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and very fine and close at its apical margin ; the apical 

 margin of the third segment finely denticulate ; the base 

 and apex of the segment violet. 



The male, in colour and punctuation, exactly resembles 

 the female, the apical margin of the fourth segment being 

 similarly denticulated. 



Hah. — The Gambia, Senegambia. 



7. Parnopes sinensis."^ 



INIale. — Length 6\ lines. Head and thorax green, with 

 blue and purple tints ; abdomen ]")urple at the base and 

 apex, the intermediate portion flesh-coloured ; wings pale 

 fusco-hyaline. Head and thorax with coarse, deep, con- 

 fluent punctures, the tegulre also coarsely punctured. 

 Abdomen : the basal and apical segments coarsely punc- 

 tured, the intermediate segments rather more finely 

 punctured. The clypeus with the anterior margin trun- 

 cate, the lateral angles being rounded. The face covered 

 with silvery-w^hite pubescence ; the antennae have a short 

 silvery pubescence and are of an obscure rufo-piceous 

 colour; behind the eyes and the posterior margin of the 

 vertex blue. Thorax : the posterior margin of the pro- 

 thorax blue ; the scutellum blue ; a broad stripe down the 

 middle of the mesothorax, and the post-scutellum blue- 

 black ; the tegula3 large, very wide posteriorly, and of an 

 obscure blue-black, with the outer margin pale testaceous. 

 Abdomen : the flesh-colour of the two intermediate seg- 

 ments extends over the margin of the basal segment at its 

 middle portion ; the tibia3 and tarsi flesh-coloured. 



Hab. — Shanghai, North China. 



In an important structural character this species difiers 

 from the European one, Parnopes carnea; the tegulfe of 

 the wings are larger and of a different form, their posterior 

 margin is very slightly rounded, subtruncate ; in P. carnea 

 they are of a pointed oval shape. 



8. Parnopes chrysoprasina. 



Male. — Length 4^ lines. Green, with the basal maf- 

 gin of the second, third and fourth segments blue. Head, 

 thorax and abdomen closely and strongly punctured, the 

 thorax rather more strongly so than the head or abdomen ; 

 the antennas rufo-testaceous, one or two of the basal joints 

 tinged Avith green. The legs rufo-testaceous, the femora 

 darkest, and, as well as the tibia;, tinged with green ; the 



