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**. Apices of elytra in the 9 more 

 strongly prolonged, in the cf more 

 narrowly rounded; 7 th elytral 

 interstice in the <ƒ but faintly 



raised SjöHedti. 



XX. 9* Apices of elytra obliquely truncate 

 between the 3 rd interstice and the 

 suture and with a small sutural tooth. 



(cf unknown) africana. 



b. Elytral interstices alternately raised. 

 §. Black apical half of elytra with a 

 dark bronze hue. — cf. Middle of 

 metasternum aud of 1 st ventral seg- 

 ment without a hairy spot, 

 f. Black apical half of elytra without 

 a fulvous stripe in the middle ; 



tibiae black costata. 



ff . Black apical half of elytra with 

 a fulvous stripe in the middle 

 (5 th interstice); tibiae with a broad 



fulvous ring var. stigma. 



§§. Black apical half of elytra with a 

 purplish hue. — (f . Middle of meta- 

 sternum and of 1 st ventral segment 



with a hairy spot semipurpurea. 



B. Disk of pronotum with three black 

 vittae. Elytra fulvous, all over with 



longitudinal black stripes Pauli. 



II. Pronotum unicolorous (purplish blue). 

 Basal half of elytra fulvous, apical half 

 purplish blue tripartita. 



Leyden Museum, June 1905. 



Notes from the Leyden. Museum, Vol. XXLV. 



