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green colour, with the back copperish ; with a lunar mark 

 on each elytron, which is narrower at the tip than those of 

 the other described species ; the antennae, legs, and mandibles, 

 yellow ; the tip of the last black ; length six lines. In the 

 splendid collection of J. G. Children, Esq. 



To the species of Oxycheila, already described, we add a 

 new one under the name of Oxych. hinotata. This species is 

 purplish black with a small yellow spot on each elytron, the 

 three first joints of the antennae black, the others yellow, 

 also the legs, except the apex of the femora alone being 

 black ; the palpi yellow ; this may probably be the 0. dis- 

 tigma of M. Gory. 



The Baron Dejean, in his Iconographie, has established a 

 L genus under the name of J'resia. The characters are, that 

 the labrum is very large, in the form of a semioval plate, 

 concealing the mandibles ; the labial palpi very long, much 

 longer than the maxillary, the first joint long, second short, 

 third very long, cylindrical and slightly curved, the last 

 very long and securiform ; the only species is the Tresia 

 Lacordaireif Dej., which is with the elytra transversely 

 wrinkled, green, tinged with blue, the labrum pale, testa- 

 ceous ; with the breast, abdomen, and femora rufous ; this 

 insect is found in the woods of Brazil, on the trees, and 

 flies like the Muscidce, from leaf to leaf, with great 

 rapidity. 



We figure for the first time the splendid Cicindela octono- 

 tata of Weidemann, which is of a brilliant indigo blue, 

 with four spots on each elytron, with the suture green. The 

 first very small at the shoulder, the others are larger, Avith 

 the third bilobed ; the antennae blue ; the labrum, man- 

 dibles and palpi, yellow. This insect inhabits all parts of 

 India. 



We have likewise figured a new species belonging to the 

 genus Dromica, from the' fine collection of the Rev. F. W. 



