SYNOPSIS OF THE llELOTA-SPECIES. 223 



NOTE XXXIV. 



SYNOPSIS AND ALPHABETICAL LIST 



OF THE DESCRIBED SPECIES OF THE COLEOPTEROUS 



GENUS HELOTA McL. 



C. RITSEMA Cz. 



Synopsis of Species.') 



I. Base of elytra coloured as apex. 

 A. Elytra with four convex flavous spots. 

 a. Pronotum rugose, with raised patches. 

 X. Elytra regularly punctate-striate all over. 

 X . Upper surface bright ruetallic green , 

 flavous elytral spots large. 

 *. Apical half of antennae pitchy black; 

 narrowed front-portion of head finely 



punctured Vigorsii. ^) 



**. Antennae entirely pale fulvous; nar- 

 rowed front-portion of head strongly 



punctured scintillans. 



X X . Upper surface coppery red or dark 

 bronze, flavous elytral spots small, 

 f . Upper surface and elytral epipleurae 

 bronze coloured. 

 #. Sides of pro thorax reddish testaceous, Feae. 

 #*. „ „ „ coloured as the disc. Vandepolli. 



ff. Upper surface and elytral epipleurae 

 coppery red. 



1) For a summary of the principal divisions with reference to the pages, see p. 232. 



2) As to the aullior-n;imes I refer to the alphahetical list of species. 



.Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. X^III. 



