148 CERAMBYCID^. 



Elvtra metallic shining, for two-tliirds fi-om the base of a fiery 

 purple, the tip of a greenish brassy hue ; under side of abdomen 

 of a dark, nearly black bro^^ n ; elytra with short subferruginous 

 hairs, placed most thickly at the ti]), which is somewhat dilated. 



Length 4| lines. 

 Hab. Brazil (Rio Grande) (Coll. Plant). 



95. DELTASPIS. 

 Deltaspis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. /• 



1. Deltaspis auro-marginata. B.M.. 

 Deltaspis auro-marginata, Dup. Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 8. 

 Deltaspis pretiosa, Klug, Dej. Cat. p. 348. 



Hoh. Mexico. 



2. Deltaspis thoracica, n. s. B.M. 



D. olivaceo-viridis, thorace supra purpureo-miniaceo maculis sex 

 nigris, antennarum articulo basaU, et femoribus piu-pureo- 

 miniaceis. 



Elyti-a of an olive-green, slightly pubescent. Antennae nearly 

 black, the basal joint, except at the tip, red. Thorax above pur- 

 plish vermiUon, front edge black ; back with six black spots im- 

 ])ressed, one on each side, with two close to each other between 

 the lateral one and the middle. Legs black, femora pm-plish ver- 

 milion, with the tip black. Under side of thorax and abdomen 

 blackish brown, covered with ashy bro^^ni pubescence. 



Length from 7 to 8 lines. 

 H.ab. Mexico. 



96. CHRYSOPRASIS. 



Chrysoprasis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 5. 

 Callichrom-a, p., Germar. 



1. Chrysoprasis festiva. 



Chrysoprasis festiva, Dup. Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 7- 

 Hab. Cayenne. 



2. Chrysoprasis erythrogaster. B.M. 

 Chrysoprasis erythrogaster, Dej. Cat. p. .350. Chevr. Coll. 

 Hoh. Brazil. 



