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d^. Prothorax small, much 



narrower than elytra 



[ (^ unknown] 



i^. Prothorax rufescent; 



upper surface more 



shinmg, more sparsely 



punctate [cJ unknown] 



i^. Elytra violaceous, with 



apex yellow .... 



f. Elytra red, often black at 



base 



k^. Elytra red, with base viola- 

 ceous 



l^. Elytra fuscous or metallic, 

 with suture in part or 

 entirely, and sometimes 

 outer limb also, testa- 

 ceous or whitish, 

 P. Elytra very densely punc- 

 tate, scabrous, dull 

 [cJ unknown] . 

 m". Elytra densely, finely 

 punctate, finely pube- 

 scent. 

 e^. Femora testaceous at 

 base; upper surface 

 rather dull, dorsal 

 portion of elytra 

 blackish : species 

 large .... 

 /8. Femora black at base; 

 upper surface shin- 

 ing; dorsal portion 

 of elytra violaceous ; 

 species very small . 

 n'. Elytra more sparsely 

 punctate, shining. 

 g^.. Upper surface con- 

 spicuously nigro- 

 setose ; prothorax 

 flavo-marginate . 



Ji^. Upper surface finely 

 pubescent, setae in- 

 conspicuous. 



sexguttatus, n. sp. 



pusillus, Gorh. 

 teapanus, n. sp. 

 rufipennis, Gorh. 

 nigricornis, n. sp. 



scabripennis, n. sp. 



verberatus, Gorh. 



albomarginatus, n. sp. 



albolimhatus, n n. 

 [limbatus, Gorh.]. 



