344 Mr. J. S. Baly's Descriptions of some 



natis ; supra convexus, lateribus leniter concavo-excavatus ; 

 sparse sed fortiter punctatus, punctis irregulariter congre- 

 gatis. Scutellum trigonum, laeve. Elytra quadrato-ovata, 

 dorso valde convexa, ante medium obsolete gibbosa, punc- 

 tata, nigra, nitida, fasciis tribus crenatis, suturd anguste ab- 

 breviatis, maculaque suhtriangulari ante apicem posita, antice 

 crenatd, fulvo-testaceis. Corpus subtus nigrum, pedibus ob- 

 scure cbalybeis. 



Ega, Upper Amazons. Collected by H. W. Bates, Esq. 



This insect, one of the most beautiful in the genus, I have 

 named after its discoverer, Mr. H. W. Bates. 



Sp. 8. Donjphora Wollastoni. 

 Oblongo-ovata, viridi-cuprea, nitida, elyiris viridibus, limbo 



suturaque viridi-cupreis ; antennis nigris. 

 Long. 8| lin. 

 Caput tenuiter sed sparse punctatum, fronte medio foveolata. 



Thorax transversus, longitudine plus duplo latior, apice valde 



excavatus, lateribus rotundatis, angulis anticis mucronatis ; 



supra convexus, tenuiter punctatus, utrinque foveolatus. 



Elytra minus tenuiter punctata, punctis in striis irregulariter 



dispositis ; viridia, limbo anguste, suturaque viridi-cupreis. 



Corpus subtus laete cupreum. 

 This fine insect, which was kindly presented to me by T. V. 

 Wollaston, Esq., is unfortunately without locality. 



Sp. 9. Donjphora Hebe. 



Oblongo-ovata, convexa, nigro-aenea, elytris obscure cseruleis, 

 utrisque raargine exteriori maculisque tribus, flavis. 



Long. 5 1 lin. 



Caput tenuiter punctatum ; antennas nigrae, basi deorsum flavae. 

 Thorax longitudine plus duplo latior, apice valde excavatus, 

 lateribus subrectis, antice rotundato-angustatis, angulis anticis 

 acutis ; supra modice convexus, utrinque depressus, crebre 

 punctatus, disco sparse punctatus. Scutellum laeve, nitidum. 

 Elytra ovata, convexa, dorso non gibbosa, crebre punctata ; 

 obscure caerulea, utrisque margine exteriori maculisque tri- 

 bus flavis, primd basali, oblonga, transversa, sccunda prope 

 medium, transversa, tertia subapicali, subtrigona. Corpus 

 subtus nigro-seneum, nitidum. 



Napo. 



