and Species o/'Heteromera. 107 



impressed than in C. cenea, and the prothorax decidedly more 

 convex : epistoma very short : head very strongly impressed 

 across the base of the epistoma : prothorax subqiiadi-ate, less 

 distinctly emarginate in front than in C. amea] sides sub- 

 parallel, a little wider at base than at apex : elytra of a beautiful 

 metallic purple, metallic green at the base and at the exti'eme 

 apex, and with an irregular, outwardly curved, transverse me- 

 tallic-green band behind the middle ; lateral reflexed margins 

 metallic purple, except at the apex, where they are metallic 

 green : punctuation nearly as in C. cenea, but a little closer 

 and shallower : underside and legs pitchy black, without any 

 metallic tinge or colour ; intercoxal process more closely 

 punctured than in C. onxea ; legs rather stout : eyes above 

 rather narrow, oblique : prostemal process bent down behind 

 the coxfe, coarsely rugose-punctate, obliquely impressed at 

 each side and along the base, which is broadly trmicated ; 

 mesosternum declivous, and but slightly concave in front. 



Length 5 lines ; width of elytra across the middle 2 lines. 



Hob. New Caledonia. One example. 



CalUsmilax Mulsanti^ Montrouzier {Strongylium). 



Very near the preceding, but distinctly nan-ower, more 

 parallel or cylindric. The head and prothorax with a distinct 

 bluish tinge ; the punctuation on the latter more open and 

 distinct, not rugulose ; epistoma a little longer, the transverse 

 impression at base of epistoma less strongly impressed : elytra 

 metallic green, with the base and apex metallic purple, each 

 with eight very distinct rows of punctures ; the intervals finely 

 and not closely punctulate, and costiform at the apex : under- 

 side of a bluish green ; intercoxal process more strongly but 

 not more closely punctured ; legs rather stout, steel-blue ; 

 eyes broader and less oblique ; prosternal process subhorizontal, 

 nearly smooth, strongly obliquely impressed at each side, the 

 middle (convex) portion a little produced and rounded behind ; 

 mesosternum a little declivous and deeply concave in front. 



Length 6\ lines ; width of elytra across the middle If line. 



Hob. New Caledonia. One example, obtained from Doue's 

 collection. 



CalUsmilax Mdldini^ n. sp. 



Elongate-elliptic, convex, shining. Head and prothorax 

 purple, with green patches and reflections, rather strongly and 

 closely pmictured (especially at the sides of prothorax) : pro- 

 thorax transversely subquadrate, shorter than in any of those 

 preceding ; apex scarcely emarginate, and a little narrower 

 than the base : elytra very dark bronzed green, each with 



