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BUPRESTID^E. 

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



A. Elytra late sulcata. 



1. P. sulcata Saund. Journ. Linn. Soc. X, 332, pl. 10, flg. 2 — Chalcophora helopioiäes Heer, Reis. 



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

 snlcatis, sulcis flavo-tomentosis, tliorace quadricostato, elytris utrinque quadricostatis; snbtns 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-anreo-metallica, nitidissima, costis, prsecipue externis, auro-cnpreis, subtus auro-cupreo 

 micans, antennis obscure-testaceis , articnlis 2 primis anreis; capite medio excavato et utrinque 

 oblique sulcato; pro thorace elytris angustiore, a basi antice attenuato, quinquesulcato, medio et 

 lateralibus latis, tenuiter dense rugosulis et tomento flavo indntis, elytris similiter sulcatis et intus 

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

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

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

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

 rugosulis. — Ins. Kandavu, Viti-Archip. (M. Gr.) 



Ressemble ä la P. splendens Deyr., mais plus attenuee en andere, plus gibbeuse avec le corselet 

 plus conique, ä 5 sillons profonds et les edytres a peine denticulees en andere. 



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



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

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

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

 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 attennatis, 

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

 tertio post medium cum 4° confuso, 1°, 2°, 5 a que usque ad basin continuis, intervallo externo fere 

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

 medio sparsim punctato. — Ins. Eua, Tonga- Arclüp. (M. G.) 



B. Elytra laivia aut sublievia. 



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



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

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

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

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

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

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

 elytris post medium attennatis et sat acute denticulatis, apice subtruncatis, tridentatis, 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 la?vibus; abdomine medio laevi laxe punctato, lateribus alutaceo et (segmento 

 I excepto) sat late impresso, d* minor, protliorace paulo angustiore, lateribus magis recto, magis 



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