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cyaneo, impressionibus flavotomentosis, angulis anticis minus prominulis. — Ins. Vavao, Tonga- 

 Archip. (M. G.) 



Magna in hoc genere, elytris nee sulcatis, nee striatis et tarsis eoncoloiibus faeile clistineta. 



C. Elytra striato-piiiictata. 



a. Elytra vitta marginali tomentosa impressa. 



5. P. pmsina Heer, Reis. Ins. Viti-Levu 48, fig. 5. — P. Loiiisa "White, Proe. Zool. Soe. Lond., 18553, 120, 



pl. 59, flg. 1 (Chrysodema). — P. hypocala Fairm. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1877. — Long. 19— 20'/2 mm. 

 Oblonga, parum eonvexa, postiee valde attenuata, aeneo- viridis, metallica, capite prothoraceque paulo 

 auroraieantibus, elytris vitta lata marginali flavo-tomentosa, subtus cum pedibus splendide aureo- 

 viridis, lateribus flavo tomentosis; antennis pallide testaceis, articnlo 1° supra aeneo, tarsis cum 

 tibiarum apice obseure testaceis, medio infuscatis; capite grosse punetato, valde insequali, medio 

 valde canaliculato , prothoraee conico, latei^ibus postiee leviter arcuatis, carioso, punetato medio 

 longitudinaliter sulcato, lateribus breviter vage sulcato; scutello emarginato, Isevi; elytris prothoraee 

 paulo latioribus, fere a basi attenuatis, extus acute serratulis, et anguste cupreis, apice trispinosis, 

 valde punctata striatis, intervallis convexis, vitta lata marginali impressa, subtilissime granulata; 

 subtus rarius punctata lateribus subtilissime dense punetatis; d* angustior, postiee magis attenuata, 

 abdominis segmento ultimo profunde emarginato, S brevissime. — Ins. Kandavu, Viti-Archip. (M. Gr.) 

 P tacihirncB valde affinis, sed elytris postiee minus prolongatis, prothoraee lateribus minus 

 distinete sulcato, scutello brevi, elytris profundius sulcatis, margine externo minus fortiter et laxe 

 spinosulo, corpore subtus nitidiore, lateribus minus tomentoso, tarsis obscurioribus et antennarum 

 articulo 1° supra aeneo distincta. 



6. P. olbilatera. Long. 25 ä 27 mm. P. prasince simillima statura et eolore, sed panlo major, minus 



gibboso-convexa, et postiee minus attenuata; antennis a basi totis flavis, apice ultimo nigro, 

 penultimo nigricante, basi dilutiore, prothoraee d" lateribus minus reeto, sulco medio profundiore, 

 disco magis transversim rugato, elj^tris vitta laterali impressa pallide tomentosa latiore et extus a 

 margine externo costula elevata, viridi-cuprea, separata, subtus seneo-euprea, interdum medio 

 violaseente lateribus pallido-tomentosis, pedibus violaceis aut cyaneseentibus, tibiis apice tarsisque 

 flavis. — I. Yiti. (Coli. Mniszech). 



7. P flaviventris Heer, Eeis Ins. Viti-Levu, 48, fig. 6 (Chalcophora). — P tacikirna Saund. Journ. Linn. 



Soc. X, 332, pl. 10, fig. 4. — Long. 22 — 24 mm. Supra obscuro-aenea, elytris utrinque vitta 

 lata, flavido-impressa, subtus flavido-tomentosa, abdomine medio nudo, nigro-eyaneseente, antennis, 

 tibiarum apice tarsisque flavis; prothoraee profunde rugoso-punetato, antiee attenuato, medio sulcato, 

 elytris profunde punetato-striatis, postiee valde attenuatis et extus acute denticulatis. 



8. P. marg'mipennis Saund. Journ. Linn. Soc. X, 333, pl. 10, fig. 5. . — Long. 24 mm. J]]neo-nigra, 



punctata, capitis exeavatione, foveis basalibus thoracis elytrorumque marginibus flavotomentosis, 

 thorace linea dorsali impressa foveaque flava prope angulum posteriorem sita, elytris striato-punetatis, 

 ad marginem eanalieulatis, subtus lateribus flavö-tomentosa, pedibus antennisque brunneis. 



b. Elytra margine haud impressa. 



9. P. jjj/rwra Fairm. — Long. 14 mm. — Elongato-oblonga, antiee posticeque fere aequaliter angustata, 



modice eonvexa, late viridi-metalliea, elytris vitta angusta laterali, apice latiore, intide euprea, 

 antennis brunneis, articulis 2 primis viridibus, 3° 4« que testaceis, prothoracis capitisque 

 impressionibus aureis; capite inter oculos foveato, fovea summo sulciformi, oculis intus sulco impressis, 

 labrofuseo; antennis sat gracilibus, articulo 3° tenui, elongato, sequentibusfere aequalibus; prothoraee. 



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