of the Family Bupiestidse. 347 



shaded with brownish coppery, Prosteruum shiuiiig bluish 

 green, the abdomen golden coppery. ^ . 



Long. 37 mm. 



Hab. Congo {Dr. Bennett). 



This is one of the less brilliant species allied to aurovittata, 

 Saund. The thorax is nearly blacky with a slight shade of 

 green near the margins. The disk has the punctures very 

 distinct, irregulai', but generally separated from each other 

 by one or two diameters of a puncture ; a central line almost 

 smooth. The sides more closely and more strongly punc- 

 tured. Elytra rather dark bluish green, the disks having a 

 slight shade of brownish coppery. The punctuation is 

 rather strong. Dorsally there are five equidistant lines of 

 punctures, i. e. there are the usual two pairs of lines with 

 another line between them. Then there is a somewhat 

 broad, closely punctured space, and then the usual lateral 

 pair of lines. Although the punctures are rather close 

 together, there is no transverse rugulosity or confusion. The 

 prosternura is bright bluish gi'cen, the central part closely 

 and rather finely punctured. The metasternum is somewhat 

 golden. The abdomen golden coppery, the apical segment 

 very gently emarginate. 



Specimens from Capt. Kerremans^ collection named 

 cuneata, Harold, somewhat resemble tliis, but the punctuation 

 of the elytra is confused and the prosternum is golden. 

 C. Bennettii is, moreover, narrower. The sides of the elytra 

 have the median sinuosity very strong, stronger than in 

 cuneata, the margin is greatly thickened, and the angle made 

 just before this sinuosity, although not acute, is much more 

 marked than in cuneata. 



Chrysaspis Higletti, sp. n. 



Thorax obliquely narrowed in front, subparallel poste- 

 riorly, dark cyaneous, nearly black, the extreme basal margin 

 coppery, the incrassate smooth margin dark green, and there 

 is a little green at the anterior and posterior angles. The 

 flattened disk is moderately strongly punctured, the punc- 

 tures generally slightly separate, but sometimes nearly 

 touching each other, the side>^ closely and rugosely punctured. 

 Elytra rich bluish green, suffused with reddish coppery for 

 two thirds their length, leaving the scutellar regi(m and the 

 suture green. The punctuation is rather strong, forming 

 regular lines, except the usual sublateral irregularly punc- 

 tured space. The underside of the thorax, the mesosternum, 

 and the legs are bright green. The prosternum plane, rather 



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