214 Rev. F. W. Hope’s Descriptions of 
Saunders, the late president of the Entomological Society ; some 
specimens vary in size and are much smaller than the individual 
described. 
Sp. 15. Buprestes albivitiis, Hope. 
/Enea, thoface punctulato, lateribus externis albis, elytrisque 
zeneis, vitta albida laterali notatis. 
Long. lin. 12%, lat. lin. 4. 
Caput magnum, viridi-zeneum et punctatum. Thorax cupreo- 
zeneus, medio disci crebre punctulatus, lateribus albidis et 
subrugosis. Elytra serrata, striato-punctata, punctis parum 
distinctis; vitta lateralis alba longitudinalis e humeris ad 
apicem extendit. Corpus infra roseo-cupreum, pedibus 
concoloribus. 
The above insect inhabits Van Diemen’s Land, and belongs to 
Monsieur Gory’s genus Buprestis. 
Sp. 16. Buprestis pyritosa, Hope. 
Igneo-cuprea, thorace flammanti punctato, elytris subviolaceis, 
maculis fasciisque duabus aureis notatis, pedibusque viri- 
dibus. 
Long. lin. 5, lat. lin. 2. 
Caput viridi-auratum, punctulatum, antennis nigricantibus, 
primis articulis autem viridibus. Thorax lete cupreus et 
iridescens et punctatum. Elytra violacea, serrata, striato- 
punctata, binis fasciis posticis auratis nitidis; macula flam- 
manti splendida post scutellum posité, humeris et lateribus 
ad medium disci auro-nitentibus. Corpus infra late auratum 
punctatum, binis ultimis segmentis abdominis subcyaneis. 
This splendid insect was received from Western Australia. 
Sp. 17. Buprestis verna, Hope. 
Viridis, capite cupreo-zeneo, thorace elytrisque aurato-vires- 
centibus et punctatis ; corpore subtiis roseo-cupreo et pubes- 
centi, pedibusque concoloribus. 
Long. lin. 44, lat. lin. 13. 
Affinis Bup. viridipenni, Hope, at minor. Caput cupreo- 
zneum, punctatum, oculis nigris; totum corpus supra viride 
et punctatum, scutello excepto roseo-cupreo marginibusque 
externis elytrorum concoloribus. Corpus infra roseo-cupreum, 
