52 REVISlOif OP THE SUBFAMILY TENEBBtONIN^, 



Promefhis Pasc. 



l(9)Posterior angles of prothorax scarceh", or not, produced. 



2.El3'tra very convex, much widened beliind, intervals little raised 



eterrha Oil. 



3i8)Elytra moderately convex, intervals strongly ridged. 



4(6)Size large (22-29 mm. long), prothorax widest in front, elytra obovate 



5. Seriate punctures partly hidden in striae, abdomen moderately punctate 



nigra Bless. 



(Prothorax more sinuately narrowed behind).... var. lethalis Pasc. 

 6.Seriate punctures larger than in 5, not at all concealed, abdomen verj' 



coarsely punctate major, n.sp. 



7. Size smaller (15-20 mm. loi)g), form flatter and more parallel, prothorax 



little or not widened in front, sides nearl}' straight 



quadricollis Pasc; Pa.'<coei Macl. 



8, Elytra parallel, sides of prothorax angulately creueite . . .aiigulata ICrichs. 



9.14 mm. long, subcylindric, sides of prothorax rounded, its angles wide 



and declinate, elj^tral intervals moderately convex . ...mmor, n.sp. 



10. Posterior angles of prothorax lobate in S , elytral intervals costate 



lobicoUis, n.sp. 



Augolesthus australasicB Motsch. — From the description, it 

 would appear that this is identical with Chariotheca {Thesilea) 

 planicollis Fairm., = C. cupripennis Pasc. This genus should, 

 therefore, be omitted from tlie subfamily Tenehrionince 



Menephilus Muls. 



l(3)Upper surface blue. 



2.Sides of prothorax sinuate, hind angles acute corvinus Erichs. ; 



cyanipennis Hope. 



S.Sides of prothorax not sinuate, hind angles obtuse Icehts, n.sp. 



4.Pronotum black, anterior angles round, elytra obscure blue, legs and 



antennae black cmrulescens Haag-Rut. 



5 Head ferruginous, pronotum piceous, elytra violaceous, seneous or blue, 



legs and antennae red rujicornis Champ.; 



var. (zneus Carter; var. azuriptnnis, n.var. 

 6. Head and pronotum purple-bronze or blue, elytra variegated, legs red. 



brevis, n.sp. 



7(10)Upper surface black or piecous, subnitid, pronotum strongly 

 punctate. 



8. Length 12 mm., prosternum fulvo-pubescent, its episterna punctate 



humilis Erichs. 



9.Length 8-9 mm., prosternum glabrous, its episterna pustulose 



colydioidts Erichs. 



