Colcoptera of the Family Buprestidse. 331 



is a transverse black mark close to the base of eacJi elytron, 

 united with a black humeral spot. A very small black spot 

 at the side below the shoulder, and behind this a rather large, 

 somewhat ill-deHned, oblong black mark. There are nume- 

 rous other small black dots. At some distance irom the apex 

 there is a moderately broad fascia of whitish pubescence^ in 

 which are several small black marks. There is an interrupted 

 ring of whitish pubescence close to the apex. The apex has 

 its margin finely serrate. 



This species is in the British Museum and also in Mr. W. L. 

 Distant's collection. 



Amorphosoma deniifer, sp. n. 



Sat breve, crassum, cupreo-seneo tiuctum ; capite bituberculato ; 

 thorace lato, transverso, inaequali ; elytris nigro-variegatis, hie et 

 illic pube brevi ornatis, ante apicem fasciis duabus angulatia 

 albis ; singulo elytro ad apicem dente acute armato et denticu- 

 lato. 



Long. 7 millira. 



Hah. Waterberg, Transvaal, S. Africa. 



Head coppery; the forehead with two slightly diverging 

 conical tubercles, which are tipped with black scales. Thorax 

 strongly tiansverse, sloping down at the sides, very convex 

 in front, strongly impressed at the base. Obliquely widened 

 for one third its length from the anterior angles, then sub- 

 parallel (only very slightly narrowing posteriorly), and then 

 obliquely narrowed to the base; the angles thus formed are 

 obtuse; the margins slightly crenulate. On the disk there 

 are four slight elevations, but they are not well defined, and 

 on each side a distinct coppery tubercle. There is a carina 

 extending from the posterior angle to the anterior of the two 

 lateral angles. There is a little silvery pubescence in the 

 basal impression, but it is only visible in certain positions. 

 The elytra are coppery aeneous, with various vague blackish 

 marksj the most conspicuous being a rather large mark at the 

 base ; several black dots on the suture and on the margins, 

 alternating with silvery white dots (these, however, are not 

 very distinct) ; a rather broad ill-defined fascia at some 

 distance from the apex. Near the apex there are two zigzag 

 lines of white pubescence, which do not reach the suture. Ac 

 the apex of each elytron there is a well-marked acute tooth ; 

 the sutural angle is slightly dentiform, and at the outer angle 

 there are four minute acute teeth. The underside of the 

 insect is coppery, shining. The sides of the raetasternuni 

 are clothed with yellowish-white pubescence. On the abdomen 



