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c 3 . Third abdominal segment banded. 



b~. Head deeply scrobiculate, not broader than the thorax. 



Thorax deeply incised laterally in the anterior part, nearly 

 straight from there to the base. 



Thorax moderately short, deeply foveate, intervals of fovese raised, 

 sharp, upper margin of declivity not denticulate andromcda. 



Thorax subelongate, intervals of fovese subcarinate longitudinally 

 in the median part, upper margin of declivity serrate arsinoe. 



Thorax distinctly carinate longitudinally in the central part of 

 the disk, upper margin of the declivity conspicuously denticulate . . hccate. 



&'. Head striolate, broader than the thorax, the latter distinctly 

 carinate longitudinally. 



Thorax as broad as long, incised latterly in the anterior part, and 



slightly ampliate from there to the base, where it is a 



little broader than the anterior part. 



Head not very much broader artcmis. 



Head broader than the thorax, the latter short, parallel . . . . parca. 

 c~. The four intermediate segments with an apical, median patch. 



Head as broad as thorax, the latter short, cariuate longitudinally, 

 the carinse a little wavy behind agave. 



c l . All abdominal segments banded, including the first. 



Thorax parallel, first basal segment with a broad yellow band 

 interrupted in the middle, second joint with an elongate supra- 

 lateral patch reaching from the base to a little short of the apex, 

 and with a narrow flavescent, apical fringe, all the other segments 

 clothed with a flavescent pubescence cydippe. 



A 2 . ABDOMEN WITH AN APICAL AND TWO LATERAL OR MEDIAN 



PATCHES ON THE SECOND SEGMENT. 



Thorax elongate, attenuate laterally in the posterior part, and 

 having a distinct lateral ante-median tubercle ; abdomen sub- 

 petiolate ; second segment with two comma-shaped patches near 

 the base and two round, supra-apical ones, and one on each side 

 along the lateral margin, fourth and fifth segments with a median 

 patch tcrpsicliore. 



Thorax short, subparallel, second abdominal segment with a narrow 

 subapical flavescent patch and two supra-lateral ones in the middle, 

 third segment with a median patch, the other posterior segments 

 banded pandora. 



A 1 . ABDOMEN SESSILE, BASAL SEGMENT WITH TWO LATERAL 



PATCHES. 



a-. Second segment with a patch on each side. 



