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Mr. James Edwards' Synopsis of 



1 (20; 



2 (3 



6 (7 



7 (y 



8 (r, 



9 (4 



24 (23 



25 (22 

 2f; (35 



27 (30 



28 (29), 



Table of Species. 



Side keels of pronotum reaching hind 



margin. 

 Basal joint of antenna two-thirds as long 



as 2nd. Basal joint of hind tarsi longer 



than the other two together .. .. 1. notula. 



Basal joint of antenna) one-third as long 



as 2nd. 

 Frons more than three times as long as its 



width in the middle. 

 Front pairs of tibias simple, not widened 



towards the apex. 

 Face between the keels pale . . . . . . 2. Uneola. 



Face between the keels black or blackish . . 3. fmcovLitata. 

 Front pairs of tibiae gradually widened to 



the apex . . . . . . . . . . 4. longlpennis. 



Frons one and a half to twice as long as its 



width in the middle. 

 Scutellum yellow or partly yellow. 

 Cheeks with a large round black spot. 

 Elytra with a black or fuscous marking at 



the apex. 

 Length, 3^ — 4 mm. . . . . , . . . 5. vittipennis. 



Length, 2J — 2^ mm. . . . . . . . . 6. guttula. 



Elytra entirely jjale yellow . . . . . . 7. per^picillata. 



Cheeks with a small punctiform black spot, 



or unspotted. 

 Crown distinctly narrowed in front ; elytra 



yellow, with a fine black line or lines . . 8. palUchda. 

 Crown parallel-sided ; markings of elytra 



not in the form of fine black lines . . 9. Scotti. 



Scutellum black or pitch-black. Species 



small, shining black or pitch-black . . 30. venosa. 

 Side-keels of pronotum not reaching hind 



margin. 

 Crown longer than wide. 

 Species green or greyish green. 

 Frons widest in the middle. Pygofer, seen 



from behind, almost circular .. .. 10. snMnnidula. 



Frons widest in the lower third. Pygofer, 



seen from behind, transversely oval . . 11. unicolor. 



Species not green or greyish green. 



Facial keels white. 



A narrow white stripe down the crown, pro- 

 notum, and scutellum. Facial keels 

 margined with black in both sexes. 



The dark margin of the facial keels con- 

 tinued on the crown. Styles yellowish, 

 diverging, their apex hooked outwards .. 12. colliiui. 



