of the Family Buprestidae. 247 



Sternocera Kerremansi, Kerr. 



Siam. This species is of a bright green colour and is cer- 

 tainly the same as the two specimens just referred to above, 

 differing only in having traces of pubescent fovese on the 

 elytra. 



These three specimens may prove to be extreme forms of 

 ruficornis, but I have not seen specimens intermediate 

 between them and the typical ruficornis. 



The colour of the underside and the non-metallic legs 

 suggest affinity with S. dasypleura rather than with S. aqui- 

 signata. 



Sternocera Druryi, sp. n. 



Statura S. eastanece, nigra, nitida ; antennis, elytris pedibusque 



castaueo-flavis. 

 Long, 22 lin. 



Hab. Upper Nile (W. B. Drury, R.N.) ; Gadarif, Sudan 

 {Dr. Hayes). 



This species is close to S. castanea, but differs in having 

 antennae, legs, and elytra (especially the elytra) much more 

 yellow. The thorax and underside are jet-black, not the 

 least bronzy. The thorax strongly sculptured with elongate 

 foveas and confluent rugse, as in castanea, but there is much 

 less pubescence in the foveae. The elytra are without 

 pubescent spots, except the one at the base, which is very 

 inconspicuous. The legs are brownish yellow, with the poste- 

 rior margin of the femora black. 



A specimen of this species without locality has been in 

 the Museum for many years associated with S. castanea. 

 Recently a specimen was received from the Upper Nile, and 

 there are two fine specimens from Sudan in the Oxford 

 Museum. 



Sternocera Stevensii, sp. n. 



Eesembles and is closely allied to S. interrvpta, but differs 

 in the sculpture ai d ornamentation of the abdomen. 



Head and thorax black, with numerous moderately strong 

 punctures and a median impressed line, all filled with 

 whitish pubescence, as in interrupta. Elytra castaneous, 

 rather more strongly punctured than in interrupta. Each 

 elytron with a small dirty white spot near the scutellum, an 

 elongate spot in the middle of the base, a longer one below 

 the shoulder, and a line behind the middle (near the side). 



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