1 72 STERNOXI. BUPRESTIDiE. 



apical joint acute : interm. legs wide apart : tarsi with 4 basal joints di- 

 lated, terminated by a single claw. 

 cclxiii. Trachys Scutel. wanting: ant. free, apical half serrated : body short, 

 flat, very broad : tho. 3-lobed behind : labrum transverse, slightly notched : 

 tarsi dilated, terminated by 2 claws. 



253 Chrysobothris Eschscholtz. 



(1358 j: chrysostigma L. ii. 660. — Pz. F. lxviii. f. 18. — Ste. M. iii. 236. 

 note. — Bronzed-purple ; beneath brilliant copper : thorax rough ; elytra 

 obscure, with 3 raised lines; the sides and 2 impressions on the disc 

 golden-red. (L. 6^1.) Improperly stated to be indigenous. ) 



1359f affinis Fab. E. ii. 199. — Ste. M. v. 413. — Obscure brassy-purple, 

 very much punctured : elytra obscurely ribbed, the sides concolorous ; the 

 disc with 2 golden impressions. (L. 6 1.) Found near Southend: 6. 



254 Lampra Megerle. 



1360 rutilans Fab. E. ii. 192. — Pz. F. xxii. f. 8. — Ste. M. iii. 235. — 

 Brilliant blue- or golden-green: elytra rich metallic green, with the mar- 

 gins bright gold, and the disc sprinkled with violaceous-black spots. (L. 

 7J1.) Timber: Matlock, Derby ; Westerham, Kent : 6. 



' 255 Dicerca Eschscholtz. 



136 If a?nea L. ii. 662. — Ste. M. iii. 236 Bu. subrugosa Herbst. ix. pi. 



143. f. 2. — Brassy-brown above, rich copper beneath: head and thorax 

 roughly shagreened ; elytra striated, tip narrowed and 2-dentate ; legs 

 dusky-copper, punctured. (L. 9 1.) Ebberley House, Devon: 6. 



256 Ancylochira Eschscholtz. 



1362 rustica L. ii. 660 Pz. F. lxviii. f. 19. — Ste. M. iii. 236. — Shining 



brass ; slightly tinted with green, or bluish : head and thorax punctured, 

 the former narrowed in front ; elytra rather deeply striated, truncate at 

 tip; legs brassy. (L. 8 1.) On poplars: Old Brompton : 6. 



1363 flavomaculata Fab. E. ii. 193. — Pz. F. xxii. f. 9. — Ste. M. iii. 237. 

 — Above dull bronzed black ; head and thorax punctured : the former 

 with a yellow patch in front, the latter with the anterior edge and sides 

 yellow; elytra striated, with 4 irregular yellow blotches; sides of abdomen 

 spotted with tawny; legs brassy-black. (L. 8^1.) On poplars: St. 

 George's Fields : 6. 



(1364 1 8-guttata L. ii. 659. — Herbst. A. pi. 28. f. 7. — Ste. M. iii. 237. 

 note. — Shining blue-black : head punctured, with some dots in front and 

 the sides of the thorax yellow ; elytra striated, with 5 distinct yellow 

 spots ; abdomen with 4 rows of spots, and the breast and sides, with other 

 spots and lines, yellow. (L. 6 1.) Said, but incorrectly, to inhabit Eng- 

 land.) 



257 Melanophila Eschscholtz. 



1365f tarda Fab. S. E. i. f. 209. — Pz. F. lxviii. f. 21. — Ste. M. iii. 236. 

 — Bluish metallic-green thickly punctured, beneath dusky bronze ; elytra 

 blue, rounded at tip; legs green or bluish ; clypeus yellowish. (L. 6 1.) 

 Near Windsor : ? 



258 Buprestis Linn. 



1366 \ splendens Fab. E. ii. 204.— Lin. Tr. {Marsh.) x. 399. pi. 32. f. 1, 2. — 

 Ste. M. iii. 237. — Golden-green : head rough, coppery ; thorax punc- 

 tured, with a smooth dorsal line; elytra with 5 raised lines, 1st, 4th, 5th 



