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cirnen, in wliicli also the mandibles are black. It will, moreover, 

 be seen that the peculiar shape of the markings does not accord 

 with that of the Museum type, although their general arrange- 

 ment is nearly similar. 



Another splendid variety of Ahryna eximia is represented in 

 Plate XXIV., fig. 1. It was recently received for the Hopeian 

 Museum from Herr Dohrn, as a native of the Philippine Islands, 

 and is remarkable for its rich coppery purple colour, as well as for 

 the variation in the arrangement of the white markings upon its 

 elytra, which are represented enlarged in the detached figure, 1 «, 

 seen obliquely, showing that the narrow wavy line beyond the 

 middle of the elytra is nearly transverse. The markings also of 

 the underside of the meso- and meta-thorax are composed of 

 fulvous pile, whereas in Mr. Semper's variety they are white. 



A fourth variety from Manilla is also contained in the Hopeian 

 Museum, and is of a black colour, with a chalybeous and purple 

 tinge most evident upon the elytra, and in which the white marks 

 beyond the middle of those organs almost form a regularly curved 

 arch. The specimen has been taken out of spirits of wine, and 

 probably now exhibits but a small portion of its real brilliancy ; 

 it is represented in Plate XXV. fig. 1. 



Sp. 4. -Abryna Semperi, Westw. (PI. XXIV. fig. 3.) 



" Niger, subnitidiis, albo luteoque varius ; elytris purpureo vix 

 tinctis, capite et pronoto punctatissimis ; elytris basi rude, 

 apice subtiliter punetatis ; prothorace subquadrato, versus 

 angulos anticos subbituberculato ; elytris magis regulariter 

 ovatis ; antennarum articulis intermediis basi albidis. 

 Long. corp. lin. 8 ; lat. med. elytr. lin. Sg. 

 Habitat Angat, med. Insulse Luzon : med. Maii : D. Semper. 

 In Mus. D. Semperi, Altonse. 



This species, of which I have only seen a unique individual, 

 although closely agreeing with A. eximia in the peculiar markings 

 of its elytra, is distinguished by its considerably more bulky 

 form, and shorter prothorax, head, antennae and legs. The head 

 is of moderate size, black, rugose, scarcely shining, marked on the 

 middle of the face with an oblong spot of buff pile ; there is 

 also a spot of white pile behind the base of each antenna. These 

 organs are of moderate length, the middle joints, especially the 

 fourth, having the basal half clothed above with white hairs. 

 The prothorax is black and rugose, subquadrate in form, slightly 

 constricted across its front, with two small tubercles on each side 

 near its anterior angles, which are marked with a transverse buff- 



