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Lamprospharus specula ris. 



L. subhemisphsericus, valde convcxus, dorso obsolete gibbosus, me- 

 tallico-olivaceus, subopacus ; ore, antennis (harum articulo septimo 

 ultimique apice fuscis), abdomine pedibusque flavis ; elytris tenui- 

 ter seriatim punctatis, plumbeis, dorso antico spatio communi nitido- 

 nigro-caeruleo ; tarsis 4 anticis articulo basali dilatato, ovato-rotun- 

 dato, femoribus posticis subtus obsolete unidentatis. — Long. 2 lin. 



Hah. Ainazons. 



Lamprospharus aruginosus. 



L. subglobosus, dorso obsolete gibbosus, niger, nitidus, antennis (bis 

 apice fuscis), abdominis margine pedibusque fulvis; supra obscure 

 viridi-cseruleus, capite, thoracis apice lateribusquc elytrorumque 

 margine seneis ; tborace crebre punctato ; elytris apice extremo 

 rnfo-fulvis, seriatim punctatis, interstitiis elevatis ; femoribus pos- 

 ticis subtus unidentatis. — Long. If lin. 

 Hub. Amazons. 



Genus Chrysochus, Redtenb. 

 Chrysochus Chinensis. 



C. oblongo-elongatus, convexus, nitido-caeruleus, antennis nigris, 

 articulis oblongo-obovatis ; thorace subgloboso, subremote punc- 

 tato ; elytris irregulariter, ad suturam confuse subseriatim, punc- 

 tatis. 



Var. A. minor. Obscure cseruleus aut nigro-cseruleus. — Long. G, 

 var. 4-5 lin. 



Hah. Northern China. 



Nearly allied to the European species, C. pretiosus ; but the 

 average size of the typical form is much greater, being inter- 

 mediate between that insect and C. Asiaticus : in the present 

 species the thorax is more globose and less closely punctured ; 

 the elytra are also differently punctured, and the joints of the 

 antennse longer. 



Chrysochus thoracicus. 



C. oblongo-ovatus, valde convexus, nitido-cseruleo-niger, oculorum 

 orbitis, pleuris scutellocpie viridi-cyaneis ; pedibus obsolete seneo- 

 micantibus ; fronte thoraceque subremote punctatis, nitido-cupreis, 

 illo medio longitudinaliter canaliculato, hoc subgloboso ; elytris 

 subseriatim punctatis. — Long. 3^ lin. 



Hub. Northern China. 



Genus Corynodes, Hope. 

 Corynodes gloriosus. 



C. oblongus, convexus, nitido-purpureus ; thorace irregulariter hie 

 illic fortiter punctato ; elytris crebre punctatis, aureo- aut viridi- 

 seneis, plaga humerali apiceque purpureis. — Long. [>-6 lin. 



Hob. Northern India. 



