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CC. Pilosity not as in H. Mauricei. 



D. Basal" edging of pronotum fine, 



and eqnal r11 across base; hind 



angles not dilated. 



E. Laminse of antennal club very 



long (in male scarcely shorter 



than the head) 



EE. Laminfe of ant-ennal club 

 much shorter. 

 F. Base of pronotum strongly 

 sinuate, middle part quite 

 conspicuously lobate 

 FF. Base of pronotum only 

 feebly sinuate. 

 G. Pronotum strongly punc- 



tulate 

 GG. Pronotum finely Dunc- 

 tulate 

 DD. Basal edging of pronotum 

 becomes notably more elevated 

 laterally, with hind angles dis- 

 tinctly dilated. 

 E. Scutellum concolorou.s with 

 elytra. 

 F. Antennal laminae more 

 elongate (especially in fe- 

 male) ; pronotum notably 

 more strongly punctulate... 

 FF. Antennal laminre shorter; 

 pronotum notably more 

 finely punctulate ... 

 EE. Scutellum black in contrast 

 to the red-brown elytra 



Group VI. 



egregia, BJackh. 



sinuaticollis, Blackh. 

 'J- 



rustica, Blachh. 

 arvicola, Blackh. 



electa, Blackh. 



fraterna, Blackh. 

 sabulicola, Blackh. 



[Antennae of nine joints. Lateral g'utter of pronotum normal. 

 Apical joint of maxillary jjalpi not foveate. Penultimate 

 joint of maxillary palpi shorter than antepenultimate, or 

 sub-equal to it. Jn the latter case the dorsal surface not 

 iridescent. Antennal club composed of only three joints. 

 Pronotum not black. Perpendicular front face of cly- 

 peus with plentiful, more or less rugulose, punctures, 

 more or less obscuring the transverse setiferous series.] 



A. Pygidium somewhat densely clothed 



with long, soft, pallid hairs ... ... palpalis, Blackh. 



AA. Pygidium not as in A. 



B. The lateral gutter of the pronotum 

 punctulate conspicuously and con- 

 tinuously to the hind angles. 

 C. Base of pronotum not fringed in 

 front of its edging with erect 

 hairs. 

 D. Apical 2 joints of maxillary 

 palpi of equal length (at any 

 rate in female). Size large 

 (long. 12 1.) {Tequaliceps, Blackh. 



