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. . . nigris " in the description, and the other colour-distinctions, 

 both in his and in Wallengren's writings, do not appear to rne 

 important ; and I do not think the size would be found to vary 

 very appreciably in a large number of examples. 



It seems best therefore to write the synonymy of these two 

 species for the present as follows : — 



1 *carinata, Sahib., 1819. 

 *=cognata, Fieb., 1861. 

 = sharpi, D. & S., 1869. 

 = crtmwto(p.),Saund., 1892. 



2 *germari, Fieb., 1851. 



'■' = variegata, Wallengr., 1854. 

 =intricata, D. & S., 1869. 

 = carinata (p.), Saund., 1892. 



And they may be separated as follows : — 



carinata. 

 $. Frontal fovea extending 

 almost to the base of the frons ; 

 pronotal carina almost entire ; 

 strigil subcircular, consisting of 

 eight rather broad, regular rows 

 of striae. 



germari. 

 $. Frontal fovea extending 

 but little beyond the apical mar- 

 gins of the eyes ; pronotal carina 

 rather shorter than in carinata ; 

 strigil subtruncate oval, almost 

 twice the size of the same organ 

 in carinata, consisting of about 

 sixteen rather narrow, very irre- 

 gular rows of striae. 



I think also that the palse in carinata are more twisted and 

 rather blunter apically, and that the apex of the anterior tibiae 

 is rather thicker than in germari. Also, in carinata, there seems 

 to be a row of about thirty- six " teeth " on each pala (concave 

 side), disposed as follows, starting from the base : — Fifteen or 

 sixteen rather blunt "teeth" somewhat cramped together, then 

 one solitary blunt tooth, then five together, though further from 

 each other than the fifteen or sixteen are from each other, then 

 twelve or thirteen elongate tapering, somewhat curved " teeth " 

 continuing almost to the apex of the pala. In germari (that is 

 to say, intricata) there appear to be about forty all close together 

 extending over a similar distance, and more uniform in shape. 

 I do not wish, however, to place too much stress upon the 

 accuracy of my observations upon this last character. As re- 

 gards the females, I cannot yet detect any striking difference. 

 Wallengren writes of variegata that in females the anterior tarsi 

 are long, very narrowly and roundly knife-shaped ; in carinata, 

 " anterior tarsi sickle-shaped." In the males, nevertheless, the 

 differences in the strigil and in the frontal fovea are quite 

 sufficient for the separation of the two species. 



* Type to be examined. 



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