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Haliplus. 



i. H., th. and ints. of e. (independently of larger puncs. ) 

 minutely reticulated, dull .... 

 smooth, shining 



2. Test. Th. punc. at ba. E. with rows of fine puncs. 



placed on b. lines ; the b. lines interrupted at least 



twice, and often run together. \y z 1. B. . 

 Very like prec. Th. with a faint fov. and (often) a b. 



mark on each side at ba. E. with the b. lines 



seldom interrupted more than once, and less run 



together, ii. 1. E. S. I. 

 Very like obliquus ; smaller, broader in fr. Ba. and fr. 



of th. b. Resembles confinis in having fov. at ba. 



of th. but they are very faint. Perhaps a var. of 



one of the 2 prec. 1]/$ 1. E. N - 



3. Th. with a dist. furrow on each side at ba. 



- without the furrow ..... 



4. E. just behind shoulds., hardly wider than in mid. 



.... very cons, wider than in mid. Reddish. Back 

 of h. and fr. of th. dusky. H. and th. punc. E. 

 with rows of puncs. placed on b. lines which are 

 confused and blotched, i-ij L E.S.I. !! 



5. Coloured much as ruficollis, or darker 



Very pale test. H. and fr. of th. darker. E. with 

 rows of fine puncs. placed on b. lines which do not 

 run together, but are not of even width. H. and 

 th. punc. 1 Yi 1. E. S. I. 



6. Very like ruficollis in color and markings, but the b. 



lines on the e. do not run together, and are of even 

 width throughout. i]/i 1. S. 

 H. and f r. ofth. nearly b. Some b marks at ba., and 

 gen. a well def. b. line down mid., ofth. H. and th. 

 strongly punc. Markings of e. as m ruficollis. \)/ 2 1. 

 F S T ' 



7. E. marked with numerous well def. dark spots 



- not so marked ..... 



8. Dark test. H. and th. punc. Th. with a consp. row 



of large puncs. along ba. E. with rows of puncs. 

 forming str. ; ints. with rows of smaller puncs. The 

 long dark blotches on the e. are not confluent with 

 thesut. 1)4 1. E. S. I.. 

 Very like prec. Less pointed behind. The rows of 

 puncs. at ba. of th. less consp. Some of the round 

 dark spots on e. confluent with sut. 1^ 1. E. 



9. Ba. puncs. of th. confused, not forming a consp. row . 

 A consp. row of large puncs. along ba. of th. (besides 



smaller ones). H. and fr. of th. punc. E. with 

 rows of strong b. puncs. , and of fine ones in the ints. 

 Sides rounded. 1% 1. B. . 



2 



3 



obliquus 



confinis 



varius 



4 

 7 



5 



ruficollis 

 7 



fluviatilis 



striatus 



lineatocollis 

 8 



fulvus 



vanegatus 

 10 



flavicollis 



