. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. 46. ft\A J A (TO S d 4c 177 PLATES XLV and XLVI. ON THE GOLI AT HIDEOUS OF II. CERATORHINA (EUDICELLA) IGNITA. IVestw.(Plate 46, fig. 1. $.) C. (E.) viridis, cupreo-ruicans, capite $ tricorni, cornu medio capite plus duplo longiori porrectorecurvo, bifido, luteo-brunneo ramis divergentibus apice tuherculatis, elytris concoloribusinimaculatis, tibiis castaneis tarsis antennisque nigris. Long. Corp. (exclus. cornu capitis)lin. 17j. Lat. ad basin elytrorum, lin. 8-§. Habitat in Africa tropicali.
. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. 46. ft\A J A (TO S d 4c 177 PLATES XLV and XLVI. ON THE GOLI AT HIDEOUS OF II. CERATORHINA (EUDICELLA) IGNITA. IVestw.(Plate 46, fig. 1. $.) C. (E.) viridis, cupreo-ruicans, capite $ tricorni, cornu medio capite plus duplo longiori porrectorecurvo, bifido, luteo-brunneo ramis divergentibus apice tuherculatis, elytris concoloribusinimaculatis, tibiis castaneis tarsis antennisque nigris. Long. Corp. (exclus. cornu capitis)lin. 17j. Lat. ad basin elytrorum, lin. 8-§. Habitat in Africa tropicali. Gold coast. In tnus. D. Raddon. Considerably larger than any of the other species of Eudicella, the male having the uppersurface of the body of a splendid opaline green, strongly tinged with coppery orange ; theinsect when held towards the light appearing entirely green, while when held from it, it appearsof a rich coppery red. The head has less of the coppery hue, it is almost flat above and nearly quadrate; it isclosely punctured, the punctures beiug quite visibl
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