516 Mr. E. Saunders’ Descriptions of 
the colour of the base is produced towards the centre of 
the thorax im a semicircular arc. Hlytra purplish-black, 
each with four small green spots, one at the base, the 
second distant about a third of the length of the elytra 
from the first, the third about two-thirds, near the lateral 
margin; the fourth is formed by a longish dash behind 
the shoulder. Beneath, green ; posterior margin of each 
abdominal segment purple; legs green, anterior femora 
purple. 
Head deeply punctured on the sides, the punctures in 
the centre finer, mixed with a few transverse lines; ver- 
tex very slightly overhangimg the forehead, with an 
elevated line down the centre, met in front by a raised 
curved transverse line. Thorax three quarters as 
broad again as long, widest im front; anterior mar- 
gin of the same length as the base, sides diverging 
rapidly on leaving the anterior angles for a quarter 
of their length, then converging to the base so as 
to give the anterior angles the appearance of bemg 
cut off; base bisinuate; disk punctured, covered with 
transverse ridges, ridges on the sides longitudial. 
Elytra finely rugose, much wider than the thorax ; 
two thirds as long agai as wide; sides shghtly sinu- 
ate below the shoulders; posterior margin denticulate ; 
disk with four green impressions, situated as mentioned 
above. Beneath punctured, with a few white hairs ; anal 
segment carinated longitudinally. 
Length 5 lines; breadth 2; lines. 
Chrysobothris foveiceps, n.s. (Pl. XXV. fig. 8.) 
Caput punctatum, viride. Thorax viridis, angulis 
posticis rufis. Hlytra cyanea, viridi sublucentia, 
fortiter punctata, marginibus posticis denticulatis. 
Subtus punctata. 
Head and thorax green, the latter with a small coppery 
spot near the posterior angles. Hlytra dark blue, with 
greenish reflections. Beneath and legs green, femora of 
the fore-legs coppery at the base. 
Head deeply punctured, with a deep triangular impres- 
sion between the eyes; theangles of the triangle rounded, 
the surface of the impression shining with numerous trans- 
verse somewhat concentric lines. Thorax widest before 
the middle, twice as broad as long at the base; anterior 
margin slightly produced, three quarters the length of the 
