BY REV. T. BLACKBURN. 169 



HH. The discal elytral irregularities 



are large, irregular, scarcely 



raised unpunctured blotches.. Paphia, Stal. 



EE. Elytra having a common gibbosity 



about the middle of the suture, 



F. The gibbosity moderate in the female, 



scarcely indicated in the male dilatata, Er. (?) 



FF. The gibbosity well defined in the 



male, very strong in the female.... gibbosa, Blackb. 

 DD. Width of elytra together scarcely greater 



than half their length aspersa, Chp. 



BB. Hinder half of elytra not having verrucse or . 

 elevated interstices. 

 C, Legs with sharply defined variegation of 



yellow and black pictipes, Chp. 



CC. Legs devoid of sharply defined black mark- 

 ings. 

 D. The entire elytra with numerous large 

 smooth spaces which are on the front 



half slightly raised Mintha, Blackb. 



DD. The elytra without large unpunctured 

 spaces. 

 E. Elytra strongly convex longitudinally; 

 height (at least of $ ) | or scarcely less 

 length, viewed from side. 

 F. Pronotum without lateral impression, rnfitarsis, Chp. 

 FF. Pronotum having a well defined im- 

 pression on either side near lateral 

 margin. 

 G. Front angles of prothorax quite 

 strongly mucronate (i.e.,' lateral 

 margin deeply sinuate immediately 



behind angle) Sospita, Blackb. 



GG. Front angles of prothorax very 

 feebly mucronate. 

 H. Front angles of prothorax strongly 

 acute and produced (resembling 



those of Paphia, Stal.) confusa, Blackb. 



HH. Front angles of prothorax con- 

 siderably more blunt Thy one, Blackb, 



EE. Elytra much less convex longitudinally irrorata, Chp, 

 AA. Prothorax with its front angles mucronate and 

 also its sides conspicuously sinuate. 



