various new Species of Buprestidae. 215 
segmentis abdominis albidis capillis obsitis. Pedes cuprei et 
pubescentes. 
The above insect was lately sent to this country by Mr. Fortnum 
from Adelaide. 
Sp. 18. Buprestis Porter, Hope. 
Cuprea, capite obscuré neo, scutello aureo; corpore subtus 
aurato-ceneo et pubescenti. 
Long. lin. 3, lat. lin. 1. 
Caput obscuré eneum, punctatum, antennis cyaneis. Totum 
corpus supra roseo-cupreum et punctulatum, infra aurato- 
zeneum, pectore virescenti. Pedes zenei et pubescentes. 
This insect comes from the vicinity of Port Philip and is named 
after a young naturalist now collecting actively in that locality, it 
is one of the smallest species known. 
Sp. 19. Buprestis Helene, Hope. 
Nigro-zenea, thorace concolore, maculis quatuor irregularibus 
elytrorum ; corpore subtus zneo, pedibus concoloribus. 
Long. lin. 63, lat. lin. 3. 
Caput eneum et punctatum, antennis concoloribus. Thorax 
atro-zeneum, violaceo colore tinctum, et subtilissime punctu- 
latum. Elytra striato-punctata, nigra, macula flava ad scu- 
tellum posité; 2da irregulari, media, tertid fere fasciata ad 
suturum haud extensa at ad marginem et apicem conjuncta. 
Corpus infra zeneum et pubescens, pedibus concoloribus. 
This insect was first noticed in my collection as a novelty by a 
female Entomologist, and as her sirname was objected to I can only 
give the christian one. It was sent to me by Captain Roe from 
Swan River. 
Sp. 20. Buprestis lanuginosa, Hope. 
Affinis precedenti. Nigro-violacea, thorace cupreo, elytris 
maculis tribus aurantiacis, marginibus apicibusque sanguineis ; 
corpore subtus zeneo, lanugine albida obsito. 
Long. lin. 63, lat. lin. 3. 
Caput eneum, medio foveolatum. Thorax cupreus, lateribus 
externis capillis albidis obsitis. Elytra violacea, striato- 
punctata, ad basin macula fere quadrata flava notata; 2da 
media irregulari tertidque fere lunulata; lateribus externis 
