4 FREDERICK BLANCH ARD. 



Table of Species. 



Basal margin of propleurse straight or sinuate next to the outer angle: subniar- 

 ginal suture of prothorax straight or moderately sinuate, carinifurm; 

 frontal margin divided near the eyes I. 



Basal margin of propleurje with a strong rectangular indentation next to the 

 outer angle ; frontal margin simple II. 



I. 



Pronotum with hind angles obliquely truncate 2. 



Pronotuni with hind angles produced 7. 



2. — Prosternal process long, scarcely, or but moderately ascending beneath. ...3. 



Prosternal process short, strongly ascending !....-6. 



3.— Posterior coxal i>lates dilated behind 4. 



Posterior coxal plates narrowed externally, or with the hind margin trans- 

 verse 5. 



4. — Opaque, lead black, densely, finely punctate 1. aniplicollis. 



Shining black, moderately punctulate, elytra usually four spotted, some- 

 times immaculate 2. feiiestrsif us. 



5. — Prosternal process margined behind the coxa?, elytra with paler variable 



markings, or immaculate 3. cardii^ce. 



Prosternal process not margined behind, elytra bifasciate with yellow. 



4. biTai^ciatus. 



6. — Hind coxal plates dilated externally, elytra four spotted 5. COxalii$. 



Hind coxal plates narrowed externally, elytra four spotted or subfasciate. 



U. »$ti^niaticus, 



7. — Species distinctly, or moderately shining 8. 



Species distinctly opaque, hind coxal plates not dilated, prosternal process 



not margined 10. 



8. — Hind coxal plates narrowed externally ; prosternal process not margined, 



short, moderately ascending beneath 7. pulliis. 



Hind coxal plates dilated, prosternal process margined 9. 



9. — Prosternal process short, strongly ascending, elytra four spotted. 



8. geiniiiirer. 

 Prosternal process long, scarcely ascending, elytra immaculate. 



9. f iiniidicollis. 

 10. —Prosternal process long, nioderately ascending, sides of prothorax beneath 



variolate behind 10. lui'idipeN. 



Prosternal process short, strongly ascending, lobe broadly and feebly 

 rounded, tianks of prothorax evenly punctulate.. ..11. abbreviatus. 



II. 



Sides of mesosternal fossa prominent and nearly vertical in front, tarsi slender, 

 with the first joint of the middle and hind tarsi distinctly longer than 

 the last, i)rosternal process with converging impressed lines reaching 



nearly or quite to the tip 2. 



Sides of mesosternal fossa not prominent, oblique in front 5. 



'-i-— Thorax dull, extremely finely and densely punctulate.. 12. erytliropus. 

 Thorax shining, moderately punctulate 3. 



