181 

 BUPRESTID.E. 



PARACUPTA. 



P. bellicosa, sp. nov. Eiorigato-oblonga, sat aagusta ; capite 

 nigro-viridi ; pronoto nigro-violaceo, ad latera sulco lato 

 aureo-viridi impresso ; elyfcris nigro viridibus, sutura inde- 

 terminate violacea, sulco sublaterali aureo-viridi ad apicem 

 vix abbreviate impresso ; corpore subtus aureo-viridi ; 

 antennis violaceis ; pedibus aureo-viridibus ; partibus im- 

 pressis (capitis prothoracisque sulco mediano excepto) pube 

 subtili flava confertis ; capite longitudinaliter concavo, sat 

 grosse subrugulose punctulato ; prothorace leviter transverso, 

 a basi antrorsum continue angustato, spirsius minus fortiter 

 punctulato, sulco longitudinali mediano integro impresso, 

 lateribus fere rectis ; scutello sat parvo ; eljtris baud costu- 

 latis, subtiliter subseriatim (inter sulcum sublateralem et 

 marginem magis fortiter vix seriatim) punctulatis, inter- 

 stitiis sparsim subtiliter punctulatis, sutura pone scutellum 

 alte depressa, lateribus in parte postica tertia dentibus sat 

 magnis circiter 8 marginatis, sutura ad apicem spiniformi ; 

 prosterno medio postice longitudinaliter sulcata fere Isevi, 

 antice orrosse minus crebre punctulato, prosterno alibi irregu- 

 lariter (hie confertim subtiliter, illic sparsim grosse) punct- 

 ulato ; metasterno medio sparsim grosse (alibi confertim 

 sat subtiliter) punctulato ; coxis posticis intus sparsissime 

 extus confertim, abdomine medio sparsissime partibus later- 

 alibus confertim, punctulatis ; segmentis ventralibus latera 

 versus late impressis et flavo-pubescentibus. 



Maris (1) segmento ventrali apicali late profunde feminse (?) 

 anguste minus profunde emarginato. Long, (maris ?) 8|- 1. 

 (femin^?) llj L; lat. (maris?) 2| 1. (femin^ ?) St 1. 



The nearest previously described Australian species in respect 

 of markings is P. albivittis, Hope, from whic'i, however, the 

 present insect is extremely distinct. In form it is much narrower 

 and more acuminate behind ; the head and pronobum are much 

 less closely and more finely punctulate ; the median longitudinal 

 sulcus of the pronotum is entire, wide, and deep ; the serration 

 of the hind part of the lateral margin of the elytra is much 

 stronger, and their lateral vitta is continuous to the base, &c., &c. 

 I suppose there can be little doubt that the smaller specimen 

 with its apical ventral segment more deeply emarginate is the 

 male. 



N. Queensland ; sent by Mr. C. French. 



