312 CLASS INSECTA. 



B. Chrysls. Fab. Oliv. ibid. II. 8, vi. 52— b., differ 

 from the preceding, by the cases of brown marron, and 

 without whitish spots. 



B. vittata. F. Oliv. ibid. III. 17) near an inch and a 

 half in length ; more narrow, and more elongated than the 

 preceding ; depressed, of a blueish green ; four raised lines, 

 and a golden and coppery band on each case, the end of 

 which has two teeth. — Of the East Indies. 



B. ocellata. F. Oliv. ibid. I. 3, almost similar both in size 

 and form ; has on each case a large yellow and phosphoric 

 spot, situated between two others of a golden colour. The 

 end of each case is terminated by three teeth. 



The others have a ' scutellum. B. gigas. Lin. Oliv. 

 ibid. I. i. Two inches in length ; corslet coppery, mingled 

 with brilliant green, with two large smooth spots, of the 

 colour of browned steel. The cases are terminated by two 

 points, coppery in their centre, of a bronzed green on their 

 edges, with sunken points, raised lines, and wrinkles. — Of 

 Cayenne. 



We shall cite among the species of our country, 



B. Affinis. Fab. B. Chrysostigma. Oliv. 105, ibid. VI. 54. 

 Bronzed above, coppery and brilliant underneath ; the elytra 

 of which, denticulated like a saw, at their point, have three 

 longitudinal raised lines, and two gilded impressions on 

 each. 



B. viridis. Lin. Oliv. ibid. XI. 127, about two lines 

 and a half in length, wath a linear form, of a green bronzed, 

 with the cases entire, and punctuated. — On trees. 



Fabricius has detached from Buprestis proper, those 

 which have the body short, more broad proportionally, and 

 almost triangular ; the front excavated, the corslet transverse, 

 and lobate posteriorly, and the tarsi very short, with broad 

 pallets, the last five articulations of the antennas form alone 

 the teeth of a saw. The preceding, with the exception of the 



