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much broader than the thorax, truncate at the humeral angles, 

 very convex, of a beautiful chalybeate blue colour, with golden 

 green margin, and raai'ked in addition to the general fine punc- 

 tuation, with several irregular rows of very large rather distant 

 punctures. Antennae, palpi, legs, and under surface of body 

 black and nitid. 



593. — Ctphaleus cuprigollts. n. sp. 

 Length 7 lines. 

 Head golden green, densely puncta^te. Thorax of a brilliant 

 coppery red, lightly punctate, and almost angled in the middle 

 of the sides, with the anterior angles obtuse. Elytra convex, 

 broader than the thorax, rounded at the humeral angles, rather 

 broader behind than in front, very densely and obliterately punc- 

 tate, and of a subnitid bluish green colour, with a large coppery 

 patch on the sides at the apex. Legs and under side of body 

 greenish black, and nitid. 



594. — Prophanes Westwoobii. u. sp. 

 Length 12 lines. 



Elongate-oval, slightly convex, finely punctate, and of a nitid 

 bronzy black, with a short brown pubescence. Head flat, trans- 

 versely impressed, with the clypeus emarginate. Thorax with 

 the afiterior angles long, acute, and reflexed at the tip. Elytra 

 of an olive colour, confusedly punctate, and terminating with a 

 short slightly recurved spine. Legs and under side black. An- 

 tenna piceous. 



This species has a general resemblance to P. aculeahis, 

 Westw. 



595. — Chartopteryx Mastersii. n. sp. 

 Length 6 lines. 



Ovate, convex, punctate, nitid, and clothed with long erect 

 hairs. Head and thorax brassy, the latter having a ruddy gloss, 

 with the anterior angles short and not acute, and a broad 

 depression near the posterior angles. Elytra bi'oader than the 



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