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BUPRESTID^^. 



Species Gen. Paracuptas in ins. Viti, Samoa et Tonga incolae. 



A. Elytra late siilcata. 



1. P. snlcata Saund. Jourii. Linii. Soc. X, 332, pl. 10, fig. 2 — Chalcophora helopioides Heer, Eeis. 



Ins. Viti-Levu, 48, fig. 4 (nee. Boisd.) Long. 32 mm. Mtide aureo-viridis, thorace elytrisque 

 sulcatis, sulcis flavo-tomentosis, tliorace quadricostato, elytris utrinque quadricostatis; subtus viridis, 

 abdomine medio cupreo, lateribus flavotomentoso, antennis tarsisque flavis. 



2. P. pyroglypta Fairm. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1877. Long. 24 mm. Antice posticeque attenuata, medio 



gibbosa, viridi-aureo-metallica, nitidissiraa, costis, prsecipue externis, auro-cupreis, subtus auro-cupreo 

 niicans, antennis obscure-testaceis , articulis 2 primis aureis; capite medio excavato et utrinque 

 oblique sulcato; pro tliorace elytris angnstiore, a basi antice attenuato, quinquesulcato, medio et 

 lateralibus latis, tenuiter dense rngosulis et tomento flavo indutis, elytris similiter sulcatis et intus 

 tomentosis, utrinque sulcis 4, basi obliteratis, primo et tertio latioribus, externo ante apicem 

 obliterato, intervallis convexis, laevibus, basi irregulariter impresso- sulcatis, intervallo .2° usque post 

 medium sulcato, margiue externo sat fortiter late spinosulo; prosterno lateribus parum profunde 

 fossulato, pectore medio fere laevi, abdomine grosse laxe punctato, segmentis basi utrinque tenuiter 

 rugosulis. — Lis. Kaudavu, Viti-Arcliip. (M. G.) 



Kessemble ä la P. splendens Deyr., mais plus attenuee en arriere, plus gibbeuse avec le corselet 

 plus conique, ä 5 sillons profonds et les ölytres ä peine denticulees en arriere. 



3. P. basicornis Fairm. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1877. Long. 25 mm. Antice et prsesertim postice attenuata, vix 



gibbosula, senea, nitida, sulcis et impressionibus tomento pallide flavescente indutis, antennis pallide 

 testaceis, articulis 2 primis aeneis, subtus magis metallica, medio polita, lateribus flavo-tomentosis; 

 capite late ac profunde excavato, medio lineis 2 parvis oblique elevatis; protliorace elytris angnstiore, 

 a basi antice angustato, lateribus antice leviter sinuatis 5, sulcato, sulcis externis et medio latioribus, 

 intervallis parce punctatis; scutello brevi, impresso; elytris liumeris obliquis, post medium attenuatis, 

 sat fortiter late denticulatis, apice fere truncatis, bispinosis, utrinque 5 sulcatis, sulcis fere sequalibus, 

 tertio post medium cum 4° confuso, 1°, 2°, b'' que usque ad basin continuis, intervallo externo fere 

 ad apicem producto ; prosterno lateribus transversim sculpturato, medio arcuato et concavo ; abdomine 

 medio sparsim punctato. — Lis. Ena, Tonga-Arcliip. (M. G.) 



B. Elytra Isevia aut subleevia. 



4. P. (Bneivenfris Saund. Cistul. Ent. I, 187 — P. anomala Fairm. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1877. Long. 23 — 28 mm. 



Oblongo, elliptica, antice posticeque fere sequaliter attenuata, dorso gibbosula, supra obscure 

 caerulescens, sutura anguste violaceo tincta, subtus cum pedibus viridi-senescens, nitidior, prosterno 

 antice et ad latera leviter aureo-tincto, alitennis obscure testaceis, articulis 2 primis nigris, tarsis 

 seneis; capite auro-aeneo, valde excavato, utrinque plica elevata, plus minusve distincta, violacea 

 signato; protliorace conico, angulis anticis prominulis, laxe punctato, dorso tenuiter, lateribus 

 grossius ac deusius, medio longitudinaliter canaliculato, lateribus leviter impresso; scutello variabili; 

 elytris post medium attenuatis et sat acute denticulatis, apice subtruncatis, trideiitatis, parce 

 tenuiter punctatis, obsolete longitudinaliter impressis ; prosterno superne lateraliter utrinque profunde 

 impresso et tomentoso, medio late fere laevi, antice impresso, meso- et metasterno lateribus tenuiter 

 alutaceis, medio laevibus; abdomine medio laevi laxe punctato, lateribus alutaceo et (segmento 

 1° excepto) sat late impresso, d" minor, protliorace paulo angnstiore, lateribus magis recto, magis 



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