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convex, densely and transversely rugose. The underside 

 closely ocellate-punctate ; the punctuation of the apical seg- 

 ments of the abdomen finer ; the prosternum rather rugose. 

 Uab. Philippine Islands. 



Phrixia vittaticoUis, n. sp. 



Elongata, angusta, nitida, aureo-viridis ; thorace medio cyanescente, 

 vitta utrinque la^te cupreo-rufa ornato ; elytris Isete cyaneis, 

 maculis nonnullis albo-tomentosis impressis. 



Long, 12| millim. 



General form of P. auricoUis, L. & G. Head green, 

 densely punctured. Thorax a little sliorter than in P. auri- 

 coUis, a little enlarged before the posterior angles ; the punc- 

 tures on the disk are distinct and separated from each other, 

 becoming closer and stronger towards the sides, and at the 

 sides crowded. Scutellum green. Elytra dark blue, with a 

 narrow border of green at the base and on the suture near the 

 scutellum ; moderately strongly striate-punctate, with punc- 

 tures irregularly scattered over the interstices. There are 

 four white spots on the third interstice, a small one on the 

 fifth at the apex, three on the seventh interstice, and a small 

 one on the shoulder. The apex of each elytron is truncate, 

 the outer angle slightly prominent and acute. The underside 

 is somewhat strongly punctured, the punctures distinctly 

 separated from each other. There is a spot of white pubes- 

 cence on each side at the base of each abdominal segment. 



Nab. Philippine Islands. 



Aristosoma ? crassum, n. sp. 



Olivaceo-seneum, parallelum, bene convexum, sat nitidum ; thorace 

 crebre fortiter punctato ; elytris sat fortiter striatis, interstitio 

 suturali postice sat elevato, parce punctato, interstitiis lateraHbus 

 fortiter punctatis, lateribus coufertim asperato-punctatis ; corpore 

 subtus cuprascente ; processu prosternali subtiliter parce punctu- 

 lato, apice la3vi. 



Long. 10, lat. 4| millim. 



This species from its short, broad, convex form is quite 

 unlike any other species with which I am acquainted. It some- 

 what resembles Aristosoma * suturale, L. & G., but is much 

 more convex, and the elytra are less pointed at the apex. 

 The head is convex, thickly punctured, with a lunate impres- 

 sion on the forehead. The thorax is very convex, not 

 impressed on each side ; the punctures are rather large and 



• Thomson, Typi Buprest., Append. 1879, p. 24, * 



