105-1 FAMU.Y Lll. — CERAMBYCID.-E. 



Group A. 



Nine species of this uroii]) have been taken, while the range of 

 two others is sueli that Ihcy ina\ be h;)oked for in the State. 



KEY TO SPECIES OF GROUP A. 



(I. Size very liirge. 2S-30 min. : black with velvety yellow pubescence; ely- 

 tra red, apex black. 1948. emarginata. 

 (HI. Size moderate or small, not over 15 mm. 



J). Thorax with transverse basal im])ressi(in present, often deep; elytra 

 usually narrowed behind, often very much so and fre(piently spotted, 

 striped or banded, 

 c. Thorax with sides not nuich rounded in front of middle. 

 <L El.vtra black or dull brownish-yellow with black tips; abdomen 

 with tlie third, fourth and base of fifth segments red. 



PLEBE.JA. 



(Id. Elytra with I)]aclc and red or yellow markings. 



c Outer joints of antenna' annulate at base with dull .yellow. 

 f. Female reddish-yellow varied with black beneath; nuile 

 I)lack, elytra with .vellow stripes; form more robust. 



1949. SUBIIAMATA. 



/■/. Itlackisli ; legs and elytra .Yellowish, the latter with suture. 



discal stripe an<l side margins black; t\)rm much nu)re 



slender. 1!(.^)0. i.i.\eoi^. 



cc. Antenna' not amiulate; Idack; sides of elytra, metathorax and 



abdomen red; elytra not narrowed behind, much separated 



at tips. lO.'ll. CRUENTATA. 



cc. Thorax conNcx. with sides much rounded in front of middle and a 

 transverse deitression at base; black with dense golden pubes- 

 cence f(}rmiiig four elytral bands. 1952. jvrrENS. 

 III). Thorax without distinct transverse basal iin])ressions ; size small; 

 elytra subparallel at sides, not spotted or Iianded but uniformly 

 dark. 

 g. Elytra margined and usually rounded at tips. 



//. Black; elytra blue, polished, coarsely and sparsely punctured; 

 antenna' and legs either black or yellow. 105:!. chalyb.ea. 

 hh. Black or piceoiis; head and thorax often reddish. 

 i. Elytra shining, rather coarsely punctured. 



j. Thorax without impressions; hind angles not prominent; 

 tips of elytra subtruncate. 1954. capita ta. 



jj. Thorax impressed near the hind angles, which are very 

 lirominent; tijis of elytra rounded. 1955. Americana. 



//. Elytra more Hnely i)unctured, pultescence tine white; thorax 

 either dull red or yellow. exigua. 



//.'/. Elytra not or sc-ircely margined at li|)s; dull black, with tine white 

 pubescence ; head, legs and tirst antennal joint sometimes red- 

 dish or partly so. 1956. sudargentata. 



