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the sides nearly straight, the anterior angles produced outwards, 

 the dise very sparingly and finely punctured, rufous ; elytra bright 

 metallic green, with a distinct basai dépression, strongly puuctate- 

 striate anteriorly, the punctures arranged in double rows near the 

 suture, the sides with three or four more or less distinct costae, 

 the suturai and latéral margins and the apex, rufous, underside 

 and legs entirely rufous. 



There are two female spécimens before me, which do not differ 

 from each other, they agrée with several other species in sculp- 

 turing, but difier from any in the colour of the elytra; the maie 

 differs probably in having no elytral costae. 



Chalcophana multipunctata n. sp. 



Fulvous, the antennae (the lower three or four joints excepted) 

 and the tarsi, blach; thorax closely and irregularly punctured ; 

 elytra closely and strongly punctured, with a distinct greenish 

 gloss, the base without dépression. 



var. Antennae and legs fulvous. 



Length 2 i/a-3 1/2 lines. 



Head finely and rather closely punctured with a central longi- 

 tudinal groove, the lower portion impunctate, the clypeus triangu- 

 larly emarginate, antennae long and slender, the terminal joints 

 gradually thickened, bluish-black, the lower three or four joints 

 fulvous; thorax twice as broad as long, narrowed in front, the 

 sides nearly straight, slightly rounded before the middle, the 

 anterior angles mucronate, the surface closely and irregularly 

 punctured, the punctures of différent sizes, slightly rugose, elytra 

 fulvous, with a metallic green gloss without any basai dépression, 

 convex, strongly and closely punctured in iows, the latter 

 indistinct at the sides, partly confluent, the punctuation scarcely, 

 if at ail finer towards the apex, the interstices at the latter place 

 broad, impunctate and convex; underside more or less stained 

 with piceous. I cannot find any published description of a 

 Chalcophana agreing with the présent species in regard to the 

 colour of the antennae and tarsi and the strong and close 

 punctuation of the elytra which are without dépressions or costae 

 and not of a metallic green colour like so many of its congeners, 

 but having only a more or less distinct greenish gloss over the 

 fulvous ground colour. The punctuation of the thorax differs slightly 

 in the spécimens and in the variety the antennae and legs are 

 entirely fulvous. 



