of the Family Buprestidaj. 259 



which is a deep stccl-bhio insect. Apart from tlio colour, 

 this species (litters horn, stictipemiism the lateral yellow stripe 

 of the elytra. In the Indian slictipininis the yellow stripe is 

 at the base siii;^le for a short distance, and is then double 

 {i. e. occupies two interstices) until it reaches the transverse 

 postnicdian s[)ot. In liizonica the yellow on the subniarginal 

 interstice stops halfway between the shoulder and the trans- 

 verse spot, so that the yellow stripe occupies only one inter- 

 stice at the middle. 



Acnueodera grandis. 



The species of this group differ so much in the colour of 

 the sexes that the males have in most eases been described as 

 distinct from the females. 



The males are generally dark-coloured, bronzy or coppery, 

 the females bright metallic green or blue. 



A. grnndis, Guerin, is a female ; aiprina, Fahr., is the 

 male of the same species in all probability, but I notice that 

 the male cuprina in the Museum collection from N'Gami 

 shows a slight tendency to carination at the apex of the 

 elytra, whicli I do not see in the specimens from Abyssinia 

 received with the female grandis. I believe, however, that 

 they are all one species. 



Acmceodera viridianea, De Geer. 



A. viridianea, De Geer (Mem. vii. p. 631), is a female 

 and A. (EneicoUis, Ue Geer (p. G32), is tlie male of the same 

 species. A. violacea, Gory, is a female, and I believe 

 A. gibbosa, Oliv., also a female, is the same. 



AcmcEodera subalveolata, Th. 



A. clirysolonia, Th., is the male of A. subalveolata, Th. 

 By the kindness of M. Oberthiir I have been able to examine 

 the types of these species. Both are described on p. 01 of 

 the ' Typi Buprestidarum,' subalveolata being described tirst. 



Acmaodera puella, Bohem. 



A.puella, Bohem. ((Efv. K. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl. for 18j1, 

 p. 12), is a female, and A. luculenta, described on the next 

 page, is probably the male. 



Acvi(i>odera repercussa, L. & G. 



This is a male. The species of this group are extremclv 

 difficult to determine, and at present there is only o:ie male 



