62 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse's descriptions of Cetoniidm, &c. 



punctured. Elytra deep blue, rather thickly and very 

 distinctly punctured ; each elytron with a pitchy-yellow 

 stripe down the middle, extending to the shoulder at the 

 base, narrowed posteriorly, and not reaching to the apex ; 

 the apex truncate, the external angle with a very small 

 tooth. Abdomen smooth, with a few strong punctures 

 scattered here and there. 



Hah. — Fianarantsoa. 



This species is closely allied to C. hnmeralis. 



