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IV. Descriptions of Cetoniidae and CerambycidEe from 

 Madagascar. By Chas. 0. Waterhouse. 



[Read March 3rd, 1880.] 



The species described in this paper have recently been 

 received by the British Museum from Fianarantsoa. 

 They were collected by the Rev. Wm. Deans Cowan, to- 

 whom we are already much indebted for many novelties. 

 Among other rarities is a single specimen of the remark- 

 able genus of Elateridce, described by Dr. Candeze (Cist. 

 Ent. ii. 1879, p. 485) as Morostoma, having the palpi as 

 long as the antenna?. It differs from the type specimen 

 in being much larger, nine lines in length, and in having 

 the legs concolorous with the body ; it is probably a 

 female. 



CETONIID.E. 



Celidota splendens, n. sp. 



Viridi-aurea, nitida ; thorace (marginibus exceptis) 

 scutello, elytrisque cupreo-rufis, tibiis cupreo-tinctis, 

 pygidio sat crebre punctate. 

 Long. 13 lin. 



Clypeus rather thickly and strongly punctured, a little 

 wider in front than at the base, transversely impressed 

 before the anterior margin, which is slightly reflexed, the 

 angles obtuse. Thorax deep coppery red (except at the 

 sides), very finely coriaceous, and moderately thickly and 

 distinctly punctured, especially towards the sides ; the 

 base is sinuate in the middle ; the posterior angles are 

 obtusely rounded. Scutellum nearly in the form of an 

 equilateral triangle, moderately thickly punctured at the 

 sides. Elytra broad at the shoulders (where there is a 

 black spot), relatively more narrowed behind than in 

 C. Stepliensii, leaving the margins of the abdomen 

 visible from above, deep coppery red, extremely finely 

 coriaceous, and not very shining, thickly and very dis- 



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