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less convex than in the preceding species, slightly depressed along 

 the back ; base between the shouldei's excavated into several deep 

 foveae ; there are also one or more shallow depressions along the 

 outer disc ; siu'face finely punctate-striate, puncturing deeper, 

 coarser, and somewhat irregular on the sides ; outer margin re- 

 flexed, finely serrate towards the apex. Beneath obscure metallic 

 blue-black ; thorax entirely testaceous ; foveoe on the segments of 

 abdomen deeper than in (E. collaris. 



Hob. Venezuela. 



British Museum and most collections. 



Tliis insect, which is the species most commonly met with in 

 cabinets, generally bears the name of cyanipennis, Perty, — I think, 

 however, erroneously, as it comes from a far distant locality, and is 

 not likely to be also found in the mountains of Brazil ; Cephaloleia 

 collaris also agrees much better with the description of Perty. 



7. (Ediopalpa fulvipes, n. sp. 



(E. oblonga, viridi-genea, subtus nigro-picea ; antennis pedibusque 



fulvis. 

 Long. 2i lin. 



(E. oblong, above bright metallic green ; head smooth, impunctate ; 

 antennae fidvous. Thorax transverse, haK as broad again as long, 

 the apex sHghtly concave ; sides nearly parallel and subsinuate 

 behind, rounded and narrowed in front, posterior angles acute ; 

 surface convex, smooth and nearly impunctate in the middle, the 

 sides flattened and slightly excavated, coarsely punctured. Scu- 

 tellum impunctate. Elytra rounded at their base, the sides sub- 

 parallel, somewhat narrowed behind, their apex rounded ; surface 

 convex, deeply punctate-striate, the punctiu'ing coarser on the 

 sides ; lateral margin reflexed before its middle, inchstinctly serrate 

 towards the apex. Beneath pitchy black, apex of abdomen and 

 legs fulvous, thighs with their basal half piceous. 



Hab. Brazil. 



Collection of A. Fry, Esq. 



8. (Ediopalpa cseriilea, n. sp. B.M. 



CE. oblongo-elongata, convexa, cserulea, nitida, subtus nigro-eserulea ; 



antennis nigris. 

 Long. 2\ hn. 



(E. oblong-elongate, shining metaUic blue. Antennae black, sub- 

 incrassate towards the apex. Thorax transverse- quadrate ; sides 

 narrowly margined, subparallel and sinuate behind, narrowed and 

 rounded in front ; disc convex, transversely impressed at the base, 

 minutely punctured ; scultered irregularly over the surface are a 



