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mesosternum is also fulvous, with a broad oblique greenish blue 
stripe on each side, and the abdomen is black, with a fulvous patch 
on each side. 
LAMIA (STERNOTOMIS) TARGAVEI, Reiche MS. . 
(Plate 85, fig. 2.) 
L. nigra protboraco fulvo nigroque fasciato, postice viridi, elytris basi fulvo bifasciatis, postice 
maculis 7 fulvis alterisque duabus subapicalibus viridibus. Long. cerp. lin. 85 . 
Habitat in Guinea. In Mus. D. Reiche, D. Targeau. 
In all important respects this insect agrees "with L, mirabilis, 
except that the thorax (except the hind part) and the major part of 
the markings of the elytra are fulvous. The face is black, with an 
elongate conical fulvous patch down the middle, extending upwards 
and between the antennse at the base, the labrum and extremity 
of the clypeiis being green. The eyes are margined before and 
behind with green, the front margin dilated below into an orange 
green oblique patch extending to the base of the mandibles, which 
are slightly cornuted near the base in front, and orange green at 
the sides of the base. The head above is marked with a fulvous 
patch in the middle of the crown, and the hind part is dark green. 
The prothorax is fulvous in front with three black stripes, and the 
hind part is silvery green. The elytra are black, the humeral 
angles and apical part irrorated with green, \vhich is also the 
colour of the two subapical spots; the two basal fascim and the 
other spots, seven or eight in number, being dark fulvous. The 
mesosternum is marked with an orange patch at the side, and 
the metasternum is green in the middle, changing to fulvous at 
the sides, each side marked with a black streak; the abdomen is 
black, each segment with a large transverse orange green patch on 
each side. 
LAMIA (STERNOTOMIS) BOHEMANNI, ChevroIatMS. 
(Plate 85, fig. 3.) 
L. humeris elytrorum angulato-truncatis ; supm riridis maculis fasciisque ferrugineis (margini- 
bu 8 pallidioribus) notata. Long. corp. lin. 11. 
Habitat Port Natal, Africa Austral, lu Mus. D. Cbevrolat et Parry. 
This insect is most remai'kable for its locality, showing that this 
group of insects enjoys a very wide geographical range in the 
African continent. The upper surface of the body is of a dark 
opaque green colour, 'varied with ferruginous fasciae, and spots 
arranged as in the allied species; the edges of which being of a 
rather lighter testaceous coloui', give a varied appearance to the 
