On ColeojHera of the Family Buprestidie. 181 



being even more conspicuous than those in front, and they 

 have proportionally shorter tips and longer shafts, the 

 imbricated spikes forming a scale-like arrangement on the 

 front of the bristle, whilst the back is smooth. A more or 

 less alternating series of stronger and more slender bristles 

 occurs in each tuft, which is antero-posteriorly spread, like 

 a fan, over the soft caudal tube in its ventral groove. 



The caudal tube bends smoothly to the ventral groove, 

 and extends more than halfway forward on the ventral 

 surface, diminishing a little as* it proceeds. A purplish- 

 brown pigment-patch marks its commencement. Two ridges 

 (probably muscular) occur on the ventral surface, with a 

 median groove between them and a lateral furrow at each 

 side. The anal aperture at the tip is usually ovoid in the 

 preparations, with the long diameter transverse. 



XIX. — Observations on Coleoptera of the Family Buprestidre, 

 with Descriptions of new Species. By CllAS. O. Water- 

 house, I.S.O., F.E.S. 



[Continued from vol. ix. 1912, p. 57.] 



Paracupta varennest, Montr. 



The synonymy as given by Captain Kerremans in Wyts- 

 raann's { Genera ' and in his Monograph (iv. p. 143) is not 

 quite correct. The species named erythrocephala in Capt. 

 Kerremans' collection is suturalis, Saund., with three impres- 

 sions on each elytron. The true erythrocephala has only one 

 fovea at the base of the elytra (vide Montrouzier, Ann. Soc. 

 Ent. Fr. viii. I860, p. 249) . The synonymy therefore should 

 stand thus : — 



1. P. varennesi, Montr. 



2. P. suturalis, Saund. 



montrouzieri, Th. 



erythrocephala, Kerrem. {nee Montr.). 



3. P. erythrocephala, Montr. 



meesta, Saund. 



