new Species of Cetoniidge. 423 



cJ . Tibiis anticis inermibus. Long. 13| lin., lat. 6| lin. 



2 . Tibiis anticis ante apicem bidentatis. Long. 12 lin., lat. 6 lin. 



Clypeus with the sides nearly straight, a little narrowed 

 towards the base. Thorax very broad, and rounded in front, 

 with a few punctures scattered over the sides, the posterior 

 lobe not quite covering the scutellum. Elytra with a broad 

 bright red band occupying nearly all the basal half of the 

 elytra, but not quite reaching the base ; the apical half of the 

 sides of the elytra and the pygidium are strongly laminate- 

 strigose ; the sutural region of the elytra towards (but not 

 extending to) the apex is sparingly marked with fiexuous 

 scratches. The sides of the mesosternum are reddish. 



Hah. New Guinea, Yule Island. Brit. Mus. 



Closely resembles L. Wallacei in form ; but the ground- 

 colour is slightly tinted with olive. Besides the coloration, 

 it is distinguished by the sides of the clypeus being more 

 parallel, and by the sutural region of the elytra near the apex 

 being strigose. 



A single example of this beautiful species was first brought 

 to this country by Mr. Octavius Stone. Several specimens 

 have now reached us from Dr. James, after whom I have 

 named the species, in accordance with a wish expressed by 

 Mr. Hiffffins. 



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Gymnetis decemguttata^ sp. n. 



O. obscure picea, nitida ; thorace parce fortiter punctate, marginibus 

 striga albida notatis ; elytris sat fortiter subseriatim punctatis, 

 singulis maculis quinque albidis ornatis. Long. 10 lin., lat. 

 5| lin. 



Of a deep pitchy brown colour, shining. Head thickly and 

 strongly punctured, with two white spots between the eyes. 

 Thorax much narrowed in front, the sides marked with a 

 white velvety stripe close to the margin. Elytra each with 

 five white spots — three on the lateral margin, one close to 

 the suture a little behind the middle, and the fifth a little 

 within the apex ; a spot on each side of the pygidium and 

 two rows of spots on each side of the abdomen are also 

 white. 



Hah. Medellin (Granada). Brit. Mus. 



British Museum, 

 October 19, 187G. 



