184 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



versely depressed and broader behind, thickly punctate, with a slightly exca- 

 vated line before the scutellum : coleoptra oblong, with the apex obtusely 

 subacuminated, sulcate-striate, the striae punctate, with the interstices convex. 



Rare : I have only a single example in my collection, which I 

 obtained from that of Mr. Marsham. 



** Coleoptra ovate. 



Sp. 54. virens. Atruvi, coleoptris oblongo-ovatis cwruleis viridescentibusve striatis, 



strid suturali profundiori, thorace IcBviusculo. (Long. corp. Ij — 1^ lin.) 

 Ap. virens. Kirby.—Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1929. 



Black, rather glabrous and a little shining : head scarcely punctate, rugulose 

 between the eyes, and in the living insect slightly tinted with brassy : rostrum 

 moderate, shining: antennae moderate: eyes slightly prominent : thorax black, 

 brassy during life, very obsoletely punctulated, with a larger puncture before 

 the scutellum: coleoptra oblong-ovate, blue, or greenish, sulcate, the sulci 

 punctured, ivith the interstices slightly convex, the sulcus next to the suture 

 most deeply impressed. 



Not very uncommon within the metropolitan district. " Wood- 

 bank." — T. C. Hey sham, Esq. 



Sp. 55. Marchicura. Atrum, coleoptris oblongo-ovatis atro-coeruleis striatis, strid 



suturali profundiori, rostro brevi crassiusculo. (Long. corp. 1:^ lin.) 

 Ap. Marchicum. Kirby.—Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1930. 



Black, glabrous, shining: head with three obsolete sulci between the eyes: 

 rostrum short, rather thick : antennae long : eyes prominent : thorax subcy- 

 lindric, finely punctulate, with a larger dorsal impression behind : coleoptra 

 oblong-ovate, deep-Z^/we or greenish, sulcate, the sulci punctate, with the 

 sutural sulcus occasionally deeper in the middle. 



Male with the rostrum shorter, but not stouter than in the female. 



Also found not uncommonly, in hedges, within the metropolitan 

 district. 



Sp. 56. Astragali. JEneum, nitidum, coleoptris oblongo-ovatis cyaneis aut viri- 

 dibus, thorace canaliculato. (Long. corp. l| lin.) 



Ap. Astragali. Kirby. — Linn. Trans, ix. pi. i. f. 12. — Steph. Catal. 187. No. 

 1931. 

 . Brassy, or greenish-brass, glabrous, shining: head rugose between the eyes: 

 rostrum moderate, black, shining : antennae moderate, medial : eyes scarcely 

 prominent: thorax distinctly punctured, with a longitudinal dorsal channel: 

 coleoptra ovate, blue, violet, or bright green, punctate-striate, the interstices 

 scarcely convex : tarsi black. 



This beautiful insect is rare, and very local : it has been taken 



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