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

 Archip. (M. Gr.) 



Magna in hoc genere, elytris nec sulcatis, nec striatis et tarsis concoloribus facile distincta. 



C. Elytra striato-pmictata. 

 a. Elytra vitta marginali tomentosa impressa. 



5. P. prasina Heer, Eeis. Ins. Viti-Levu 48, fig. 5. — P. Louisa White, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1859, 120, 



pl. 59, fig. 1 (Chrysodema). — P. hypocala Fairm. Pet. Nouv. Ent. 1877. — Long. 19 — 20 l k mm. 

 Oblonga, parum convexa, postice valde attenuata, seneo-viridis, metallica, capite prothoraceque paulo 

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

 viridis, lateribus flavo tomentosis: antennis pallide testaceis, articulo 1° supra aeneo, tarsis cum 

 tibiarum apice obscure testaceis, medio infuscatis; capite grosse punctato, valde inoequali, medio 

 valde canaliculato , prothorace conico, lateribus postice leviter arcuatis, carioso, punctato medio 

 longitudinaliter sulcato, lateribus breviter vage sulcato; scutello emarginato, lsevi; elytris prothorace 

 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 punctatis; d" angustior, postice magis attenuata, 

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



P. tacitumce valde affinis, sed elytris postice minus prolongatis, prothorace lateribus minus 

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

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

 articulo i° supra seneo distincta. 



6. P. albüatera. Long. 25 ä 27 mm. P. prasincß simillima statura et colore, sed paulo major, minus 



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

 penultimo nigricante, basi dilutiore, prothorace d* lateribus minus recto, sulco medio profundiore, 

 disco magis transversim rugato, elytris vitta laterali impressa pallide tomentosa latiore et extus a 

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

 violascente lateribus pallido-tomentosis, pedibus violaceis aut cyanescentibus, tibiis apice tarsisque 

 flavis. -'— I. Viti. (Coli. Mniszech). 



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



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

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

 tibiarum apice tarsisque flavis; prothorace profunde rugoso-punctato, antice attenuato, medio sulcato, 

 elytris profunde punctato- striatis, postice valde attenuatis et extus acute denticulatis. 



8. P marginipennis Saund. Journ. Linn. Soc. X, 333, pl. 10, fig. 5. — Long. 24 mm. iEneo-nigra, 



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

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

 ad marginem canaliculatis, subtus lateribus flavo-tomentosa, pedibus antennisque brunneis. 



b. Elytra margine haud impressa. 



9. r P. pyrura Fairm. — Long. 14 mm. — Elongato-oblonga, antice posticeque fere aequaliter angustata, 



modice- convexa, late viridi-metallica, elytris vitta angusta laterali, apice latiore, intide cuprea, 

 antennis brunneis, articulis 2 primis viridibus, 3° 4° que testaceis, pro thoracis capitisque 

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

 labrofusco; antennis sat gracilibus, articulo 3° tenui, elongato, sequentibus fere aequalibus; prothorace. 



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