8 Mr. E. Saunders on Buprestidoe. 



finely and transversely wrinkled behind. Elytra once 

 and a third as long as wide, deeply punctate-striate, the 

 striee commencing at a little distance from the base, 

 leaving a smooth space between them and it ; sides 

 sinuate above the middle, swelling out considerably be- 

 yond it ; apex slightly attenuate and truncate, with a 

 small external tooth. Underside, and legs, deeply 

 punctured. 



Length 4 lines ; breadth 2 lines. 



JSab. — Brazil. 



I have named this species in honour of Major Parry, 

 from whose collection it was obtained. 



Acherusia piliventris (PI. I. fig. 7) . 



A. senea ; capite thoraeeque punctatis, hoc marginibus 

 lateralibus albipubescentibus ; elytris punctato-stria- 

 tis, humeris roseo-cupreis, apice rotundato : subtus 

 dense albipubescens. 



Dark bronzy-brown, with cyaneous reflections. Elytra 

 with their shoulders coppery-purple. The sides of the 

 thorax, and the whole underside, covered with long gray 

 hairs. 



Head punctured, covered with long gray pubescence. 

 Thorax twice as wide at the base as long ; anterior mar- 

 gin elevated, half as long as the base, its angles closely 

 embracing the eyes ; sides rounded ; posterior angles 

 acute ; base with a pointed central lobe ; surface finely 

 wrinkled, and punctured transversely ; sides covered 

 with gray pubescence. Elytra once and a sixth as long 

 as wide, deeply punctate-striate ; sides sinuate above the 

 middle, the sinuation extending nearly across each 

 elytron ; shoulders rather prominent ; apex rounded. 

 Underside, and legs, densely covered with silvery-gray 

 hairs. Antennee cyaneous. 



Length 4 lines ; breadth 2 lines. 



Hab. — ^Brazil. 



