— 2 9 — 



b. — Front coxa angulated; prothorax densely arid coarsely punctured, sides sub- 

 luberculate in front, lateral spine small, acute, dor.-al callosities denuded, 

 color testaceous; 



Lateral tubercle of prothorax very distinct; elytra with outer spine shorter, 



and ivory spots smaller Haldemani. 



Lateral tubercle of prothorax feeble, elytra with outer spine longer, and ivory 



spots larger 4-geminata. 



c. — Front coxae angulated; prothorax densely and finely punctured, transversely 

 impressed before and behind the middle, lateral spine acute, color testaceous; 



Ivory spots very unequal, thoracic spine strong stigma. 



Ivory spots equal, large; thoracic spine very small, femoral spines very long. 



distincta. 



Ii. — Femora with short apical spines; elytra obliquely truncate inwards at tip, pro- 

 thorax coarsely and densely punctured, rounded on the sides, with two denuded 

 dorsal callosities; color testaceous; front coxre distinctly angulated. 



Ivory spots of elytra unequal ovicollis. 



C. — Femora without spines, apical angles obtuse; elytra transversely subtruncate; pro- 

 thorax with four dorsal callosities before the middle, lateral spine very small; front 

 coxa? not angulated; 

 Abdomen densely, but equally and less finely punctured: sides of prothorax much 



rounded in front of the spine, ivory spots small tumida. 



Abdomen unequally punctured, sides of prothorax very feebly rounded in front; 



Ivory spots geminate, apex of elytra truncate mutica. 



Ivory spots single, apex of elytra nearly rounded, with a small sutural spine... 



manca. 



E. Ulkei Bland, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., I, 270. 

 Length 27 mm. — 1.08 inch. Hab. Lower Cal. 



E. stigmatica Chevr. Col. Mex. fasc. 3, 1834, No. 60; perforata Lee. S.M.C. 

 No. 264, p. 180. 



Length 23 — 30 mm. = .92--- 1.20 inch. Hab. Tex. 



E. Haldemani Lee. J.A.P. ser. 2, II, p. 102. 



Length 19 — 30 mm. = .75 to 1.20 inch. Hab. Texas, Florida. 



E. 4-geminata Say, TAP-, V, 2, 1827, p. 275. Lee. J.A.P. ser. 2, II, p. 11. 

 Chev. Ann. Fr. 1862, p. 265. 



Length 23—30 mm. = .90—1.20 inch. Hab. Atlantic States. 



E. stigma Oliv. Ent. IV, 67, p. 126, t. 23, f. 180. 



Length 18.5 mm. = .70 inch. Hab. Cuba, Florida. 



E. distincta Hald. Proc. A. P. Ill, 1845, p. 150; Dej. Cat. 3d ed. p. 351. 



Length 22—25 mm - =.90 — 1.00 inch. Hab. Ga. and Miss. 



E. ovicollis Lee. S.M.C. No. 264, p. 180. 



Length 18— 23 mm. = .72— .92 inch. Hab. Texas. 



E. mutica Lee. Proc. Ac. Phil. VI, 1853, p. 233. 



Length 17—21 mm. = .60— .80 inch. Hab. Texas. 



E. manca Lee. S.M.C. No. 264, p. 181. 



Length 15 -20 mm. = .60-. 80 inch. Hab. Texas. 

 ROMALEUM, White. 

 The species of this genus differ from Elaphidion, with which they 

 have been united, by the more robust form and by the epistema of the 



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