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B. prceuatus. Tliorace antice punctis 3, postice piinctis 3 qua- 

 dratis magis reiiiotis, iiigris ; elytris fascia media in niaculis 2 qua- 

 dratis divi.sa, fascia su1)apicali apico suM'asa ; pedibus pallidis. L. 

 5 lia. 



Var. Fascia media intogra. 



C. zigccua. Tliorace aiitico punctis, linoa discoidali abbre- 

 viata ante scntellum, unco ntrincpie nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub- 

 basilaribus, fascia media (ad sutm-am interrupta), fascia subapicali 

 denticnlata, apiceqiio rufo-fulvis, nigro-cinctis, tibiis basi nigris. 

 L. 5 lin. 



Tlie subapical yellow fiscia consists of 2 rounded yellow S])ots. 

 "Varieties occur in wliich tlie thoracic hook is brolieu into 2 spots, 

 tli8 basal fascia entire, the medial broken up, the markings nigro- 

 piceous, instead of being merely edged with black, etc. 



D. atrojiarus. Luteus, nigro-.signatus, thorace punctis 2 qua- 

 dratis anticis, 1 utrinque discoidali, 3 basalibus quadratis ; eljtris 

 maculis 3 sub-basalibus, fasciis 2 integris apiceque nigris ; tibiis 

 basi femoribusque extus nigris. L. 4| lin. 



Varieties occur with the side-marks of tlie thorax united, or 

 the subapical yellow f iscia on the elytra nearly obsolete, also with 

 the distance between the 2nd and 3rd fasciae greatly increased, 



E. iiiterraptns. Luteus, thorace punctis 4 anticis, 3 basalibus 

 subquadi-atis ; elytris basi tenue flavo-marginato fasciaque j3one 

 medium flava ; til)iis basi femoribusipie extus nigris. L. 4 lin. 



The anterior dots on the thorax appear to be placed almost in 

 a transverse line. 



F. cUfic'iens. Thorace unco laterali, })unctisque 3 nigris ; ely- 

 tris linea flava transversa in tertia basali ad scntellum per suturam 

 excurrente, fasciaque flava irregulari pone medium; tibiis basi 

 femoribusque extus lugris. L. 4 lin. 



G. tJioracicus. Thorace nigi-o, margine antico et laterali tes- 

 taceo ; elytris nigris, fliscia prope basin ad scntellum oblique 

 curvata, altera pone medium sat recta, testaceis ; pedibus ut in 

 E et F. L. 4 lin. 



H. inchoatus. Thorace punctis 2 anticis, et 2 posticis quadratis, 

 vittaque laterali utrinque nigris; elytris nigris fascia basali punctis 

 2 nigris includente, altci-aque angusta pone medium flavis ; tibiis 

 basi nigris. 



The basal fascia varies much in extent; the principal change 

 is in the decomposition of the central basal spot of the tliorax. 



I. hasi-slrjnatus. Fulvus vertice punctis 2 nigris, thorace antico 

 punctis 2, basi punctis 4 nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub-basalibus, 

 fascia media (s?epe interrupta) tertiaque apicali nigris ; geniculis 

 nigris. L. 3J lin. 



