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PORIA. 



Porta, Mulsant, Spec. Col. Trim, secur. p. 885 (1850) ; Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 288 ; Chapuis, 

 Gen. Col. xii. p. 204. 



Poria is an assemblage of species of two types of colour — blue or green or blackish 

 insects ; and red species agreeing in having an irregular stellate punctuation, and long 

 rather well-developed antenna?. They would appear to be more numerous in South 

 America than in our region. 



1. Poria sallaei. (Tab. XI. fig. 18.) 



Poria sallei, Crotch, Rev. Coccin. p. 289 \ 



Nigra, supra cyanea ; ore, epistomate, antennis, palpis, pedibus abdomineque saturate rufis ; supra breviter, 

 densius griseo-pubescens ; capitis vertice cyaneo, prothoracis margine antico et laterali tenuiter rufis ; 

 elytris fortiter, irregulariter, subconfluenter punetatis. Long. 7-9 millim. 



Hab. Mexico \ Juqnila (Salle), Cordova {Edge) ; Guatemala (Salle), Coban, Panima, 

 Purula, and Cubilguitz in Vera Paz, Duefias, Zapote (Champion). 



An example from Purula is figured. This insect very closely resembles P. cyanea, a 

 Brazilian species ; indeed it scarcely differs from it except in having the metasternum 

 black. 



The examples (two in number) from Zapote are rather more greenish in tint than 

 the others. Mr. Champion collected a large number at Purula. 



2. Poria chiriquensis. (Tab. XL fig. 19.) 



Porice sallaei similis et valde afiinis, prothoracis lateribus late rufis modo differt. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2500 to 4000 feet (Champion). 



Three examples of this insect were obtained in Chiriqui by Mr. Champion, and it 

 seems as much entitled to rank as a species as P. sallcei. The thorax has a black vitta 

 in the middle, of about equal width with the yellow sides. All the species of Poria 

 are very closely allied in form, punctuation, and general details. The size of the three 

 examples is that of full-sized P. sallcei. 



3. Poria cuprea. (Tab. XL fig. 20.) 



Statura et forma P. sallcei similis et iterum afiinis, supra cuprea pube brevi aurea dense vestita, ; subtus 

 (abdomine rufo) nigra ; capite antice, ore, antennis, palpis, prothoracis marginibus tenuiter pedibusque rufis. 

 Long. 8-9 millim. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet (Champion). 



In form and punctuation, and by the black breast and black epipleurae, P. cuprea 

 is more closely allied to P. sallcei than to P. cyanea. It is rather smaller on the 

 average than those species, and of a brilliant brassy copper colour above. The 

 pubescence on the head and thorax is especially dense, and is golden yellow 



