148 CERAMBYCTD.E. 



Elytra metallic shining, for two-thirds from the base of a fiery 

 purple, the tip of a greenish brassy hue ; under side of abdomen 

 of a dark, nearly black brown ; elytra with short subferruginous 

 hairs, placed most thickly at the tip, which is somewhat dilated. 



Length 4$ lines. 

 Hab. Brazil (Rio Grande) (Coll. Plant). 



95. DELTASPIS. 



Deltaspis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. /. 



1. Deltaspis auro-marginata. B.M. 



Deltaspis auro-marginata, Dup. Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 8. 

 Deltaspis pretiosa, King, Dej. Cat. p. 348. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



2. Deltaspis thoracica, n. s. B.M. 



D. olivaceo-viridis, thorace supra purpureo-miniaceo maculis sex 

 nigris, antennarum articulo basali, et femoribus purpureo- 

 miniaceis. 



Elytra of an olive-green, slightly pubescent. Antennae nearly 

 black, the basal joint, except at the tip, red. Thorax above pur- 

 plish vermilion, front edge black ; back with six black spots im- 

 pressed, one on each side, with two close to each other between 

 the lateral one and the middle. Legs black, femora purplish ver- 

 milion, with the tip black. Under side of thorax and abdomen 

 blackish brown, covered with ashy brown, pubescence. 



Length from 7 to 8 lines. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



96. CHRYSOPRASIS. 



Chrysoprasis, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 5. 

 Callichroma, p., Germar. 



1. Chrysoprasis festiva. 



Chrysoprasis festiva, Dup. Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. f. 

 Hab. Cayenne. 



2. Chrysoprasis erythrogaster. B.M. 

 Chrysoprasis erythrogaster, Dej. Cat. p. 350. Chevr. Coll. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



