176 MARTIN JACOBY 



54. Oolasposoma. transvex'sicolle , n. sp. 



Metallic green ; the basai joints of tlie antenna' (the first 

 joint excepted and the labrum) fulvous, the rest black ; thorax 

 closely and distinctly punctured ; elytra semiregularly punctured, 

 the interstices rugose at the sides; tarsi and the abdomen nearly 

 black. 



c/". Thorax nearly three times broader than long , strongly 

 narrowed in front. 



9 . Thorax less transverse, the sides of the elytra more strongly 

 wrinkled. 



Var. Above metallic blue, or bronze-coloured. 



Length 2^4-3 lines. 



Mas. Head longitudinally strigose at the vertex, strongly and 

 moderately closely punctured at the lower portion , the space 

 between the eyes with a small depression ; the anterior margins 

 of the clypeus deeply concave-emarginate ; labrum fulvo-piceum ; 

 mandibles metallic green; antennae filiform, slender, piceous or 

 black, the basal joint metallic green, the following three joints 

 fulvous ; thorax strongly transverse, the lateral margin strongly 

 widened at the base, from there to the apex, greatly and rather 

 suddenly narrowed, the surface punctured like the head, more 

 finely and very closely near the anterior margin wliich is also 

 accompanied by one or several rows of smaller punctures; tlie 

 disc rather swollen ; scutellum not longer than ])road, punctured 

 at the base ; elytra with a shallow transverse depression below 

 the base, rather closely and regularly punctured near the suture 

 where the punctures are arranged in rows, the rest of the 

 surface near the sides deeply and irregularly punctate, the 

 interstices strongly transversely rugose, the apex finely punctured 

 and without rugosities ; below and the legs metallic dark green; 

 abdomen and the tarsi nearly black. 



Burmah , Bhamò. Tenasserini , Thagatà Meetan , Moulmein , 

 Houngdarau Valley. 



This species seems closely allied to C. (ispernUoii Lefrv. of 



