296 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on new 



These characters may hereafter prove to be of generic im- 

 portance. 



Cometes apicalis, n. sp. 



Casruleus ; elytris oeneo-viridibus, dense fortiter punctatis, apicibus 



extus sanguineis. 

 Long. 6 1 lin. 



Antenna a little longer than the whole insect ; the basal 

 joint (for the genus) rather slender, very elongate, narrowed 

 and bent at the base, rugosely punctured ; the following 

 joints slender, of equal thickness throughout, with no long 

 pubescence. Head moderately thickly punctured. Thorax 

 shining, obscurely punctured, with four shining, very slightly 

 raised tumours on the disk, two on each side, strongly con- 

 stricted at the base, more so in front, the sides with a conical 

 projection in the middle. Elytra green, very slightly nar- 

 rowed posteriorly, densely, very strongly, and irregularly punc- 

 tured ; the suture blue ; the apex margined with orange-red, 

 with no spine. Femora nearly linear ; tarsi slender. 



Hob. Medellin. 



This species is doubtfully referred to Cometes • it differs in 

 having the antennas more slender than is usual, and without 

 long pubescence. The femora are nearly linear, very long ; 

 and the tarsi are slender. On the other hand, the elytra are 

 not acuminate as in Distenia, and the antennas do not dimi- 

 nish in thickness towards the apex. 



Lamiidae. 

 Calliphenges, n. gen. 



Metallic. General form of Colobothea, but with the thorax 

 rather narrowed posteriorly, and with an acute, small, lateral 

 spine rather behind the middle. Elytra elongate, regularly 

 narrowed posteriorly, without any lateral carina; the apex 

 truncate, w r ith its outer angle produced into a strong diverging 

 spine. Femora a little thicker in the middle, not peduncu- 

 late. Prosternal process very narrow, arched. Mesosternal 

 process a little broader, not nearly so broad as in Colobothea, 

 more perpendicular in front. 



This genus should follow Colobothea. 



Calliphenges cuprascens, n. sp. 



Loete cupreus, viridi-micans, nitidissimus ; antennis corpore lon- 

 gioribus, apicem versus nigrescentibus ; thorace subcylindrico, 

 post medium paido angustiore, parce fortiter punctato, lateribus 

 spina acuta ; elytris thorace latioribus, postice angustatis, cupreis, 



