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Thorax short, truncate in front, sides rounded, contracted behind 

 and the posterior angles produced and rather acuminated, shining 

 green, with the centre and margins golden green, punctured and 

 transversely strigose, having an indistinct fovea on each side at 

 the base and a well-marked central line. Elytra oblong-ovate, 

 narrowed in front, apex notched and acuminated, brilliant golden 

 green, the suture and margins reddish copper, each elytron with 

 three elevated obtuse costse abbreviated before and behind, inter- 

 stices deeply channeled and very finely granulated, margins with 

 a series of deep punctures; legs red. Length 10-12 lines. 



Of rare occurrence in England, though very abundant on the 

 French coast. It has been taken near Dover, Southampton and 

 Exmouth ; I have an example which was captured near Lowestoff. 

 It has also been found at Lough Bray in Ireland by Mr. Coulter. 



9. C. nitens : ovatus, aureo-cupreus ; elytris viridibus, margine 



aureis, suturd costisque tribus elevatis nigris, interstitiis 

 transversim rugoso-reticulatis. 



Linn. F. S. 785. Fab. S. El. 1. 177. Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2./0. 

 Sturm, D. F. 3. 37. Dej. Spec. 2. 121 ; Icon. 1. 377. pi. 55. 

 Steph. Mand. 1. 56, et Manual, p. 16. Erichson, Kafer, 17. 



Head and thorax more or less brilliant coppery red or greenish, 

 the former narrow and finely punctured. Thorax narrow in 

 front, sides equally rounded, posterior angles rounded and very 

 slightly produced, disk finely punctured throughout, the dorsal 

 line and basal foveae very slight. Elytra ovate, narrower in front, 

 silken green with the margins reddish copper, the suture and 

 three elevated, more or less interrupted costse on each obscurely 

 coppery or blackish, interstices deeply channeled and finely 

 rugose, somewhat reticulated; body beneath and legs black. 

 Length 7-8 lines. 



Abundant in the south of England, in the New Forest and on 

 Parley Heath and near Poole ; also in Yorkshire, Durham, and in 

 Scotland ; and near Belfast in Ireland. 



10. C. violaceus : elongatus, niger, thoracis limbo elytrorumque 



margine violaceis, elytris subtiliter granulatis. 



Linn. F. S. 787. Fab. S. El. 1. 170. Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 56. 

 Dej. Spec. 2. 132 ; Icon. 1. 389. pi. 58. Steph. Mand. 1. 52, 

 et Manual, p. 15. 

 C. purpurascens, Fab. S. El. 1. 170. Steph. Mand. 1. 48, et 



Manual, p. 15. 

 C. exasperatus, Curtis, Ent. pi. 446. Steph. Mand. 5. 371, 



et Manual, p. 15. 



Head black and rugose, with a fovea on each side behind 



