IMG Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse on Coleopfera 



C/iri/saspis tincta, sp. n. 



Broad, brilliant. Head and thorax dark cyaucons, the 

 sides with a slijjht tint of g^rceu. Elytra brijj;ht p:olden green, 

 with a deeper reddish-f^olden tint in some lights. Body 

 beneath brilliant eojjpery red. 



Long. 15 mm. 



Hah. Gaboon, Senegal, Ogowe {coll. Kerremans). 



This and C. armata, Kerr., are the two most brilliant of 

 the broad species of this genns. [C armata is at once 

 knoMn by tlie remarkable strong angular projection at the 

 sides of the elytra.] The thorax is finely pnnetured on 

 the disk, strongly or elo-^ely pnnetured at the sides, with a 

 smooth s))ot at the anterior angles. The elytra are of a 

 light golden green ; in some lights a golden shade prevails, 

 but more generally there is a fiery-red shade, which spreads 

 over nearly the whole surface. 



This insect was labelled " C. viridipennis, Saund./' in 

 Capt. Kerremans' collection. It is important to note this, 

 as otherwise his description of C. kassaicmsh, Kerr., is 

 unintelligible. C. kassa'wnsi.'i is the true viridipennis, which 

 lias the elytra dark green, much more strongly sculptured 

 and without red shade. 



Chrijsaspis Welwitschii, Saund. 

 Capt. Kerremans has redescribed this as C. maryinata. 



Chrysaspis dubia, sp. n. 



Very broad, depressed, uniform coppery brown. Elytra 

 with the strong angular projection below the shoulder 

 distinctly visible from above. Abdomen coppery golden. 



Long. 46, lat. 18 mm. 



Hab. Congo, Kassai [Tschoffen) [coll. Kerremans). 



This specimen was labelled " C. aurovittata, Saund.," in 

 Capt. Kerremans^ collection. The true aurovittata he has 

 described as vittiycra. I am somewhat in doubt whether 

 dubia is really distinct, but tlie colour is so totally different 

 that for the present 1 prefer to consider it so. It agrees 

 with aurovittata in the basal lateral angulation of the elytra 

 being distinctly visible from above. 



C/irysaspis Bennettii, sp. n. 



Head and thorax black, the latter slightly tinted with dark 

 green at the margins. Elytra dark bluish green, the disk 



