Mr. A. MuiTay on Coleoptera from Old Calabar. 107 



luSj but, although more elongate than most of the Coroebij has 

 a good deal of the facies of that genus. Its surface is very 

 granular, and the head has a slight impression in the middle. 

 The thorax may be said to be nearly square, but is certainly 

 not broadened behind, as said by Grory, but in front. As in 

 A. 8o]^horce^ its disk is convex in front, with a strong transverse 

 impression behind, and a hollow which comes from each side 

 to unite with the posterior angles, which are sharp ; but the 

 bottom of this hollow space is not purple, but of a brilliant 

 fiery copper or brassy green ; that, however, is not a point of 

 any importance ; neither, perhaps, is it that the underside is 

 black, with very little aeneous hue, instead of being bronzy. 

 The legs, too, nearly correspond, being (especially the posterior 

 ones) of a bright coppery golden hue, which is near enough to 

 Gory's description — '' a brilliant golden green." But Gory 

 takes no note of a peculiarity which could not fail to strike 

 him had it been present in his species, viz. that there is a 

 transverse band of whitish scales near the apex, and the apex 

 itself is clothed with similar scales. 



It is possible enough that this may be Gory's A. SophorcBj 

 and that the differences which I have pointed out are due to his 

 having had rubbed specimens to describe from, or to errors in 

 his description : but I am not entitled to take this for granted ; 

 and as it certainly does not agree with his description, nor with 

 his figure, I have no alternative but to describe it anew under 

 a fresh name. Whether it is new or not, I think there is no 

 doubt that it ought to come into the metallic section [Polyo- 

 nychus) of the Coroehi^ and that it does not properly belong 

 to the genus Agrilus as restricted either by Lacordaire or by 

 Gory himself. 



Agrilus, Curtis. 



1. Agrilus ignicollis. PI. VIII. fig. 1. 



Sat crassus, supra viridis, thorace cupreo-rubro, subtus niger, 

 pallide pubescens ,* capite convexo, levissime aciculato, 

 leviter longitadinaliter impresso, canali angusto secus 

 marginem interiorem oculorum, oculis minus convexis ; 

 thorace antice latiore, transversim plicato, angulis posticis 

 obtuse rotundatis, angulis anticis projicientibus ; elytris 

 aciculatim punctatis, apicer cuneato-truncato, denticulato, 

 fascia parva apicali albido-piloso ; tarsis primo articulo sat 

 longo. 



Long. 3 J lin., lat. 1\ lin. 



Eather stout ; above bluish green, with the thorax fiery 

 copper ; below bluish black, with a slight pale pubescence. 



