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from the humerus obliquely backward toward the suture, a transverse undu- 
lating fascia at middle, a similar one a behind the middle, and an obsolete 
transverse one at the apex. ax: ---..... Sulcifrons Fisher. 
Surface above bottle green ; eye hie a narrow immanere fascia of cinereous 
pubescence at. apical third .........2...0.000.0cne/2 90005. unifaseiatus Fisher: 
Surface above blue.......-. 5 sore tren ce Mees = REE Sama Ee. “26 
Elytra with only one prietteds ea SIRS TION OEE Date SIS 27 
Elytra with more than one pubescent facie AL. Bley . 28 
Each elytron with a narrow, slightly oblique faci of witiees aibeseon eel at eeical 
fourth, reaching from the lateral margin to near the suture; female with last 
abdominal segment armed with four short triangular teeth, arranged in a curve 
on each side of a moderately wide triangular notch.... biguttatus Waterhouse. 
Each elytron with a slightly wider oblique fascia at apical fourth, which is more 
distant from the suture than in biguttatus, last abdominal segment of female 
broad at apex, only slightly curved, and with eight subequal teeth, the middle 
pair a little more separated than the others............ sticticus Waterhouse. 
Each elytron with a white spot close to the scutellum, a fascia commencing at 
the lateral angulation descends slightly to about the middle of the elytron, 
then ascends obliquely, and, turning over, descends to the suture; and a dis- 
tinct anteapical fascia, which is transverse at sides, then ascends obliquely a 
very short distance, then descends to the suture...... undulatus Waterhouse. 
Each elytron with an oblique pubescent fascia at apical fourth, reaching from 
the lateral margin to near the suture, and with a few white spots on the disk 
aim Mes ee as Sede. Aas ies es see ostos 3S) Sy amedse Maker house, 
29. Broadly ovate Sand PTS OOS ee Te TATED. ee Cer ae Peet: BC) 
OGRA EDBEIOS ES Anos chien eee oso o scons <2 + SIONINE WIMRe bse. “40 
30. Regularly ovate. ee Sc Fe AR REO °C 
Not regularly fae more penne: A Syne Bete. PI. 38 
31. Surface above unicolored . ae eeoee Sebads wll chet. Sehr, 32 
Surface above bicolored............ hw LE. 34 
32. Strongly convex above; aes ghana enunely blac dint shiniade, 
hydroporoides Waterhouse. 
Moderately convex above; surface above subopaque; head and pronotum densely 
punctured; elytra more rugose, and closely strigose near the base....... -. 33 
33. Surface above dark green, with very short obsolete hairs; scutellum with a feeble 
PUCCOUS MBE). aoa perme erasan in od SRLS Fe. Lee obseletepilosusi Fisher: 
Surface above rors -aeneous. seeididl Joe. ee. | seentralisiWaterhouse. 
on. Deion) yy Honwex ahbomersa: Jasisze lls. see) ole ree elimi. kr estett. 35 
Moderatelyieonveriabove wlibit. Jn.ccimonilboqalapeenk Bienes. . : 36 
35. Pronotum bluish-green; elytra blue.......... .-...-- ovalis Waterhouse , 
Pronotum cupreous, with a golden ees ely tra plaice psicous with the base tinted 
purplessgsss eaeselany. fe .-...-. astraeus Waterhouse. 
36. Pronotum Cae cies Sheets! Sayan a ae bluish-purple margin. 
discoidalis Waterhouse. 
Pronotum bluish-black, sometimes with the margins tinted purple......... 37 
37. Elytra dark blue, with a ne purplish tinge at margins; pronotum densely 
punctured. . afar aaa p civnale wisiniepautinerce andl ewan SRORe sons (Waterhouse: 
Elytra apldblab, more strongly denned above; pronotum sparsely 
puncturedssii2s0¢-.-. -..-.-- aversus Waterhouse. 
38. Scutellum ae tines as aie as pene: eel phaies rectangular; surface above 
subopaque.. date bald we, -...-.-- Subopacus Fisher. 
Scutellum not aa ae as ener as long, qokbcinad ade acute ; surface above 
shIningocd whech:lineinw.bas. phie-doossuemee oteoimacet giaokseue. ... 39 
