438 Rev. F. W. Hope on some new Insects collected in Asscnn. 



Oplophoua*. 



Caput ferè quadratum. Manâ'ihiilœ falciformes. Antennce paullo corpore lon- 

 giores, articulis basi pallidis. Thorax utrinque armatus, dorso fortitèr ru- 

 goso, tuberculo in medio disci posito. Elytra thorace quadruple) longiora, 

 basi sinuata, subscabra, gradatim è hunieris ad apicem magnitudine 

 decrescentia, apicibus rotundatis. Corpus infra annulis abdominis ad 

 apicem sensim attenuatis. Pectus vaklè convexum, mucrone armatum. 

 Pedes diftbrmes et robusti. 



Habitat in India Orientali e regione Assamensi. 



Oplophora Sollii. 



Tab. XXX. fig. 4. 



Long. lin. 24. Lat. lin. 8. 



Viridi-aurata, splendida ; thorace spinoso, elytris albo-punctatis. Corpus infra 

 nigrum, pectore femoribus aurato-viridibus, annulisque abdominis utrin- 

 que cœruleo colore inquinatis. Caput anticè binis maculis oblongis cœ- 

 ruleis notatum. Antennce nigric, articulis basi pallidis. Thorax utrin- 

 que vaklè spinosus, dorso tuberculato, dente in medio disci conspicuo. 

 Elytra metallico-viridia, anticè sinuata, subrugosa, variis maculis creta- 

 ceis sparshn punctata. Corpus infra nigrum, pectore cœruleo annulisque 

 abdominis utrinque. Sternum inter inedios pedes mucrone armatum. 

 Pedes difformes, nigri, coeruleoque colore variegati, plantis fusco-spon- 

 giosis. 



This magnificent insect I dedicate to Richard Horsman Solly, Esq., a gen- 

 tleman distinguished for his zeal in the promotion of science in general, and 

 for his knowledge of vegetable structure and physiology, and one who has 

 ever been a warm supporter of the Linnean Society. 



The male of this species is only 19 lines in length, and 6 inches in width. 

 It was presented to me by Lady Jones. Dr. Cantor informs me that he is 

 aware of a second specimen. To the same genus belongs Lamia piinctatur, 

 Fabr., and two unnamed species, which I have named after Sir Patrick Walker 



* From ôxXoi^upos, an armour-bearer. 



