of the Suh-family Pclidnotinm. 257 



//. {$) Hind trochanters prolonged 

 behind forming a large lobiform 



process bivittota, Swed. 



(vitticollisy Burni.) 

 C.C. Front margin of clypens entire, or 

 emarginate, in the ^ : always 

 entire in the $ . 

 g. {^) Hind legs never strongly in- 

 crassated ; the hind outer claw 

 simple and slender. 

 /),. Thorax not margined at the base, lucida, Burm. — cupri- 



tarsis, H. AV. Bates. 

 h.h. Thorax margined at the base. 

 i. Sutural apex of elytra acutely 

 produced, or distinctly 

 spinose.f 

 J- (6) Pygidium entirely and 

 closely aciculate-rugose, the 

 apical part sometimes also 

 punctate ; rather thinly 

 clothed with short decum- 

 bent hairs (except in 



punctidata) notata, Blanch. — chiri- 



quina, n. sp. — pundulata, H. W. Bates. 

 3-J- ( $ ) Pygidium with the apical 

 part polished, smooth, or 

 with scattered punctures, 

 without short decumbent 

 hairs : frequently vertical 



behind virescens, Burm. — stri- 



gosa, Cast. — jjrolixa, Sharp. — Lucae, Lee. — 

 *lnguhris, Lee. — costaricensis, H. W. Bates. — 

 punctata, Linn. — 1*polita, Lat. 

 i.i. Sutural apex of elytra simple. 

 ^- { 6 ? ) Pygidium entirely 

 and closely aciculate-rugose 

 and covered with short 

 grey decumbent hairs. ( (^ . 

 Clypeus sinuate, or feebly 

 emarginate, in front) , . . unicolor, Drury. — 



*bonariensis, Burm. 



f In the division i the clypeus (with individual exceptions in 

 putictulata) has the front margin entire in the ^ . 



