308 Mr. E, Saunders’ Catalogue of Buprestide 
Genus Castaia, Cast. & Gory. 
Castalia bipustulata, Boisd. 
Cast. & Gory, Monog. Bupr. ii. Gen. Castalia, p. 3, pl. i. 
fig. 2. 
Pachbon and Laas. 
I have a variety of this species from Laas in which the spots 
are almost obliterated, and the rest of the insect bright green” 
instead of blue. 
Genus Eneycera,* n. g. 
Caput latum ; oculi minuti, remoti, prominentes ; antennarum 
caveze minute, super epistoma posite ; epistoma emargina- 
tum. Jlytra margine posteriori denticulato, 
Head swollen, large; eyes small, prominent, very remote; 
epistome emarginate; antennary cavities small, situated rather 
close together, just above the epistome; antennz with the four 
basal joints rounded, the remaining portion serrate; first joint 
very long, second and third short, fourth longer, the rest about 
equal in length, rather shorter than the fourth, dilated. Thorax 
narrower than the head, widest behind. Elytra depressed at the 
base, posterior margins denticulate, apex slightly rounded. Ab- 
domen large. ‘Tarsi slightly dilated. 
This genus in general form resembles Melobasis, but differs 
essentially on comparison, especially in the position of the anten- 
nary Cavities. 
Engycera rufimarginata, n. sp. (PI. XXI. fig. 4.) 
E. capite viridi, punctato; thorace quam capite angustiori, 
viridi, punctato, transverseque striato ; elytris viridibus mar- 
ginibus rubro-cupreis, striatis, interstitiis ipsis transverse et 
rugose Striatis: Subtus cenea, punctata. 
Head green, large, swollen, deeply and largely punctured, very 
slightly furrowed on the vertex ; eyes remote, prominent. Thorax 
green, narrower than the head, at the base once and a-half as 
broad as long; anterior margin rounded; sides straight, widen- 
ing to the base; posterior angles produced and acute; base nearly 
straight; disk punctured, the punctures large, deep and regular, 
* "Eyyus, near; xégas, horn. 
