48 Mr. A. Murray on Coleoptera from Old Calabar. 



This species is very near T. noMlis. Of a fine velvet- 

 black, adorned with bands and spots, which were at first of a 

 fine delicate green, but which day by day became yellower. 

 Head yellow, with a large triangular black patch on the occi- 

 put, also an arched line between the antennse, and a large 

 band behind the eyes, all black ; five or six black spots are 

 disposed in a line towards the sides. Antennae a little shorter 

 than the body in the females. Thorax green or yellow, 

 marked with three black longitudinal lines, the dorsal very- 

 broad, and the other two facing the band behind the eyes. 

 Scutellum shining black, half-rounded. Elytra a little broader 

 than the thorax, and rather more than twice and a half its 

 length, each regularly rounded ; they have two entire transverse 

 bands of a fine green : the first is situated behind the base, 

 and retreats on the side by a black humeral spot placed before 

 it, and behind it by an oblique straight black branch, which 

 proceeds towards the front, but which is separated from it ; 

 the second is situated about the middle of their length, its an- 

 terior margin proceeds angularly towards the middle, is emar- 

 ginate on the posterior margin, and is recurved obliquely to- 

 wards the suture ; a little behind are two small drops placed 

 on a transverse line ; the outer one is green, the inner white ; 

 thereafter there is a regularly oval transverse green spot at 

 an equal distance between the two small marks and the 

 extremity ; finally a small white line is placed on the apical 

 border of the suture. Body below yellowish green. Breast 

 with two small black lines, the one, transverse, behind the 

 shoulder, the other, longitudinal, near the anterior margin. 

 Abdomen with three black spots on each segment, those in 

 the middle square, resting on the posterior margin of the 

 segment, while those on the sides rest on its anterior mar- 

 gin. On the fifth segment these spots are united to each 

 other by the base. Legs yellow ; thighs spotted with black 

 about the middle ; tibisB bordered with black on the exterior 

 side. 



The T. nohth's, F., differs from this species, first, by its 

 head having two black lines situated one on the internal 

 margin of each eye ; secondly, by the absence of two black 

 lines on the thorax ; these are replaced by a black spot ; 

 thirdly, by the two yellow bands of the elytra, which are 

 joined to each other on the side, as well as a small external 

 line which also joins the second band ; fourthly, by the middle 

 black line of the abdomen, which is narrower and otherwise 

 marked. 



Very few specimens received. 



