472 Coleopterological Notices, VI. 



Lejis red; prothorax shorter and more transverse 54. Clirticollis 



The i)ale hairs couceutrated in a distinctly defined sutural stre<ak or vitta. 

 Prothorax large, in gieat part elothed with long, sjjarse and ereet seta; whieh 



are black in color ( conformia Lee. ) 55. Sllturalis 



Prothorax small, densely clothed with decumbent fulvous pube.sceuce, a 



well defined median vitta dark 56. varili!^ 



Tlie pale hairs sc<attered over the elytra, but generally sparser or wanting in a 

 longitudinal and more or less incomplete line near the suture. 

 I'uuctures fine; legs black or piceous-black. 



I'ronotum clothed in great part with dark hairs; pale hairs of the elytra 



very sparse 57. quatlricollis 



Pronotum clothed in great jiart with pale pubescence. 



Pale hairs of the elytra very sparse; elytra transverselj' and broadly 



impressed near the base 58. remotiis 



Pale hairs very numerous; elytra not imjiressed; body much narrower. 



59. eoii<<ii>ei'Siis 



Punctures coarse; legs bright ferruginous throughout CO. Ilie.vicanii^i 



584 — Very large species, more than 5 mm. in length, black, with tlie elytra 



pale and ruf(ms throughout 61. riifipennis 



Moderate or small species, always under 4 mm. in length; body almost invari- 



al )ly unictilorous 25 



25 — Decumbent pubescence dense, the general aspect cinereous or fulvous.. .20 

 Decumbent pubescence sparse, the general aspect of the body blackish from 



non-concealment of the surface 29 



26 — Legs black or piceous 27 



Legs red 28 



2'7 — Sides of the prothorax parallel or extremely nearly so and evenly arcuate. 



Erect black hairs only vigible toward the sides of the prothorax ; erect hairs 



of the elytra coarse, abundant, only moderately long and pale cinereous 



throughout 62. lubatlis 



Erect black hairs few in number, unusually short and inconspicuous, scarcely 

 noticeable on the elytra except toward the sides, where they are mingled 



with a gi-eater number of white hairs 63. l>revipilosiis 



Erect black hairs very long and conspicuous throughout the upper surface. 

 Decumbent pubescence of the elytra short and not wholly concealing the 

 surface, the erect black hairs very abundant. 



Sides of tlie prothorax strongly arcuate ; body short 64. liystrix 



.Sides of tlie prothorax feel>ly arcuate ; Ijody elongate and parallel. 



(\'y. barl>arse 

 Decumbent pubescence long and extremely dense, the long erect liairs 



sparse ; large s^jecies 6(). tectus 



Sides of the prothorax rounded and convergent only near the apex ; body ob- 

 long-oval 67. sordidiis 



Sides convergent and nearly straight from near ))as;il third ; erect hairs very 



long, white on tlie elytra, with a few black intermingled.. 68. villosilS 



Sides of the protiiorax convergent from base to apex and feebly arcuate ; erect 



hairs of the elytra conspicuous ; rather large .species 6i). irrasus 



