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sculpture, and in colour. It differs considerably from it however, 

 and appears to have been unknown to the continental authors. 



Rhomhorhina Japonica, Siebold. 



Opalino-viridis, pedibus obscure virescentibus. Totum corpus 

 supra opalino colore tinctum, subtus concolor. Clypeus 

 quadratus, subreflexus, antennis palpisque piceis, maxillis 

 apice fulvo-penicillatis. Thorax punctulatus. Scutellum gla- 

 brum, nitiduni. Elytra crebrissime punctulata. Pectus 

 infra flavo colore tinctum, quatuor segmentis basi abdominis 

 obscure violaceis, penultimo aurato et ultimo virescenti. 

 Pedes supra nigro-virides, infra femoribus pallidioribus 

 tarsisque piceis. 



Long. lin. 13, lat. lin. G. 



This beautiful opaline insect was sent to me by Professor De 

 Haan, of Leyden. It was obtained from Japan by the celebrated 

 Siebold, and is here described, as it appears to have been un- 

 known to the monographers of the Cetoniadce. 



CoR^PHE, Gory. 

 Cor. jucimda, Hope. 



Affinis Cetonice Icetcs, Fab., at major. Viridis, nitida, thorace 

 punctato; elytris punctis nigris striatis. Clypeus antice sub- 

 cornutus, viridis, sparsim punctatus ; oculis nigris antennisque 

 piceis. Totum corpus supra et infra viride, nigro puncta- 

 to-striatum, segmentis abdominis antice violaceis. Femora 

 cum tibiis fere rectis, externe unidentatis, interne fasci- 

 culatis. Tarsi nigri et picei. 



Long. lin. 12, lat. lin. 5|. 



This species inhabits Assam. It is allied to Cetonia Iceta of 

 Fabricius, but is evidently distinct. No author seems to have 

 remarked the peculiarity of C. Iceta having curved femora and 

 tibiae, especially in the males. In many other points, in sculp- 

 ture, &c., C.jucunda differs from the Fabrician species. 



Cor. amcena, Hope. 

 Flavescens, thorace viridi, punctato; elytris flavis, punctis nigris 

 striatis ; tibiis caeruleis tarsisque nigro piceis. Clypeus subre- 

 flexus, emarginatus, cornu medio apice acuto. Thorax viridis, 

 sparsim punctatus. Elytra flava, striato-punctata, punctis 



