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Elytral vestiture coarser, white, ■with a large spot at the middle of each in 

 which the pubescence becomes abruptly brown in color. 



scliAvarzi Horn 

 3 — Thoracic process narrow; elytra truncate in the female, {eleganhiluH Laf., 



subtilis Lee.) talpa Laf. 



Thoracic process broader and more rapidlj' acuminate toward tip; elytra 



rounded at apex in both sexes niiperus Horn 



4 — Pale fasciaj situated respectively before and behind the middle. 



Anterior fascia invariably interrupted at the suture 1>ifasciatus Leo. 



Anterior fascia entire and even. 



Prothorax of normal size; elytral punctures dense. 



Elytral apices normally rounded in the female balteatlis n. sp. 



Elytral apices dehiscent and individually acute in the female. 



nioiitaiius n. sp. 

 Prothorax very small ; elytra unusuallj^ elongate ; elytral punctures sparse, 



the lustre polished microcer US n. sp. 



Pale fascite situated one at the base, the other at basal third; punctures 

 sparse; surface polished; vestiture uneven, forming two broad paler bands 



on the elytra spatulifer n. sp. 



5 — Elytral punctures sparse and frequently coarse; species generally small... 6 



Elytral punctures dense and generallj- tine 7 



€ — Transverse fascia at the usual position three-fifths from the base. 

 Fascia distinctly denuded of pubescence. 



The fascia vaguely continued along the suture to a single large indis- 

 tinct scutellar spot; elytral punctures very coarse and sparse; vesti- 

 ture coarse and widely dispersed deiiudattis Horn 



The fascia not prolonged; a faint anteriorly arcuate subbasal fascia inter- 

 rupted at the suture generally evident debilitans n. sp. 



Fascia not denuded. 



Tlioracic process not or very obsoletely dentellate. 



Vestiture coarse and conspicuous ; elytra more elongate, the prothorax 

 relatively smaller; antennee stout toward apex; eyes larger and 



more finely faceted conforiiiis Lee. 



Vestiture finer, sparser and less conspicuous; elytra shorter and 

 broader, with evidently finer punctiiation ; antennse slender. 



sparsiis Lee. 



Thoracic process distinctly dentellate liistrellus n. sp. 



Transverse fascia qt apical fourth very vague, the entire surface frequently ob- 

 scure; larger species, with coarse and sparse punctuation. 



iievadeiisis n. sp. 

 1 — Transverse fascia more posterior in position, at apical fourth, continued 



along the suture to the base ancliora Hentz 



Transverse fascia at three-fifths from the base, not continued on the suture 



more than slightly beyond the middle 8 



8 — Thoracic process broader, always distinctly dentellate 9 



Thoracic process narrower and elongate, never dentellate or only very indis- 

 tinctly so 14 



