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side is of a rich rose-coloured copper, without any aeneous tinge. I 

 have received one specimen from Java, and a second from the Te- 

 nasserim coast." 



Hub. in India Orientali. Mus. Dom., Hope. 



Sp. 4. E. GRANDIS. 



Long. lin. 14; Lat. lin. 8. 



E. glabra, punctata supra viridis, nitens, subtus viridi-cuprea, tho- 

 race utrinque puncto laterali medio leviter impresso, pedibusque 

 viridibus. 

 Hab. in Calcutta? Mus. Dom., Hope. 



" I obtained this species from Calcutta ; I am doubtful, however, if 

 that be its real habitat. It is stuck with a needle, like most of the 

 Chinese insects, and may have been imported into Calcutta. It is at 

 present the largest species of Eucldora I am acquainted with." 



Sp. 5. Euc. MacLeayana, Vigors. 



Long. lin. \f^^■, Lat. -f-Q. 



E. pallide virescens, capite thoraceqve punctis aureis confertis 

 splendent ibus ; elytris punctatis fiavo-marginatis ; corpore subtHs 

 pedibusque aureo-cupi-eis . 



Antenna aureo-cuprese. Corpus subttis pedesque aureo-cuprei, al- 

 bide pilosi. Clypeus aureus. Scutellum nitidum, puree punctatum. 



Hab. in Orientali. In Mus. Dom. Vigors. 



" It is difficult to convey, either by description or representation, 

 a just idea of the beauty of this superb insect, which was obtained 

 from Madras. It was named by Mr. Vigors in honour of Mr. William 

 Sharp MacLeay." 



Sp. 6. E. SMARAGDINA, EschcholtZ. 



Long. lin. 11^; lat. lin. 5^. 



E. supra viridi-orichalcea ; subttis, femoribus, thoracis pygidiique 

 marginibus externisfusco-auratis, capite thoraceque dense pitnctu- 

 latis, elytris vage punctulatis seriebusque punctorum plurimis. 



Hab. in Insula Luzonum, Manilla. 



"The above insect I received from Dr. Eschcholtz*." 



Sp. 7. E. SlEBOLDII. 



Long. lin. 10-^; lat. lin. 61. 



Affinis prcscedenti ; glabra punctata, supra viridis ; thoracis late- 

 ralibus marginibus fusco-auratis. Pygidium viridi-cupreum. Cor- 

 pus infra roseo-cupreum, et nitidum. Pectus subargentea seriate 

 obsitum. Pedes supra virides, subtus cupreo-aurati ; femoribus 

 cupreis et nitidis. 



Hab. in Madagascar. Captus celeberrimo Macklotio. 



This species is allied to E. smaragdina of Eschcholtz, but may at 



* It has been reported that the above entomologist died of cholera : it 

 appears however that he died of a bilious fever. 



