 vi'hom I am indebted for this and various other Coleoptera. It also 

 appears to be by no means uncommon in the Himalaya, as I have 

 seen it abundantly in the boxes sent from that country. 



7. Mimela axjronitens, Hope. 



Supra viridis, nitidissima, subtus picea, tibiis tarsisque viridibus. 



Long. lin. 6^, lat. lin. 4. 

 Antennee picese. Caput cum clypeo subquadratum, viride, glabrum 

 nitidum. Ocxili nigri. Thorax concolor, angulis anticis sub- 

 acutis. £/y^n7 nitidissima, humeris tuberculisque apicalibus igne 

 micantibus. Corpus subtus piceum, pectus pilis cinereis deiisis 

 tectum. Abdominis penultimum segmentum violaceum. Fe- 

 mora picea. Tibi<s et ungues saturate virides, parum punctatse 

 et pilosae. 

 Habitat in Bengalia. 

 Mus, Dom. Hope. 



8. Mimela Horsfieldii, Hope. 



Viridi-inaurata, sumptuosa, thorace aureo-maculato, elytrisque binis 

 igneo-auratis vittis ornatis. 

 Long. lin. 6-J-, lat. lin. Z\. 



