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mon. " Middle and Southern States, nor rare. Varies very much in the 

 fulvous markings of the elytra, which are normally two broad vittae upon 

 each ; the extreme variation is where the outer vitta is broken into three 

 spots, and the inner one into two ; the two anterior spots arc then con- 

 nected by a transverse line forming a hamate spot. The tip of the abdo- 

 men in tlie male is truncate, with a little tooth on each side ; in the 

 female, it is broadly rounded, but the same teeth are seen. The under 

 surface is dull bronze, with the head and anterior margin of the posternum 

 fulvous-' (Le Conte, Am. Phil. Trans, xi., p. 206.) Belongs to Ancylochira.'] 



206. BuPRESTis (Anoplis) fasciata Fiibr. — Length of body 7 — 8 

 lines. Taken in Canada by Dr. Bigsby ; B and C in Nova Scotia by 

 Capt. Hall. 



[154.] Body of a lovely brilliant green, punctured underneath with a 

 few pale hairs. Head confluently punctured : antennse bronzed ; vertex 

 channelled : prothorax transverse marked before the middle with two 

 transverse impressions, and another just above the scutellum ; grossly 

 punctured : elytra furrowed ; furrows thickly punctured ; interstices con- 

 vex with fewer punctures ; apex trancated with the angles terminating in a 

 short point ; beyond the middle of the elytrum is a rather broad, especially 

 next the suture, wavy orange band surrounded by a dusky blotch ; beyond 

 this and near the apex is another oblique abbreviated little band of the 

 same colour. 



Variety B. Smaller with the bands paler and narrower. 



C. With only a single band narrowest next the suture : pro- 

 thorax without the anterior impressions. [Quite common in many parts 

 of Canada, in al lits variations. We found it abundant at Credit, Ont., 

 but quite rare at Cobourg and Port Hope. Le Conte (ioc. cit.) states 

 that it is " not rare, especially in the Northern portions of the Adantic 

 States ; varies in colour from green to blue, and also in the size of the 

 markings of the elytra. The tip of the abdomen of the % is tnmcate • 

 in the '^ it is truncate and bisinuale : the anterior tibiai arc simple." 

 Belongs to AncylochinC\ 



207. Buprestis (Stenuris) DivARiCATA Say. — Length of body 10 

 lines. Taken in Canada by E)r. Bigsby ; I received both sexes also from 

 Massachusetts by the kindness of Dr. Harris. 



[155.] Body below copper-bronzed, above dusky-bronzed ; glossy ; 

 confluently punctuied and wrinkled. Head with numerous branching, 

 levigated, narrow sp)aces : eyes yellow surrounded with a black orbit ; 



