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9. Temples considerably longer than the eyes: £. Subgenus Toerius 



Thorns 10. 



Temples shorter or at most as long as eyes: 6. Subgenus Fseud- 

 ocypus Muls. et Bey 12. 



10. Elytra as long as pronotum. Species winded. Outer margin of 



fore-tibiae spiniferous 11. 



Elytra shorter than pronotum. Species wingless. Outer margin 

 of fore-tibiae with only a few spines at tip. L. 15-20 mm. 

 10. St. similis Fabr. 



11. Body entirely dull black. L. 24-30 mm. ..8. St. olens Mull. 

 Head, pronotum, and elytra dark-blue. L. 18-20 mm 



9. St. ophtalmlcus Scop. 



12. Legs reddish-yellow. Species wingless. L. 12-14 mm 



11. St. brunnipes Fabr. 



Legs darker, often vith lighter tibiae or tarsi. Species 



winged 13. 



13. Pronotum v.ith scattered and irregular, finer or coarser punc- 



tation, smooth at middle. L. 12-15 mm. :12. St. fuscatus ^ravh. 

 Pronotum with dense and uniform punctation, middle-line smooth.: 14. 



14. The abdominal dark-haired surface with five light-haired long- 



itudinal, narrov. stripes. Elytra most often brownish-red, 

 rarely darker. The vestiture of head and pronotum very fine. 



L. 14-17 mm 13. St. picipennis Fabr. 



The abdominal light-haired stripes oftenest less distinct. 



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