of lie Family Buprestidie. 265 



their apices similar to tlic first and second. The sides are 

 rather finely transversely rugulose. Body beneath black. 



AcmcEodera Yerbunji, sp. n. 



Brassy, cylindrical, convex. Klytra on the back with 

 alternate lines of cojjpcry and steel-blue ; towards the side a 

 rather broad Idue stripe (bordered on each side by a golden 

 line) which turns to the suture near the apex; the margin 

 reddish coppery. 



Long. I) mm. 



Hab. Arabia; Lakej and Aden (Col. Yerbunj). 



Very near A. Foudrasi, Sol., but smaller, less acuminate, 

 and dilTcrently coloured. Thorax brassy, the punctures on 

 the disk very fine and more separated than in Foudrasi. 

 Elytra with lines of small punctures on the back, the punc- 

 tuation rather stronger towards the sides, but less strong 

 throughout than in Foudrasi, the striaj deeply impressed at 

 the apex. On the back the colour is in lines, alternately 

 coppery and steel-blue ; then there is a rather broad stripe 

 of dark blue which is bordered on each side by golden. The 

 •whole margin reddish coppery, but with blue more or less 

 mixed. 



Demochroa Bownngii, sp. n. 



Form and appearance of D. grutiosa, Deyr. Thorax with 

 the sides coppery red. Elytra obscure purple, with a yellow 

 fascia behind the middle ; the basal half of the lateral 

 margin and suture at the seutellum narrowly bordered with 

 green ; the apex more or less coppery. 



Long. 28 mm. 



Hah. Cnhar (Bowr if/) ; Sikkim ; Himalayas. 



Ditfers from D. gratiusa in having the sides of the thorax 

 copi)ery and the green at the suture of the elytra limited to 

 the extreme base within the first short stria, and in the 

 apex of the elytra being coppery. 



Demochroa Meldolana, sp. n. 



Form and appearance of D. gratiosa, Deyr. Thorax 

 obscure purple, the sides green, with coppery tints. Elytra 

 dark green, with purple shade when viewed obliquely, with a 

 broad yellow fascia behind the middle. The humeral margin, 

 the suture at the extreme base (within the first short costa), 

 and the costaj bright green ; the apex broadly tijjpcd with 

 brijrht ;rreen. 



