of the Species of Popillia. 37 



feet punctate striae on each, viz. first, third, fourth, fifth and 

 sixth ; the site of the second stria is occupied by an irregular 

 series of scattered punctures. 

 Inhabits Africa. From the cabinet of the late Mr. Haworth. 



4. POPI. iENEAS. 



Olivaceo-viridis antennis pedibusque brunne'is, metatarsis picels ; 



podex jiilis albis bisignatus ; elytra striata, striis P. brunnese. 



(Corp. long. 'Go unc, lat. '375 unc.) 



Colour. — Olivegreen, with the antennae and legs of a clear brown, 

 approaching testaceous ; the hind tarsi piceous ; the terminal 

 segment of the abdomen above is deep olive green, with two 

 conspicuous white spots ; its extreme point is testaceous. 



Sculpture. — Head, prothorax and elytra are punctured as in P. 

 brunnea, but the striae are somewhat deeper and more dis- 

 tinct. 



Inhabits Africa. From the cabinet of the late Mr. Haworth. 



5. Port. RUFIPES. 



Nigra ; clypeo sordide, antennis pedibusque Icetk castanets, metatarsis 

 piceis ; podex pilis albis bisignatus ; elytra striata, striis fere P. 

 brunneae. (Corp. long. '55 unc, lat. '35 unc.) 



Cetonia rufipes. Fabricius, Syst. Eleu. ii. 139. 



Cetonia A^-jmnetata. Olivier, Vol. i. No. 6, p. 80 and p. 101 ; 

 Cetonia, Tab. X. Fig. 93. 



Colour. — Black, with the clypeus piceous, the antennae and legs 

 brown, the hind tarsi piceous ; the terminal segment of the 

 abdomen above has two conspicuous white spots. 

 Sculpture. —The head, prothorax, scutellum, and elytra, are 

 punctured as in P. JEneas, the same distinctions in the striae 

 of the elytra being observable. 

 I have no doubt that this is the Cetonia rufipes of Fabricius, and 

 the Cetonia 4-punctata of Olivier. The description of both authors 

 agree in every particular with the specimen before me, butOlivier's 

 figure is very bad. Should it turn out that I am mistaken in this, 

 the name will still stand, as there is no other insect described 

 under the name of Popillia rifipes. 



Inhabits Africa. From the cabinet of the late Mr. Haworth. 

 The close resemblance between the three insects above de- 

 scribed leads me to fear that they may be varieties of a single 

 species ; but in the total absence of any evidence on this subject, 

 and also of all accurate or precise knowledge of their habitat and 



