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  Mr. 
  W. 
  W. 
  Saunders's 
  Descriptions 
  

  

  striato-punctate, 
  the 
  fore 
  posterior 
  tibiae 
  fringed 
  with 
  yellowish 
  

   hairs 
  ; 
  fore 
  tibiae 
  with 
  one 
  large 
  tooth 
  externally 
  in 
  the 
  $ 
  , 
  unarmed 
  

   in 
  the 
  $. 
  Tarsi 
  short, 
  robust. 
  

  

  Length 
  l^^^^ 
  inch. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  British 
  Museum 
  and 
  other 
  cabinets. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  a 
  near 
  ally 
  to 
  JR. 
  hyacinthina 
  of 
  Hope, 
  which 
  is 
  

   rather 
  common 
  in 
  collections 
  from 
  Sylhet 
  and 
  Assam, 
  but 
  is 
  

   smaller, 
  having 
  the 
  clypeus 
  less 
  broad 
  in 
  front, 
  and 
  without 
  any 
  

   trace 
  of 
  the 
  hyacinthine 
  hue, 
  which 
  the 
  Indian 
  specimens 
  always 
  

   possess 
  on 
  the 
  legs 
  and 
  underside 
  of 
  the 
  body, 
  whatever 
  may 
  be 
  

   the 
  dark 
  tone 
  of 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  surface. 
  The 
  mesosternal 
  

   process 
  is 
  also 
  much 
  less 
  broad, 
  and 
  spatulate. 
  Fig. 
  3 
  a, 
  me- 
  

   sosternal 
  process. 
  

  

  Rhomhorh'ma 
  Fortunei, 
  mihi. 
  (PI. 
  III. 
  fig. 
  4.) 
  

   Head 
  with 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  clypeus 
  parallel, 
  the 
  margin 
  slightly 
  

   elevated, 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  flat, 
  and 
  minutely 
  punctured, 
  with 
  a 
  

   slight 
  rounded 
  elevation 
  between 
  the 
  eyes, 
  dark 
  blueish 
  green. 
  

   Antennae 
  and 
  eyes 
  pitchy 
  brown. 
  Thorax 
  trapezoidal, 
  with 
  the 
  

   upper 
  surface 
  uniformly 
  and 
  minutely 
  punctate, 
  bright 
  uniform 
  

   dark 
  green. 
  Scutellum 
  large, 
  trigonate, 
  sparingly 
  punctate, 
  uniform 
  

   in 
  colour 
  with 
  the 
  thorax. 
  Elytra 
  rather 
  broader 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  

   slightly 
  emarginate 
  behind 
  the 
  shoulders, 
  without 
  any 
  trace 
  of 
  

   longitudinal 
  ridges, 
  and 
  transversely 
  marked 
  with 
  minute 
  wavy 
  

   striae, 
  dark 
  shining 
  green. 
  Underside 
  of 
  body 
  finely 
  punctate, 
  

   dark 
  shining 
  green, 
  with 
  the 
  joints 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen 
  narrowly 
  

   margined 
  with 
  black. 
  Mesosternal 
  process 
  moderate, 
  with 
  the 
  

   sides 
  parallel, 
  and 
  the 
  apex 
  obtuse. 
  Legs 
  with 
  the 
  femora 
  dark 
  

   shining 
  green, 
  tinged 
  with 
  brown. 
  Tibiae 
  and 
  tarsi 
  black, 
  the 
  

   former 
  edentate 
  in 
  the 
  $ 
  , 
  in 
  the 
  $ 
  with 
  one 
  strong 
  tooth 
  near 
  the 
  

   apex. 
  

  

  Length 
  1 
  inch. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  British 
  Museum 
  and 
  other 
  cabinets. 
  

  

  Inhabits 
  the 
  borders 
  of 
  woods 
  in 
  the 
  hill 
  country. 
  

  

  This 
  species, 
  it 
  appears, 
  belongs 
  to 
  the 
  section 
  which 
  includes 
  

   japonica, 
  dives, 
  &c., 
  and 
  approaches 
  nearest 
  to 
  the 
  former 
  species 
  

   in 
  general 
  characters. 
  Two 
  specimens 
  of 
  the 
  $, 
  which 
  I 
  possess, 
  

   have 
  a 
  slight 
  golden 
  tint 
  on 
  the 
  elytra 
  in 
  certain 
  lights. 
  Fig 
  4 
  a, 
  

   mesosternal 
  process. 
  

  

  