PeUdnola Cj/anipes. 541 



Antenna aureo-cupreae. Corpus subtus pedesque nitide aureo- 

 cuprei, albide pilosi. Clypeus aureus. Scutellum nitidum, parce 

 punctatum. 



Long. corp. 1-JL; lat. T %. 



Habitat in India Orientali. 



In Mus. Dom. Mac Leay, nost. 



It is difficult to convey either by description or representation a 

 just idea of the beauty of this superb insect, which formed one of 

 the choicest ornaments of the Madras collection, to which I have 

 so often alluded. It bears the name of a gentleman, the value 

 and advantages of whose friendship will be better understood by 

 an expressive silence, than by any vain attempt at acknowledge- 

 ment. 



Fam. RuTELinJE. Mac L. 

 Genus. Pelidnota. Mac L. 



Cyanipes. P. intense viridis, glaberrimus, pedibus purpureo- 

 cyaneiS) antennis nigris. 

 Tab. 20. f. 8. 

 Caput scutellumque punctis minimis conspersa. Elytra punctis 

 longitudinaliter dispositis, ad humeros lateraque profunde impres- 

 sis, in medio fere obsoletis, instructa. Pedes punctis impressi, 

 parce pilosi. Abdomen superne rugosum, subtus punctis impres- 

 sum, pilosum : segmento ultimo purpureo-cyaneo. 

 Long. corp. li; lat. -f-. 

 Habitat in Brazilia. 

 In Mus. nost. 



The insect in my cabinet is the only specimen of this species 

 that I could discover in a very extensive collection received some 

 short time ago from the Brazils. It approaches very nearly to P„ 

 glauca ; but is easily distinguished, not only by its deep green 

 colour, but by the sculpture of its elytra, which are longitudinally 

 punctured, while those of P. glauca are smooth. 



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