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g'. Prothorax with a small whitish spot at the base, the head and the sides of the 
meso- and metasternum also spotted with white; legs short: body ovate. Species 21. 
h'. Prothorax immaculate, conical; head with a patch in front, and the elytra 
with a narrow, curved, common fascia, white; femora bidentate . . . Species 22. 
i'. Prothorax immaculate, short; head with a patch in front, and the elytra 
with a few spots on the disc, white; femora bidentate . . . Species 23. 
j'. Head, prothorax, and elytra without sharply-defined markings, the flanks 
of the prothorax not or very little paler than the disc, the elytra at most 
mottled or faintly fasciate ; femora bi- or unidentate. 
d'’, Elytra with or without short erect scales or moderately long semierect 
setze, in addition to the usual adpressed scales ; joint 2 of the funiculus 
often elongate: length (except in nos. 34, 35, and 47) over 5 mm.* . Species 24-47. 
e’, Elytra with long erect sete, in addition to the usual adpressed scales ; 
joint 2 of the funiculus shorter than 1: length not more than 4mm. . Species 48-50. 
B. Tibiz more or less angulate at the base externally, almost straight within ; 
head not carinate above the eyes ; joint 2 of the funiculus (except in nos. 51-53) 
shorter than 1; elytra with the alternate interstices costate ¢: length (except 
in E. nigrodiscus) not more than 5 mm. 
a. Prothorax arcuately narrowed anteriorly, with a large velvety-black patch on 
the disc; antennal club ovate; femora unidentate . . . . . + . + Species 51-53. 
b. Prothorax subquadrate, abruptly narrowed anteriorly, with a large, angulate, 
velvety-black patch on the disc; antennal club oblong ; elytra parallel at 
the base; femora bidentate . . . . Loe ee . 2. + + « Species 54, 
c. Prothorax binodose and nigro-maculate, the flanks variegated with white ; 
the elytra subtriangular, with a black annulus at the base; antennal club 
ovate; femora bidentate . . - - - + + se ee soe . Species 55. 
d. Prothorax variegated, the flanks pale; elytra with a large, common, subcordate 
black patch at the base ; antennal club oblong; femora bidentate . . . Species 56. 
e. Prothorax and elytra with a common fulvous patch, the flanks of the prothorax 
whitish ; antennal club oblong or ovate; femora bi- or unidentate . . . Species 57,58. 
fi Prothorax with a whitish spot in the middle at the base, the head albo- 
maculate; antennal club ovate; eyes subcontiguous ; legs short, femora 
unidentate. . . . . Species 59. 
gy: Prothorax and elytra with a common ‘blackish patch, the prothorax subquad- 
rate; antennal club ovate; legs long, femora bidentate. . . . . = - Species 60. 
hk. Prothorax and elytra conjointly nigro-annulate, the flanks of the prothorax 
whitish ; antennal club oblong-ovate; femora unidentate . . . . - - Species 61, 62. 
;. Prothorax and elytra with a common blackish patch, the prothorax narrowing 
from the base, the elytra with long or short sete; antennal club ovate ; 
femora unidentate . 2 0. 6 ee ee ee Species 63-65. 
* This section includes Cryptorhynchus orthomasticus, Germ., C. aspericollis, Ros., and other species referred 
to Eubulus by Kirsch, most of which are of large size and have a long second joint to the funiculus. In 
nos. 44-46 the metathoracic episterna are very narrow. + Simply convex in H. pleurostigma. 
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