INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 29. Curculio. 245 



hnperialis. Shells with alternate black raifed lines and green-gold 

 punctured grooves, gibbous at the bafe and pointed at 

 the tip. 



Inhabits South America. Oliv. Ins. 83. fig. I. 



This moft fplendid and rich infect is commonly known by the 

 name of the Diamond Beetle. 



Sumptuofus. Shells greenifh with raifed black dots, gibbous at the bafe. 

 Inhabits Cayanne. Oli<v. Iks. 83. tab. 1. fig. 13. 

 Thorax black with a grey dorfal line: Jlielh grecnifh-afh, {lnate 

 with raifed black dots. 



Chryjis. Whitifh ; (hells pointed with two gold bands and two dots. 

 Inhabits Eaft India. Oli<v. Ins. 83. tab. l. fig. 6. 

 Large. Antenna? black: thorax whitifh with a dorfal goldftripe. 



Regalis. Body green, filky with waved gold bands 



Inhabits India. 01i-v. Ins. H3. tab. I. Jig. 8. 



Marginatum Brown ; future of thefhells and edges of the abdomen golden. 



Inhabits Cayenne. Oli<v. Ins. 83. fig. 82. 



Large, Head black, immaculate: fnout flat: breafi with two 

 gold lines : Jhells punctured, the future gold at the bafe : abdo- 

 men beneath black, golden at the fides : legs black. 



iqpurrfita- Hoary ; thorax with four black dots, fhells with 19. 

 tus, Inhabits Cayenne. Oli<z;. Ins. 83. fig. 25. 



Head blueifh : eyes and antennce black : fliells with each nine 

 dots and a common one at the bafe, 1.2. 2. 2. z. legs bluifh. 



Ckatrifofus. Hoary ; thorax rugged, with 3 black lines : each fhell 

 with 3 black fpots at the future, one at the outer 

 margin and a common one near the fcutel. 

 Inhabits Germany. Hoppe. Infeft. Erlang. p. 61. 

 Body black with irregularly {haded hoary down : fnout with 3 

 black ridge and black a: the fides : outer lines on the thorax 

 bifid behind : Jhells lanceolate, ftraite punctured : breafi arc 

 belly dull cinereous irregularly dotted with black. 



i6~pm£ia- Blueifh ; thorax with four black dots, fhells fixteen. 

 '**• Inhabits Brafil. Oliv. Inf. 83. yfc. 17. 



Head grooved : thorax golden at the fides : hind dot on the 

 fhells doubled, 



corus. B dy above brown ; thorax and fliells with two green-gold 

 fillets. 



Inhabits Brafil. Oli<v. In:. 83.^3. 152. 



Snout channeled at the tip : thorax rounded with two green- 

 gold lines : Jhells punctured ftriatc, with a green-gold fdlet 

 in the middle : body beneath golden, middle oi the abdomen 

 brown. 



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