of Malayan CetoniidcB. 537 



Hah. — Philippine Islands (Cuming), Tenasserim (Ox- 

 ford Mus.), Penaug (Coll. Lamb), China (Bowi-ing), 

 India (B. M.) . 



Schaum, Lacordaire, and Thomson adopt mgriia, Fro- 

 lich, as the name for this species. Frolich however 

 quotes the name from Fabricius (Syst. Ent. p. 43), on 

 referring to which it is evident that he gave that name 

 to the black variety of Agestrata orichalca. Frolich's 

 description is very detailed, and no doubt refers to this 

 species, but the name must drop, and Schonherr's name 

 piilla be adopted. The description oi pulla is good, and 

 refers undoubtedly to this species. I have compared 

 the type specimen of L.viridicenea in the Oxford Museum, 

 and find that it must be referred here. 



4. LOMAPTERA AGNI, n. 8. 



L. pullce simillima. Yiridi-fenea vel purpurea, subtus 

 magis purpurea, nitidissima ; thorace valde lobato, 

 scutellum tegente ; elytris lateribus rugosis ; cor- 

 pore subtus leevi, processu sternali longo, recto, 

 apice incurvato. 



Very like L. pulla ; brassy or purple green, very 

 brilliant; thorax flat above, the sides rugose striate, the 

 lobe much produced, entirely concealing the scutellum ; 

 elytra flat, the sides somewhat wrinkled and finely rugose- 

 striate, entirely without punctures, the apex somewhat 

 emarginate, the suture produced into a short spine ; 

 beneath with a few scattered striations on the sides of 

 the body and abdomen, the sternal process very flat, 

 straight, incurved only at the end, but rather shorter and 

 more curved in the male ; the hind tibiae without a mar- 

 ginal tooth, the anterior tibiae with two lateral teeth, 

 rather stronger in the female. 



Length 15 lines. 



B.ah. — Penang (Coll. Lamb and Wall.) . 



A beautiful species, very close to some of the varieties 

 of Ij. pulla, but always distinguishable by such structu- 

 ral characters as the concealed scutellum, the smooth 

 hind tibise, and the straight sternal spine. 



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