542 Mr. WaterhouMMon some South American 
prominent, the sides rather strongly rounded, not angu- 
lar in the middle ; the posterior angles obtuse; the base 
with the notch on each side of the basal lobe strongly 
margined, the basal lobe itself arcuately emarginate 
next the scutellum. Scutellum triangular, green, nar- 
rowly tipped with coppery, very delicately punctured, not 
very acute at the apex, 5 millimetres long. Elytra at 
the base scarcely as broad as the thorax, rather wider 
behind, depressed, obscure yellowish, with green reflec- 
tions, rather strongly and closely punctured, the punc- 
tures having a tendency to become confluent transversely ; 
each elytron has four pairs of impressed lines, the third 
pair rather obscure. The pygidium is very strongly, 
not very closely, vermiculate-striate, with a round fovea 
on each side of the base. The sides of the metasternum 
are very closely (andrather vermiculate) strigose, the sides 
of the abdomen very finely so. The sternal process is 
long, gently curved, not very thick, narrow, and not 
inflated at the apex, the apex itself almost pointed. 
Female. ; 
Hab. Para. 
This species is allied to A. teniata, Perty, having the 
base of the thorax similarly constructed, the deep notch 
on each side of the basal lobe having an acute point 
next the basal angles of the scutellum. Itis much more 
oblong in form, and quite differently coloured. 
16. Antichira fulgida, n. s. 
Oblongo-ovata, leviter convexa, nitida, viridi-snea, 
cupreo et aureo-splendens; elytris striatis, et crebre 
punctatis. Long. 15 lin. 
General build of A. chloroptana, Burm., but with the 
thorax less narrowed anteriorly. Head and clypeus 
moderately thickly and distinctly punctured. Thorax 
very delicately and not very closely punctured, the punc- 
tures more distinct at the sides; the base has a rather 
sudden small sinuosity on each side of the basal lobe 
(the margin at this sinuosity slightly depressed), the 
basal lobe gently emarginate. Scutellum broad at the 
base, distinctly inclined to cordiform, not very acute at 
the apex, 7 millimetres long, extremely delicately 
punctured. Elytra very distinctly and rather closely 
umbilicate-punctate, the punctures confluent at the 
