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Narrow species, not two times as wide as long; pronotum with a deep depression 
near posterior at where the surface is obsoletely rugose, the sides distinctly 
margined . eee, -------------. minuta Kerremans. 
Broader edu more fan ine ee as ae as ieee ; pronotum without a deep 
depression near posterior angles, where the surface i i strongly rugose, the sides 
obsoletely margined........................-.-...------ nigra Waterhouse. 
Pronotum with the disk reales CON VER astie bie sit crassa, var. Waterhouse. 
Pronotum with two lunate depressions on the disk.............. picea Fisher. 
Head black; surface:aboyvey purplish: «3 cio scie2s aeceeeees parvula Waterhouse. 
Headtacneqts or) bhnish-preen 5-44) 2c? = fans eee a htiee Jerse wacee'® s 8 
Surface above brunneo-aeneous ......---.---.---------- convexa Waterhouse 
Surface above rufo-cupreo ............-....-.-..---.-.-- jubilans Waterhouse. 
Pronotum uni colored gat pike ly ele Sele be ee aoe ee uae. 4 10 
PROM OTUTMMOLCOLOLE A Ma sraycseio see lars Be cele o Se ancients e ere ee EER ee esata cs 20 
Biya bicaloredy eet ca. eae: oa $445 ith Gree oie Oe kin Ede Had teeo eee. LE 
Ebytre quniecdlored.nh Jalsa pa hae ddse oes ek cent on hekn ee atee eee c. 3 
Pronotum piceous, each elytron dark purple, with a golden-coppery spot at 
middlevand with apex bright blue: ..-.- 2... 22. ste eee nee ornata Fisher. 
Eronemimn feredn: or brongyi-s2 duce bore sous Babe he ew. Shee beanaece seca? 12 
Elytra dark bronzy, with a transverse light bronzy fascia ...... lata Kerremans. 
Elytra cyaneous, witb a strong violaceous tinge; each elytron with two golden- 
ercen spotealone lateral margin - os no. eee cen cece schwarzi Fisher. 
Mieadtiblaelosteser aoc aM ee BAN en. Able abet She b. hela dddiwoctcie there watts < 14 
ileadiereen ss bronzy, or copperyicisice abet Getews dee Pager Sa Psine orden eae 15 
Sides of pronotum broadly flattened; elytra dark green..crassa, var. Waterhouse 
Sides of pronotum feebly flattened; elytra dark purple. 
contigua, var. Waterhouse. 
fea d copper aerery-jccc ne cre se web cle oye NS sla lia quesmoccal 16 
Head ereen.or brong yan s see ee ss eee cette ae S abel c 18 
Ebytablwish=preen .: 5) 26s os heen ah te ede nl ge polita Waterhouse. 
Elyira,reddish-purple.or coppery-redajasead s)he sae cation once Ge otc 17 
Sides of pronotum broadly flattened; head coarsely punctured and intervals 
densely granulate-striolate; elytra reddish-purple with a strong greenish tinge 
OLN TCTs 2, 2 Sa Ae RGD Le PRI ee MN ESRNOiesD 5 WAS eae ee sine mutabilis Fisher. 
Sides of pronotum feebly flattened; head obsoletely punctured and striolate 
elytratepppenyercd!s ahii 5) a0 oes) US Ee inconspicua Waterhouse. 
Pronotum with the base deeply and transversely depressed.. crassa Waterhouse. 
Pronotum not transversely depressed along base at middle; surface coarsely 
UI CATE ‘pera ics LSI ales Sat el Nasi eye std ell Plan ya cle stan Aataleraye wrmra nega: 19 
Intervals on disk of pronotum smooth; color bright green.......bicolor Fisher. 
Intervals on disk of pronotum densely reticulate-striolate; color dull dark green. 
subopaca Fisher. 
Bi yriraabtealore dss ssi lenge oui Sie OP 2 oe sc ic SN eI LU a 
by trasaumieolored e442 42 Sia Bly Rk 2 Sl oC eee eM aS alt EOE 29 
LOLA SD RCT CT CSO! 2 hy a ae eS Ce Lal PE ene eee 22 
Bibyitra, purplish or ViglIaceous.< ©. nn. ccp sis \-s, 6 <2 oo ae ee er ieerai. Bac SE 24 
Pronotum with the disk broadly infuscated, and sides narrowly margined with 
green; sutural regions of elytra infuscated.......-... intermedia Waterhouse. 
Pronotum with the disk not broadly infuscated; elytra bright coppery-red.. 23 
Pronotum golden-green, with a narrow purple band on disk becoming slightly 
wider than scutellum at base; margin of elytra violaceous. beltii Waterhouse. 
Pronotum dark green, with an obscure dark triangular area on anterior part of 
disk, but not extending to base; elytra with humeral angles violaceous, and 
the lateral margin sureous......-...-.+2.0c2e2cceee-ss--s- DUSCKi Fisher, 
