new species of Buprestidce. 241 



four slightly raised lines. Beneath, with a few scattered 

 punctures down the middle, sides covered with very- 

 short gray hairs. 



Length 16 lin.; breadth 3| lin. 



Hah. — Ceylon. 



Should follow mutahilis, Oliv,, from the var. marginata, 

 L. & G., of which it differs in the long trapezoidal thorax 

 without impressions, the general colour, and the absence 

 of the coppery margins to the elytra. I have named the 

 above in honour of Mr. Edwin Brown, who very kindly 

 presented me with the specimen described. 



Chrysochroa punctatissima, n. sp. 



Viridis, confertissime punctata ; capite inter oculos ru- 

 gose et excavate. Thorace brevi, lateribus subrotundatis, 

 basi lobato, linea dorsali Isevi vix elevata. Elytris utrinque 

 lineis duabus subelevatis, apicibus denticulatis, cupreis, 

 Subtus aureo-viridis, punctata, lateribus aureo-sericeis ; 

 tarsis aureis ; antennis nigris. 



Bright green, apex of elytra very narrowly coppery. 

 Beneath, golden-green, tarsi golden, antennee black. 



Head, punctured on the vertex, excavated and rugose 

 between the eyes. Thorax short, anterior margin nearly 

 straight, sides slightly rounded, base with a shallow 

 median lobe. Surface very finely and closely punctured, 

 the punctures becoming confluent on the sides, dorsal 

 line narrow, smooth, and slightly raised. Elytra much 

 wider than the thorax at the shoulders, very finely, 

 regularly, and closely punctured, the punctures less dis- 

 tinct and further apart about the region of the scutellum ; 

 sides gradually rounded, apex denticulate ; on each elytron 

 below the middle two faintly marked raised lines may be 

 observed. Beneath, and legs, punctured; sides covered 

 with golden sericeous pubescence. 



Length 17^ lin.; breadth 6 lin. 



Hah. — East Indies. 



Allied to ignita, Linn., after which it should be placed. 

 It differs in its shorter form, more convex thorax, its 

 uniform green upper surface, and its duller appearance, 

 caused by the elytra being punctured closely all over 

 instead of being nearly impunctate at the base, besides 

 minor characters. 



