Cl'l MB. E. SAUNDERS ON SOME 



verse rugoso, linea dorsali lateiibusque impressis. Elytris minute lu- 

 gosis apicibus rotuudatis, macula imlistincta media duabusquc maculis 

 pai'vis inter illam et apicem albo-pilosis. Subtus seneusj punctatus, 

 albo pubesceus. 



Bronzy. Head ratber swollen, rugosely punctured. Thorax transversely 

 rugose J sides nearly straight in the ipiddle and converging to the 

 angles ; disk with two impressions on the dorsal line ; sides also im- 

 pressed ; lateral carina extending about half the length of the side and 

 curved. Elytra finely rugose ; apex rounded, very finely denticulate 

 disk with a very obscure grey pubescent spot just below the middle ; 

 between this and the apex ai-e two small triangular silvery spots set 

 side by side on the edge of the suture. Beneath and legs bronzy, 

 punctured. 



Length 3 lines. Breadth 1 line. 



Uab. Japan. 



Aguilus maculifer, E. S. iEneus. Capite viridi, albo-piloso. 



Thorace dorso lateribusque impressis, albo-pubcscentibus. Elytris 



albo-pilosis, fascia magna discali, macula parva apicali, maculaque 



/ ])arva rotundata inter basin fasciamque mediam icneis. Subtus leiicus, 



albo-pubescens. 



Bronzy. Head green, covered with white hairs. Thorax with the an- 

 terior margin nearly straight; sides converging from the anterior 

 angles in almost straight lines to the base ; base bisinuate ; disk with 

 the dorsal line impressed and filled with white hairs, and met at the 

 base by a large oval transverse fovea ; sides depressed ; lateral carina 

 short and nearly straight. Elytra bronzy brown, covered with white 

 silvery hairs, with the exception of an irregular band at the middle, 

 which is deeply cleft at the suture on its upper margin (in fact form- 

 ing a very irregular zigzag), of a small spot between it and the apex, 

 and of another between this and the base ; sides sinuate below the 

 shoulders ; apex roimded. Beneath dull bronzy, covered with grey 

 silky hairs. 



Length 2^ lines. Breadth % line. 



Hab. On a species of grass. 



Somewliat like tlie following in style of markings, but (juito 

 different in sliape and colour. 



Aguilus discalis. Eusco-cuprcus. Capite antice a;nco, albo-pubcs- 

 cente. Thoiace transverse rugoso, lateribus albo- pilosis. Elytris albo- 

 pubescentibus, macula magna triangulari discali apiceque bete cupreis. 

 subtus aureo-pubescens. 

 . Head coppery, bronzy in front, longitudinally rugose on the vertex, co- 

 vered with very short white hairs between the eyes. Tliorax coppery 

 brown, trjxnsversely rugose ; dorsal line and sides slightly impressed 

 and covered with a silvery jiubesccnce ; sides rounded. Elytra finely 



