COLEOPTERA. 
One folitary interruption in our feries of the nondefcript fpecies of Autiralafian Bupreftides occurs In 
this place. Fabricius we find has become acquainted with this infedt fince the Entomologia Syftema was 
publitlied; for he defcribes it in his laft work as above referred to. Bupreftis imperialis is a beautiful 
inftdt, and perfedtly deferring of the name he has affigned to it. 
This infedt is pretty frequent in New South Wales, and other parts of New Holland. 
BUPRESTIS LI MEAT A. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Thorax bralfy green with teftaceous margin : wing-cafes entire, tlriated, teftaceous, with a greenifli future, 
and fanguineous margin. 
Buprestis Limbata: ihorace viridi aeneo margine teftaceo, elytris integris firiatis teftaceis: futura viri- 
dibus, margine fanguineis. 
A nondefcript fpecies from New South Wales in the colledtion of A. Macleay, Efq. 
BUPR.LSTIS SUTURALIS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Violaceous; wing-cafes fub-bidentated, ftriated, yellow below with a cyaneous future, and margin. 
Buprestis Suturalis : violacea, elytris fub-bidentatis firiatis flavis futura margineque cyaneis. 
This is a fine undefcribed fpecies from the fame country and cabinet as the laft. 
