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these, the most singular are the length of the hinder 
legs, and the extraordinary thickness of the thighs, 
which exceeds any thing that is observed in such as 
exhibit a structure of this kind. The whole of the 
upper surface is smooth, and of a bright green 
colour, and the under side is golden yellow and 
copper coloured. The antennae and tarsi are brown- 
ish black. 
CHRYSOPHORA CHRYSOCHLORA. 
PLATE XIV. Fig. 2. 
Melolontka chrysochlora, Latr. — Voy. de MM. Jlumb. it 
Bonpl. ii. 15, 1 fern. 2 male. 
Latreille assigns as the distinguishing marks of 
this genus, which was first proposed by Count De- 
jean, the great size of the hinder legs, the thicken- 
ed hinder thighs, and the curved tibiae, which ter- 
minate in a strong projecting point at the internal 
angle. It contains only two or three species, of which 
that above referred to is the most remarkable. It 
was discovered by MM. Humboldt and Bonpland 
in Peru. It is of a brilliant green on the upper 
side, but on the under parts of the body coppery red 
is the prevailing hue. The thighs and posterior 
tibiae are of the latter colour ; and the tarsi, which 
have the joint that bears the claws very large and 
club-shaped, are brownish. The elytra are thickly 
covered with large excavated points, but the head 
