•I'UK I'KioDACi'^oi's iM\iN(; I'.i: i:i'i,i:s. 217 



(. 'riii>r;i\ stf(.iiu'l\ lli.-iruilicd, s|i:u-st'l\- hill disliiKllv | Hlin-I .-I I r. 



I 17. s 1 \<; \ A MS. 



('('. 'I'li(ir;i\ tiiH'ly ni;ii^iiH (I. .iliiinsl siihmiIIi. oiti.nrs. 



(/(/. I'mlcr sui'lncc iTildisli-hi-owii ; pi-oslrni.-il prnccss siiinll ; licnil iiiid 



IlKuax (l.ii-kcr lliMii olyti-M. W^. viri.s. 



(((/. Hind cuxii' oontisnidus. 



/. F(iriu elongalp, olxoiiic: .•inl<'iui.M;> ol' iii;ile with Juiiits :! f) diliitod; 

 lonsth 5.r> r, iniu. 41!). iukkoumis. 



//. \\trui oy.il or ()lii(.ii;^-(i\ ,ii ; ;mtenn;ie dl" male not dilaled; lenijth jidI 

 UKirc than ."i imu. 

 //. Under surt'are reddish iirnwii ; side inarj^iiis of thorax .ueiierally 

 thickened. 

 //. Elytra coarsely imnrturcd. wi'li two smooth, nari-ow lines on 

 each: above liinci< or iiiremis. Iicad and elytra! mai-kin.L,'s dull 

 yellow. i-O. siitiA roi'i \( lA I IS. 



////. I'^lytra witlKuit smooth lines. 



/. C"ly])ens n)unded. hr<iadly margined; elytra blackish with bars 

 or sjxits of reddish-brown. 

 ./. Thorax llnely and indistinctly margined. 421. consimilis. 

 jj. Thorax broadly and distinctly margined. 422. indi'latis. 

 ii. Clypeus rounded, not margined. 



/,-. Elytra blackish with yellow markings; form elongate-oval; 

 thorax not infuscate. mixtus. 



A/,-. Elytra reddish-yellow with elongate or oblong black nnirk- 

 ings. 

 /. Thorax with base and apex fuscous; form convex; sur- 

 face with dense fine yellow pubescence. sericeus. ■ 

 //. Thorax narrowly fuscous at base ; form subdepressed ; 

 pubescence much less distinct. 42:5. dIxMidiatus. 

 .'/,'/. Under surface (except sometimes the abdomen) black or piceous : 

 side margins of thorax not thickened, 

 m. Thorax evenly and regularly punctate. 



». Punctures of elytra distinct; length 4 mm. 424. nigek. 



iin. Punctures of elytra indistinct; length 5 mm. 425. jiodestis. 

 )nm. Thorax unevenly and irregularly punctate, the disk often smooth. 

 or nearly so. 

 o. Thorax finely and somewhat indistinctly margined at the sides. 

 p. Abdomen reddish-brown, paler than meso- and metathorax ; 

 elytra finely and indistinctly punctured. 

 Q. Elytra piceous; form more slender and parallel; length 

 3-3.5 mm. 426. pkoximls. 



q(j. Elytra reddish-brown ; form broader in front, more pointed 

 behind; length 4 nun. 427. dichrois. 



pp. Abdomen black or piceous. not paler tiian meso- and meta- 

 thorax ; elytra distinctly punctate: length 4 nun. 



42S. AMERICANUS. 



()(). Thorax distinctly margined at sides ; black, legs reddish-brown ; 

 length 4 mm. tenebkosus. 



