of the Species of Popillia. 39 



#*# Asiatic Group. 

 The striae typically ten; the second stria from the suture differs 

 but little from the rest ; each elytron has a deep excavation dor- 

 sally ; the two spots on the terminal segment of the abdomen are 

 occasionally, not constantly present. 



8. POPI. MUTANS. 



Castanea, fulgore metalUco mutant'i nllida ; antennis jiedilmsque 

 concoloribus ; podex hand signatiis ; cli/tra s/riata, idrinquc 

 prope suturam jii'ofundc fovcata. (Corp. long. '45 unc, lat. 'dl5 

 unc.) 



Colour. — Brown, but completely covered with a varying bronzy 

 lustre ; the antennae and legs are concolorous with the other 

 parts. 

 Sculpture. — The head is thickly punctured; the prothorax is 

 punctured anteriorly and laterally ; the scutellum is punctured 

 sparingly and variously in different specimens ; the elytra are 

 nearly flat ; the striae are punctate, the secontl stria is situ- 

 ated very near the first, but is scarcely less entire ; on each 

 side of the suture, just below the scutellum, is a deep and 

 conspicuous fovea. 

 Inhabits the East Indies. 



9. P05I. CHLORION. 



Obscure viridis, nitida ; antennce picecv ; pedes chalyheo-nigr'i ; 



2)odcx pills alhis hisignatus ; elytra striata, utrinque prope sutu- 



ram profunde foveata ; stri'is hand punctis. (Corp. long. 'd' unc, 



lat. "25 unc.) 



Colour. — Dark bottle green, shining ; antennae and legs black, 

 with a steely blue reflection ; the terminal segment of the 

 abdomen above has two white spots. 



Sculpture.— "Yhe head is thickly punctured ; the prothorax is 

 pimctured anteriorly and laterally ; the elytra are striated, 

 but the strias are not punctured ; on each side of the suture 

 is a deep transverse fovea, just below the scutellum. 



Inhabits the East Indies. Received from Madras. 



10. POPI. CYANEA. 



Lceti; chalybeo-cyanea, pedibus concoloribus ; antennce nigrce; podex 

 nulla modo signatus ; elytra striata, prope suturam utrinque pro- 



