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PLATE CCLXXXVI. 



F I G I. 



CHRYSOMELA MARSHAMI. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennas articulated, larger towards the end. Thorax and elytm 

 without margin. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Thorax greenifh gold. Wing-cafes coppery, irregularly pundat^d. 



Chrysomela Marshami: thorace viridi asneo, elytris cupreis 

 vage punflatis. 



As the Britifli Coleoptera are in few inftances remarkable for that 

 fplendid glow and gaiety of colours which diftinguifh thofe of 

 wanner climates, we are more inclined to admire the beauty of this 

 recently difcovered fpecies of Chryfomela. It appears not to have 

 been noticed by any preceding author ; and as it remains with us to 

 deiignate fome fpecific appellation, we have named it Marjhami, in 

 compliment to that eminent entomologift T. Marfl:iam, Efq, — a 

 name, perhaps, the more appropriate, as it is known among that 

 gentleman's fcientific friends the world will foon be favoured with 

 his invaluable papers on Britifli Coleoptera. 



This Infe6l is nearly allied to C. Faftuofa and C. Plypericum.— 

 Found in Norwood la ft May. 



FIG. 



