224 Mr. Edward Saunders' JDescriptiona of 



base shallowly lobed ; surface smooth and shining, doi'sal 

 line slightly raised ; near each posterior angle is a large, 

 finely punctured, golden fovea, filled in its middle with 

 yellow pubescence, on each side of the dorsal line, at 

 its base, is a narrow bronzy punctured line. Elytra 

 cyaneous with four very irregular somewhat broad raised 

 lines, and with numerous shallow bronzy foveie irregularly 

 disposed between them. Sides strongly angulated behind 

 the shoulders, sharply denticulate posteriorly. Beneath 

 bronzy, presternum and the hind margins of the seg- 

 ments of the body steel blue, tibia3 blue, tarsi, except the 

 last joint, fiavous. Antennte flavous, first two joints green. 



Length, 13 lines; width, 4f. 



Hab. Island of Yap. Carolina group. 



I have named this fine species after Dr. Baden, of Altona, 

 to whom I am indebted for this and many others of my 

 rarest species. 



P. Schmcltzii, E. S. 



Obscure senea, capite excavato. Thorace cyaneo ruguloso, 

 lateribus oeneo-foveatis. Elytris ieneis, sutura tribusque 

 lineis elevatis cyaneis, lateribus prope humeros angulatis, 

 postice denticulatis. Subtus tenea, segmentis abdominalibus 

 cyaneo cinctis. Antennis fuscis, tarsis fiavis. 



Head bronzy, punctured, excavated between the eyes. 

 Thorax cyaneous, rugose, with bronzy punctures, dorsal line 

 raised and smooth, on each side near the posterior angle 

 is an oval shaped bronzy fovea bordered on its exterior 

 margin by a raised line. In shape and style the thorax 

 closely resembles that of Chrysodema aurofovcata, Guer. 

 Elytra bronzy, very finely punctured, each with the suture 

 and three strongly raised lines cyaneous and smooth ; 

 sides strongly angulated at the shoulders, and sharply 

 denticulate behind the middle. Beneath bronzy green, 

 rugose, edges of the abdominal segments cyaneous. 

 Antennre brown, tarsi fiavous. 



Length, 11 lines ; breadth, 4 lines. 



Hab. Pelew Islands. 



This species closely resembles in general appearance 

 Chrysodema aurofovcata, Guer. 



