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GROUP 6. 



Concinna, rnunda, soror. 



GROUP 7. 

 Brevicollis, brevis, Hackerl, pallida, pictipes, pulchclla, purpurea. 



GROUP 8. 



Flavolineata. Tnalthina, pilosa, Simsoni, suhœnea, subsuturalis, 



virgata. * 



GROUP 9. 



Picta, spinipennis. 



In the foUowing table I hâve not included any species that were 

 actually unknown to me. 



A. Prothorax and elytra entirely dark. 



a. Elytral punclures in regular séries purpurea. 



aa. Elytral punctures crowded and irregular. 



b. Antennas more or less infuscate piumbea. 



bb. Antennae infuscate at extrême apex only .... subœnea. 



AA. Prothorax and elytra not both entirely dark. 

 B. Prothorax dark, the tips or angles sometimes excepted. 



c. Elytra pale only at base etongata, in part 



ce. Elytra pale only at apex (and very narrowly along 



the sides) pilosa. 



ccc, Elytra not pale at base or apex only. 



d. Elytra not entirely pale, or pale markings not 

 fasciate or maculate in character. 

 e. Dark parts of elytra clearly defined .... nigrovaria. 

 ce. Dark parts ot elytra (if présent) of the nature 



ofstains pallidipennis. 



dd. Elytra fasciate, striped or maculate. 

 /. Pale markings of elytra more or less longi- 

 tudinal. 

 g. Pale marking except at base or apex nowhere 

 suddenly inflated. 

 h. Base and apex of prothorax pallid . . . virgata. 

 hh. Base and apex of prothorax not pallid . flavolineata. 

 gg. Pale markings in places suddenly inflated. 

 i. Pale markings terminated before apex. . hieroglyphica. 

 ii. Pale markings extend to apex. 



j. Sides pallid variicoUis, in part. 



jj. Sides dark. 



k. Base and apex of prothorax pallide . siituralis. 

 kk. Base and apex of prothorax dark . labiata, in part. 

 ff. Pale markings of elytra fasciate or maculate. 



