toria. 289 



A. Colour above metallic blue or green. 



Poria cyanea. 



Poria cyanea, Muls. Spec. p. 885. 1 (T). 

 Brazil (Reiche), Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



Poria Sallsei.* 



Very close to the preceding, but rarely if ever green ; thorax 

 with a very fine scarcely perceptible punctuation, and with the 

 base strongly bisinuate ; body beneath black, legs red. L. 3| lin. 



Mexico (Stockholm). 



Poria sanguinitarsis. 



Poria sanguinitarsis, Muls. Spec. p. 885. 2 (T). 

 Distinct by its hemispherical form. 

 Brazil, New Granada (Deyrolle, Guerin). 



Poria haematomelas, sp. n. 



Hemispherical, resembling P. sanguinitarsis, but black under- 

 neath, only the claws and the last 3 segments of the abdomen 

 being brown. L. 2i. Espiritu Santo (Fry), Pebas. 



Poria haematura. 



Poria hcematura, Muls. Spec. p. 886. 3. Brazil (Germar). 



Poria caesia. 



Poria ccesia, Muls. Spec. p. 887. 4 (T). 

 Brazil (Chevrolat), Bahia (Fry). 



Poria coxalis. 



Poria coxalis, Muls. Spec. p. 887. 6 (T). 



<J. Head yellowish red in front. This species is very variable 

 in size. 



The preceding 7 species want an attentive study ; the sexual 

 differences will probably furnish characters, but I have found 

 them hitherto so rare in collections, that no certain results could 

 be obtained. 



Venezuela (Stockholm), Brazil (Reiche), Rio Janeiro, Minas 

 Geraes (Fry). 



B. Elytra more or less red. 



Poria chrysomeloides. 



Poria chrysomeloides, Muls. Spec. p. 888. 6 (T). 

 Thorax visibly punctured, last ventral segment with a deep 

 triangular depression. The unique type is the only one I have 



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