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of which is very closely and finely punctured. Dorsal line 

 somewhat impressed and longitudinally punctured in the 

 middle. Elytra closely punctured and striated, along 

 each margin is a somewhat coppery impression covered 

 with short greyish hairs. Apex of each with a single 

 tooth. Beneath pubescent with a smooth line down the 

 middle. 



Length, 13 lines ; breadth, 4tV lines. 



Hab. White Nile. 



Should follow semigranosa, Sol. 



Paracupta a'tiewentris, E. S. 



Supra purpureo-cyanea, subtus fenea. Capite inter oculos 

 aureo. Thorace cyaneo, punctato, lineaque rugosa prope 

 marginem, impresso. Elytris cyaneo-nigris, prope scu- 

 tellum purpureo-micantibus, minute et sparsim punctatis, 

 postice denticulatis. Subtus minute punctata. 



Above of a purplish blue tint, head golden, beneath and 

 legs bronzy. 



Head golden, excavated between the eyes, each side of 

 the excavation bearing a small oblique purple tubercle. 

 Thorax cyaneous, anterior margin embracing the head 

 to beyond the eyes, sides nearly straight; base nearly 

 twice as wide as the anterior margin ; surface punctured, 

 especially at the sides, dorsal line narrowly impressed, 

 golden, near each side and parallel to it, is a rugose im- 

 pressed line. Scutellum bronzy. Elytra blue black ; 

 near the scutellum and for some way along the suture 

 purple. Surface very minutely and sparsely punctured, 

 in certain lights very slight indications of raised lines are 

 perceivable ; sides converging to the apex from about the 

 middle, and denticulated. Beneath and legs bronzy, very 

 shining and finely punctured. Antenna? flavous, first two 

 joints golden. 



Length, 15 lines; breadth, 5h lines. 



Hab. 



Sliould follow rufilans, H. Deyr. A most extraordinary 

 form, having the tarsi concolorous with the rest of the legs. 



ParacujJta Samoensis, E. S. 

 Lajte viridis. Thorace linea dorsali impressa, lateribus 



