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B. Prosternum longitudinally concave. 



C. Elytra with smooth, usually elevated, blotches 

 arranged as a pattern. 

 D. Pronotum strongly irregularly and some- 

 what rugulosely punctured (after the 



fashion of reticulata, Marsh. ) cegrota, Boisd. 



DD. Pronotum not both strongly and irregu- 

 larly punctured. 

 E. Elytra with an evident common gibbosity 

 about the middle of the suture. 

 F. Interval between the subhumeral 

 blotches not greater than between the 



postmedian Intea, Marsh. 



FF. Interval between the subhumeral 

 blotches considerably greater than 



between the postmedian colorata, Blackb. 



EE. Elytra not having a common sutural 

 gibbosity. 

 F. Postmedian blotch on elytra nearly 

 half width of entire disc and nearly 



reaching suture maculata, Marsh, 



FF. All the elytral blotches very much 

 smaller. 

 G. A smooth discal blotch is of the form 

 of a longitudinal more or less in- 

 terrupted vitta, and there is no 



isolated postmedian blotch j^^'opinqua, B?dj. 



GG. The postmedian blotch distinct 

 (not included in a vitta). 

 H. The postmedian blotch very little 



behind the middle of the elytra geograpliica, Baly. 

 HH. The postmedian blotch placed 

 far behind the middle of the 



elytra viarmorea, Oliv. 



CC. Elytra not having smooth blotches arranged 

 to form a pattern. 

 D. Puncturation of pronotum of the acervate 

 irregular and rather coarse type (like 

 that of cegrota, Boisd.). 

 E. Puncturation of elytra almost entirely 

 lost in close rugulosity (as in incarnata, 

 Er.). 



