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smooth ; hind legs 

 thickened in the ^ . Belli, Sharp. 

 d.rJ. Pygidium scantily clothed with 

 short decumbent hairs at the 

 sides and bas3 only ; the apex 

 always smooth and shining in 

 the ^ ; in the $ the pygidium 

 is entirely — and closely — trans- 

 versely aciculate (acntipennis), 

 or aciculate - rugulose (glaher- 

 rima); the apex being smooth 

 and shining in the remaining 

 species. 



e. Sutural apex of elytra acutely 

 produced : bronzed-green, me- 

 tallic, elytra nearly smooth . acutipennis, n. sp. 

 e.e. Sutural apex of elytra simple. 

 a. Unicolorous. 



sp. 1. Bronzed -green, metallic, 

 showing castaneous in 

 some lights ; thorax 

 nearly smooth . . . 

 sp. 2. Very bright metallic 

 green, reflecting cas- 

 taneous ; thorax with 

 a few very distinct 



punctures cupripes, Perty. 



sp. 3. Testaceous, with metallic 



green lustre .... Hestaceovirens, 

 a.a. Not unicolorous. 



/3. Thorax with pale lateral 

 margins, 

 sp. 1. Shining purplish-casta- 



neous ; elytra smooth, purpurea, Burm. 

 sp. 2. Shining dark purplish, 

 nearly smooth ; the ^ 

 with obscure darker 

 markings ; the $ varie- 

 gated with pale yellow 



gi^ittse xanthospila, Germ. 



sp. 3. Smooth, pale yellow, 

 shining, with a dark 

 metallic green band 

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