480 CHBYSIDIIXE. 



ocellus ; antenuse somewhat massive, occiput transverse. Thorax : 

 the pronotum transversely rectangular, a little broader at the sides 

 than in the middle, the sides with a sinuate outline and distinctly 

 margined ; mesonotum convex, the medial area well defined, rect- 

 angular, and more than twice as long as broad ; the propleurse 

 and the apex of the mesopleura? excavate, the inesopleuraB tri- 

 angular beneath and margined ; scutellum convex and from above 

 semicircular ; postscutellum convex, prominent, narrowing pos- 

 teriorly, from above almost triangular ; median segment depressed 

 beneath the postscutellum, broad, the posterior lateral angles pro- 

 duced, acute at apex, somewhat flat ; wings fusco-hyaliue, the 

 nervures brown, the tegulae brilliant purple ; legs moderately long 

 and robust, pruinose. Abdomen massive, broad, convex above, the 

 base transverse, anterior lateral angles well-marked but not pro- 

 duced, a short deep medial impression above ; 2nd and 3rd segments 

 distinctly but not acutely medially carinate, the latter segment 

 with a broad, deep, transverse depression along the base and an 

 anteapical series of large and deep foveae ; between the above the 

 segment is raised and strongly convex ; apical margin with 5 tri- 

 angular acute teeth. 



c? . Similar, smaller, with a narrower abdomen, the apical teeth 

 shorter and more obtuse. The metallic coppery tint less marked 

 on thorax, the sides of abdomen orange coppery. 



Length, $ 9-10, J 8'5 ; exp. $ 16'5, d 1 16 mm. 



Hab. Recorded within our limits from Sikhim (Dudgeon), 

 Barrakpore (Rothney), Ceylon (Green) ; Lower Burma, Palon (Feet) ; 

 Pegu Yoma (Bingham). Described originally from Australia. 



06 1. Chrysis furcifera, sp. uov. 



c? . Brilliant metallic bluish green, the space round the ocelli, 

 the occiput in the middle, the apex of the median area of the 

 mesonotum, and the sides broadly from base to apex of the 3rd 

 abdominal segment deep c*rulean blue, the basal abdominal segment 

 with a large spot on each side towards the apical margin fiery 

 coppery red, the 2nd abdominal segment without any such spot or 

 indication of one ; antennas dark brown, the scape and the basal 

 two joints of the flagellum above green, legs green, tarsi brown ; 

 head densely rugosely punctured, the punctures increasing in size 

 posteriorly, the thorax and abdomen much more sparsely and very 

 coarsely ciibrately punctured, on the thorax the intervals between 

 the coarser sculpture are finely punctured here and there ; on the 

 abdomen the intervals between the punctures are smooth, shining, 

 brilliantly polished ; facial cavity deep, finely transversely rugulose, 

 pilose ; pilosity of the head and thorax slightly reddish brown, 

 short, somewhat sparse, on the abdomen it is almost entirely 

 wanting, on the tarsi in certain lights it has a bright golden sheen. 

 Head about as broad as the front of the pronotum, vertex and 

 front convex, rounded and sloping anteriorly ; facial cavity broad, 

 moderately deep, above margined by a not very distinct carina ; 



