438 Rev. F. W. Hope on some new Insects collected in Assam. 



Oplophora*. 



Caput ferfe quadratum. Mandibulce falciformes. Antennae paull6 corpore lon- 

 giores, articulis basi pallidis. Thorax utrinqufe armatus, dorso fortit^r ru- 

 goso, tuberculo in medio disci posito. Elytra thorace quadrupl6 longiora, 

 basi sinuata, subscabra, gradatlra h humeris ad apicern magnitudine 

 decrescentia, apicibus rotundatis. Corpus mirh. annulis abdominis ad 

 apicem senslm attenuatis. Pectus vald^ convexumj mucrone armatum. 

 Pedes difFormes et robusti. 



Habitat in India Orientali e regione Assamensi. 



Oplophora Sollii. 



Tab. XXX. fig. 4. 



Long. lin. 24. Lat. lin. 8. 



Viridi-aurata, splendida ; thorace spinoso, elytris albo-punctatis. Corpus rafrh, 

 nigrum, pectore femoribus aurato-viridibus, annulisque abdominis utrin- 

 qufe cceruleo colore inquinatis. Caput antic^ binis maculis oblongis coe- 

 ruleis notatum. Antennce nigrae, articulis basi pallidis. Thmax utrin- 

 qu^ vald^ spinosus, dorso tuberculato, dente in medio disci conspicuo. 

 Elytra metallico-viridiaj anticfe sinuata, subrugosa, variis maculis creta- 

 ceis sparslm punctata. Corpus infr^ nigrum, pectore cceruleo annulisque 

 abdominis utrinqu^. Sternum inter medios pedes mucrone armatum. 

 Pedes difformes, nigri, coeruleoque colore variegati, plantis fusco-spon- 

 giosis. 



This magnificent insect I dedicate to Richard Horsman Solly, Esq., a gen- 

 tleman distinguished for his zeal in the promotion of science in general, and 

 for his knowledge of vegetable structure and physiology, and one who has 

 ever been a warm supporter of the Linnean Society. 



The male of this species is only 19 lines in length, and 6 inches in width. 

 It was presented to me by Lady Jones. Dr. Cantor informs me that he is 

 aware of a second specimen. To the same genus belongs Lamia punctator, 

 Fabr., and two unnamed species, which I have named after Sir Patrick Walker 



* From 6ir\o<j)6pos, an arpiour-bearer. 



