ASTYCUS. 131 



broailly impressed ; posterior 

 tibijB of (S uot denticulate ; anal 

 segment of 5 uot compressed, 

 liardl}^ different from that of J ; 



body with livey sealing ne(/k'clits, sp. n., p. Joo. 



il (10) Forehead aud rostrum not im- 

 pressed; posterior tibice of (S 



strongly denticulate ; anal seg- * 



ment of $ more or less com- 

 pressed at apex. 



12 (!•■)) Elytra black, the margins with 



dense scaling ; prothorax 

 coarsely granulate; sternum 

 and sides of abdomen with me- 

 tallic green or coppery scaling. 



13 (14) Femora red-brown ; prothorax 



with a shallow central furrow 

 in the basal iialf, with the sides 

 less rounded and the granules 

 less close ; tlie elytra longer and 

 narrower (9:5) doruc, Fst., p. L36. 



14 (13) Femora black; prothorax without 



a central furrow, the sides more 

 rounded and the granulation 

 closer ; the elytra proportion- 

 ately shorter (8 j : 5) . . . . st/lhetens/s, sp. u., p. 137. 



15 (12) Elytra dark red-brown, the e.x- 



treme margins bare of scaling; 

 prothorax very finely granulate; 

 sternum and abdomen with plain 



grey scaling st/hnidrf/inalis, Fst., p. 13S. 



IG (9) Strife on elytra punctate ; joint 2 



of funicle much longer than 1 . . lateralis, F., p. 139. 



17 (2) Front co.x8e widely separated; 



metasternum and abdomen not 



granulate f/fsfroi, sp. n., p. 138. 



18 (1) Tibiie not farrowed dorsaily. 



19 (24) Second joint of funicle longer than 



the first. 



20 (21) Front coxoe widely separated; 



elytra and metasternum not 

 granulate ; rostrum not carinate 

 dorsaily gedrui, sp. n., p. 138. 



21 (20) Front coxae contiguous : elytra 



and metasternum granulate. 



22 (23) Intervals on elytra not costate, the 



strife deeply punctate ; rostrum 

 Avith a fine dorsal carina on each 

 side of the central furrow .... lateralis, F.. p. 139. 



23 (22) Intervals on elytra not costate, the 



strife finely gramdate ; rostrum 



without dorsal carina oculatus. Hel., p. 140. 



24 (19) Second joint of funicle not longer 



than first. 



25 (30) Carinfe on rostrum converging 



behind. 



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