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longitudinaliter foveatis. Elytris confertissime punctatis, 

 utrinque costis quatuor suturaqiie elevatis, apice igneo- 

 cuprea. Subtiis abdomine subliavo, interdum cupreo. 

 Auteimis pedibusque testaceis. 



Bright green, head punctured, excavated and cliannelled 

 between the eyes. Thorax punctured, dorsal line im- 

 pressed; sides each with a straight longitudinal fovea, 

 which is very closely and finely punctured. Elytra very 

 closely and finely punctured, each with the suture and 

 four lines raised and smooth ; sides denticulate posteriorly, 

 apex fiery copper colour. Beneath green, punctured, body 

 somewhat testaceous, in one specimen coppery; anal 

 segment emarginate : antennae and legs testaceous. 



Length, 7 lines ; breadth, 2f lines. 



Hab. Island of Samoa. 



The specimen described is a male. This species should 

 Ibllow xanthocera, Boisd. 



PSEUDO-CHEYSODEMA. 



Ab ChrysocUma differt, pedibus testaceis, antennis aut 

 testaceis aut fuscis, et humeris valde angulatis. 



This genus is difficult to characterize and yet I feel little 

 doubt that it is distinct. It has quite the general appear- 

 ance of Chrysodema, but differs in having the flavous tarsi 

 of Paracupta. It has also strongly angulated shoulders, 

 this latter character distinguishes it from all the allied 

 genera. 



I only know of the species here described. 



Type of the genus P. Badenii, E. S. 



Pseudo-chrysodema Padenii, E. S. 



Cyanea, capite excavato, thorace lasvi, linea dorsali 

 antice elevata, lateribus aureo foveatis, flavo tomentosis. 

 Elytris irregulariter foveatis, foveis aureo-aneis, inter- 

 stitiis elevatis, cyaneis, humeris valde angulatis. Subtus 

 eenea, prosterno quatuorque cingulis abdominalibus cyaneis. 

 Pedibus cyaneis tarsis flavis. 



Head cyaneous with teneous reflections, shining and finely 

 punctured, deeply excavated between the eyes. Thorax 

 cyaneous, sides somewhat straight, hind angles acute, 



