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PLATE CCLXXXVL 



F I G. I. 



CHRYSOMELA MARSHAMI. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae articulated, larger towards the end. Thorax and elytra 

 without margin. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Thorax greenifh gold. Wing-cafes coppery, irregularly pun&ated. 



Chrysomela Marshami : thorace viridi aeneo, elytris cupreis 

 vage punclatis. 



As the Britifh Coleoptera are in few inftances remarkable for that 

 fplendid glow and gaiety of colours which diftinguifh thofe of 

 warmer climates, we are more inclined to admire the beauty of this 

 recently difcovered fpecies of Chryfomela. It appears not to have 

 been noticed by any preceding author : and as it remains with us to 

 defignate fome fpecific appellation, we have named it Marjhami, in 

 compliment to that eminent entomologift T. Marfham, Efq. — a 

 name, perhaps, the more appropriate, as it is known among that 

 gentleman's fcientific friends, the world will foon be favoured with 

 his invaluable papers on Britifh Coleoptera. 



This Infect is nearly allied to C. Faftuofa and C. Hypericum. — 

 Found in Norwood laft May. 



FIG. 



