f. 



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27. Species small, Anthiciform, with short head, 



small eyes, stout antennae, and faintly 

 striato-pimctate elytra, the elytra with 

 irregularly distributed, setigerous impres- 

 sions. 



a. Body shining black, the prothorax and a 



patch on elytra often reddish or tes- 

 taceous No. 118. 



b. Body black, the prothorax testaceous, the 



elytra blue No. 119. 



c. Body and terminal joint of antennae tes- 



taceous, head and apex of elytra black . No. 120. 



28. Species resembling those placed under 



sect. 27, but with longer, deeply punctate- 

 striate elytra, testaceous, with apical half 

 of elytra violaceous No. 121. 



29. Species with head considerably developed 



behind the eyes, the latter small, the pro- 

 thorax subcylindrical or cordate. 



a. Head and prothorax closely, coarsely punc- 



tate; antennae stouter; body reddish- 

 broAvn, piceous, or black, head and pro- 

 thorax sometimes testaceous. 



jElytra more elongate, with numerous 

 setigerous impressions on alternate inter- 

 stices Nos. 122, 123. 



tJElytra shorter, with very few setigerous 

 impressions ; prothorax subcylindrical 

 or cordate : species small, Anthiciform Nos. 124, 125. 



b. Head and prothorax much smoother, 



obsoletely punctulate; antennae very 

 slender ; body obscure testaceous, elytra 

 black No. 126. 



30. Species small, narrow, aeneo-piceous, with 



very coarsely, rugosely punctured head and 

 prothorax, small, depressed eyes, and each 

 elytral interstice seriato-punctate [Mexico] No. 127. 



31. Species elongate, Strongyliiform, hairy, 



aeneo-piceous, with very coarsely punctate 

 head and prothorax and coarsely punctato- 

 striate elytra, the prothorax subquadrate Nos. 128, 129, 



32. Species narrow, elongate, shining, hairy, 



resembling Colparthrum, with very large 

 eyes in J, a long, smooth prothorax. 



