COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
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BUPEESTIS CH11YSIS. 
PLATE VI. Fig. 1. 
Buprestis chrysis, Oliv. 32, pi. 2, fig. 8, a, d, e. — Bup. ster- 
nicornis, Be Geer. — Bup. sternicornis, Far. Linn. — Ster- 
nocera chrysis, Esch. Bejean. 
The body of this species is very stout and con- 
vex anteriorly, and the elytra taper towards the 
hinder extremity. The antennae are of a blackish 
colour, and rather shorter than the thorax. The 
head and thorax are of a brilliant golden green, 
and the latter is sculptured with numerous exca- 
vated dots, rather of large size, which have ash- 
coloured hairs in the bottom. Each elytron bears 
three small teeth at the hinder extremity ; the sur- 
face, although thickly covered with minute punc- 
tures, is smooth and glossy, and of a uniform deep 
chestnut colour, occasionally with a greenish gloss 
towards the base. The under side is of a brassy 
green, very highly polished, and the terminal seg- 
ment is usually margined with chestnut colour; 
the legs are of the latter hue. The sternum has 
a strong conical projection directed downwards. 
This insect was once regarded as a variety of the 
following species, from which it differs in several 
important characters. It is a native of the East 
Indies, in some parts of which it appears to be rather 
common. 
