6110 Coleopterologival Xoticea, VI. 



Tliese spots confluent traiisvprsely, tlic cntiiT l>as;il thiid of the elytra 1)0- 



ing abruptly pale ;5H. juiictus 



Tliese s])ots confluent lon<;'itudinally on each elytron, the ])ostei-ior spot 



also elonj^ated; head larjie, the prothorax small .'>!). decorellUS 



19 — Head coarsely, sparsely and freciuently subrugosely jninctured. with a 



wide and entire median impunctate line '30 



Head flnely and more or less densely punctate •i:» 



20 — Color uniformly pale flavo-ferruginous, the elytra rarely sonu'what 



clouded toward the middle 21 



Color piceous or blackish, the cephalic punctures };enerally le»>s sparse... -i^ 

 21 — Eyes smaller, not quite as long as the tempora. 



Very small species, the eyes much shorter than the tem])ora; head only just 



visibly wider than the prothorax -in. iiailUS 



Larger, the eyes almost as long as the tempora; head much larger than tlie 



prothorax 41. va&^aiis 



Eyes larger, always distinctly longer than the tempora. 

 Head sube<[ual in widtli to the i)rothorax. 



Smaller, the elytra shorter, with thelunneri rather narrowly exi)osedand 

 rounded at base. 

 Pronotnm more coarsely and rather .sparsely punctured; elytral pubes- 

 cence decumbent and similar to that of the pronotum. 



42. peiiiiifmilaris 

 Pronotum flnely, sparsely i)uuctured; elytral pubescence longer and 



more erect than that of the pronotum AW. iiyiliplia 



Larger, the elytra longer and wider, \\\t\\ the humeri miu-h more broadly 

 and transversely ex])osed at base; pronotum flnely and densely i)unc- 



tured 44. obliqiiiiti 



Head much wider than the prothorax 4.'). iiiiioceiis 



22 — Tempora somewhat swollen, as promiuent as the eyes 4(5. iiiscitus 



Tempera longer, straight aiul parallel, less prominent than the eyes; elytra in 

 the paler examples broadly fasciate in the middle with a slightly darker 



tint 47. aiiKieiiiis 



23 — Prothorax l)n)adly rounded anteriorly, the sides convergent and arcuate 

 to a fecl)le ante-basiil constriction; head ((jual in width totlie prothorax. 



is. obscurellus 

 Prothorax narrowly but distinctly rounded at tlu' sides anteriorly; head wider 



than the prothorax 24 



Prothorax subangulate and ]>romineut at the sides anteriorly; temi>ora rather 



swollen and subi)rominent 26 



24 — Prothorax longer than wide: body black, the elytral humeri abruptly 



rnfo-testaceous 4!1. inilitari!« 



Prothorax short aiul small, never longer than wide. 



Elytra pale, with a clearly deflned median black fascia 50. 1)eIlulU<« 



Elytra unicolorous or nunc or less indellnitely nubilate. 



Pubescence very short throughout; head and ]>ron(>tum extremely 

 densely punctate and dull .■)!. liclviiiUS 



