Coleopterological Notices, VI. 471 



Pronotal pmictmes fine 39. !>iil1)calTU!^ 



Sides of the prothorax distinctly convergent anteriorly. 



Pronotum strongly and rather closely punctured ; white hairs of the elytra 



few in member and irregularly disposed 40. ftiiiebl'is 



Pronotum finely and remotely punctured; fine dark hairs of the el\tra 



forming a submediau vitta on each 41. vittigei" 



16 — Apical angle.s of the prothorax anteriorly prominent. 



Basjd angles acute and prominent 42. proniiiieiiS 



Basal angles broadly rounded; vestiture very dense. 

 Vestiture cinereous- white; prothorax feebly transverse. 



43. cuspidatiis 

 Vestiture pale helvo-cinereous; prothorax strongly transverse. 



44. iiidiitiis 



Apical angles not at all prominent anteriorly 17 



IT — Sides of the prothorax subangulate behind the middle, the marginal 

 fringe very dense and conspicuous; legs piceous-black ; vestiture fulvous. 



45. (iiiibriatiis 



Sides of the prothorax almost evenly arcuate 18 



IS — Prothorax feebly transverse, the sides very feebly arcuate, the basal angles 

 slightly obtuse but distinct; vestiture short and dense, the erect white 



hairs unusually short; legs piceous-black 46. pi'lliliosus 



Prothorax strongly trans\"erse 19 



19 — Erect hairs of the elytra distinct over the entire surface and apparently 



somewhat serial in arrangement 20 



Erect hairs of the elytra extremely feel)ly developed and only visi])le toward 



the sides 21 



^JO — Body very broad, especially in the female, oblong, the sexual differences 

 unusually marked; side margins of the pronotum narrowly reflexed. 



47. fllSCllS 

 Body less broad, differing l)ut little sexually; side margins of the pronotum not 

 noticeably reflexed. 

 Head in the male fully three-fourths as wide as the prothorax; femora us- 

 ually blackish 48. serielliis 



Head in the male not more than three-fifths as wide as the prothorax; legs 



red; body still narrower in both sexes 49. sobl'iiiUS 



^1 — Prothorax distinctly narrowed anteriorly, less transverse; vestiture very 



dense 50. inucidu^i 



Prothorax parallel and strongly arcuate at the sides. 



Vestiture dense 51. brevicoi'iiis 



Vestiture much si)arser 52. v i lis 



22 — Pubescence of the elytra uneven in distribution 23 



Pube.scenoe of the elytra uniform in distribution or virtually so and pale in 



color -^ 



Pubescence of tlu' elytra uniform in distribution and practically altogether 



black or brownish-1 )lack in color 33 



2$ — Tlie dark hairs forming two large (j nasi -denuded spots on each elytron. 

 Legs black or piceous-black 53. iiiNitfiiiN 



