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Head smaller thau in cordatum, finely alutaceous ; thorax not alutaceous, 

 more than cue-half wider than long; color nigro-seueous, the elytra 

 usually with testaceous markings ; legs piceous or rufo-piceous. Length 

 .24-.30 inch iiisulaluiii Lee. 



Thorax subquadrate, sliglitly narrower at base than apex, sides at most obso- 

 letely sinuate behind, hind angles obtuse; dark viridi-seneous, elytra 

 with the apex, a submarginal spot about one-fourth from apex and rarely 

 a short transverse band in front of the middle testaceous; legs rufous 



or rufo-piceous. Length .15-. 18 inch iuteriuediuiii Kirby. 



Head not alutaceous. 



Thorax slightly narrower at base than apex, hind angles obtuse ; head and 

 thorax nigro-seneous, elytra brownish piceous, slightly teneous; legs ru- 

 fous or rufo-piceous. Length .17-. 18 inch dejectuiii Casey. 



Thorax scarcely more than one-half as wide at base as apex, hind angles rect- 

 angular; color and markings nearly as in Zitm^Mm ; legs rufous. Length 

 .15-.16 inch coiistricticolle n. sp. 



5. Elytra with the strife entire <i. 



Elytra with several of the striie abbreviated behind 9. 



6. Head alutaceous 7- 



Head not alutaceous 8. 



7. Small, elongate ; head and thorax black or slightly aeneous, the former very 



finely alutaceous : elytra varying from testaceous with nearly bhick 

 markings to nearly black with testaceous markings ; legs rufous. Length 



.10-. 13 inch tiiiiiiluni Lee. 



Larger species [not less than .16 inch]. 

 Thorax subcordate, distinctly narrower at base than apex ; head and thorax 

 seneous or nigro-seneous, elytra testaceous marked nearly as in conJatuni : 



legs rufo-testaceous. Length .16-20 inch niibiculosiiui Chaud. 



Thorax subcordate. slightly narrower at base than apex ; form elongate ; 

 head and thorax nigro-feneoiis, elytra seneo-piceous, with a subhunieral 

 blotch, a transverse band behind the middle and sometimes the apex 

 paler, the markings ill-defined ; legs testaceous. Length .20-. 23 inch. 



graoilif'oriiie n. sp. 

 Thorax slightly subcordate, slightly narrower at base than apex. 



Head and thorax viridi-seneous, elytra testaceous, with a transverse band 

 slightly behind the middle and another between this and tlie apex fus- 

 cous ; striae scarcely less deep at tip ; legs testaceous. Length .16-. 18 incli ■ 



viridicolle Laf. 



Dark viridi-aeneous, elytra usually with a narrow transverse band about 



one-third from base, another about one-third from apex and an apical 



spot testaceous, the three usually connected along the margin ; elytral 



striae much finer at tip; legs testaceous. Length .16-. 18 inch. 



rrateriitiiii Lee. 



8. Thorax subtrapezoidal. basal impressions bistriate ; black, slightly ajneous. 



elytra often with a transverse band about one-third from ajiex and 



sometimes another about one-third from base rufous ; elytra very slightly 



wider than the thorax, subparallel ; legs rufo-piceous, the femora darker. 



Length .20-.24 inch nioriiioii n. sp. 



Thorax subcordate, basal impressions unistriate; head and thorax aeneous or 

 nigro-aeneous, elytra aeneo-testaceous, with darker spots and bands; 



TR.\NS. AM. KNT. SOC. XXIV. M.\RCH, 1897. 



