314 Mr. E. Saunders’ Catalogue of Buprestide 
convex,’ remotely pubescent, and rugose, nearly surrounded by 
the lateral foveze, which turn at the posterior angles and almost 
unite at the base. Elytra twice and a quarter as long as broad, 
violet-blue, sides parallel for two-thirds of their entire length, 
then converging to the apex, which is somewhat truncate and 
denticulate; disk remotely pubescent, rugose, the rugosities 
having the appearance of scales; base transversely impressed. 
Underside and legs blue, punctured, and covered with a whitish 
pubescence. 
Length 5 lines; breadth 2. 
Laas. 
Genus Metizsqaus, H. Deyr. 
Melibceus cupricollis,n. sp. (PI. XXI. fig. 3.) 
M. capite viridi, punctato; thorace cupreo, nitente, punctato et 
striato; elytris violaceo-ceeruleis, punctatis et transversim 
striatis: Subtus ceeruleus. 
Head green in front, coppery on the vertex, punctured, pu- 
bescént in front, slightly striated transversely. ‘Thorax once and 
a-half as broad as long, brilliant and coppery; anterior margin 
rounded, sides rounded, base deeply lobed; disk very convex 
and raised posteriorly in the form of a transverse very obtuse 
tubercle, deeply punctured and striated transversely, the striz 
becoming longitudinal on the sides. Scutellum blue.  Elytra. 
violet-blue ; sides sinuate to beyond the middle, when they swell 
out slightly and then converge in a curved line to the apex, 
which is rounded ; disk deeply punctured and transversely ridged. 
Beneath blue, very strongly punctured. Legs hairy. 
Length 23 lines; breadth 1. 
Laas. : 
Genus Acritus, Mégerle. 
Agrilus armatus, Fab. 
Fab. Syst. Eleut. ii, 214, 155; Cast. & Gory, Monog. Bupr. 
ii. Gen. Agrilus, p. 13, pl. ii. fig. 14, 
Var. B.—Head and thorax golden. 
Laas, Camboja. 
I have five or six examples of this species from M. Mouhot, 
nearly all of which differ slightly in the form and position of the 
apical teeth of the elytra. 
