52 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse on new Buprestidifi. 



tured, not quite so strongly concave as in C. caloptera. Thorax 

 tinted with golden green on the disk, with a short deep-blue 

 elongate spot on each side of tlie middle line, which is neither 

 impressed nor elevated ; the punctuation is moderately close, 

 but lightly impressed on the disk, closer and stronger at the 

 sides, not so strong nor so close as in caloptera. There is a 

 small fovea in the middle of the base, a stronger one at the 

 side at the angulation, and a slight impression witliin the 

 posterior angle. The elytra are relatively a trifle shorter than 

 in calo])tera^ with the margins posteriorly notreflexed, scarcely 

 or only very finely crenuhited, the apices obtusely rounded. 

 The punctuation, which is arranged in Hues, is delicate on the 

 disk, very strong and distinct at the sides, all the interstices 

 appearing smooth. 



Hah. Australia. Brit. Mus. 



This species forms a passage from G. caloptera to C. viridi- 

 cyanea, Fairm. 



Conognatlia mterrupta, n. sp. 



Parallela, nitida, Isete cyaneo-violacea, subtus cyanea ; scutello elon- 

 gato, elytris ad apicem vix augustatis, sulcatis, ante apieem utrin- 

 que macula triangulari pallide flava marginein attiugeute. 



Long. 10 lin. 



This insect belongs to a group of species which are parallel 

 in form, having the denticulation at the apex of the elytra 

 commencing after the yellow band {C. trizonata, eximia, &c.); 

 the usual band, however, is interrupted, so that there remains 

 only a spot on each elytron at the side. The thorax is very 

 convex, not much narrowed in front, with the posterior angles 

 not nearly so much diverging as in C. eximia ; the punctua- 

 tion is not very close, and is very fine. The scutellum is 

 long and parallel, rounded at the apex. The strite of the 

 elytra are continued to the base, but are not there much im- 

 pressed, very deep towards the apex. The prosternum is 

 somewhat unusually convex, or as if inflated. 



Hab. Bogota. Brit. Mus. 



Before describing this species I had to look at M. J. Thom- 

 son's " Typi Buprestidarum," in which several species of this 

 genus are described, and have noted that C. paradisea, Th., 

 appears to be C. equestns^ Fabr. ; C. princeps^ Th., is G. 

 princepSj Gory ; G. comitessa^ Th., appears to be G. Batesii^ 

 Saunders. 



