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EE. Elytral puiictiiration non- 

 riigulose; colour chestnut, 

 with golden gloss ... ... iinvoo-vnia, BlancJi.f ?J 



DD. Raised edging of pronotum 

 continuous across base. 

 E. Front of clypeus gently 



emarginate ... ... ... pallidula, Mad. 



EE. Front of clypeus widely 



rounded. 



F. Joints of flabellum of male 



antennre very much longer 



than joints 1-0 of anteniire 



tobether ; head bicolorous sericans, Er. 



FF. Joints of flabellum of male 



antenna* scarcely longer 



than joints 1-6 of antenuic 



together; head unicolorous subsericans, Blackh. 

 BB. Head continuously convex; clypeus 

 separated from forehead only by a 

 suture (at any rate in male) ... juvenis, Blackh. 



It seems well to preface my descriptions of new species 

 with a note on the vestiture of the under surface. In the 

 case of some species I have described the sterna as "sparsim 

 pilosa," and have omitted mention of pilosity in describing 

 others, calling them "subglabra." I do not attach much im- 

 portance to this character. The vestiture of the sterna is 

 easily rubbed off, and I am disposed to think that there is 

 more or less pilosity (never close and conspicuous as it is in 

 Hajjlonycha) on the sterna of fresh specimens of all Scitalce. 

 In dealing with single specimens, the describer, however, can 

 record only pilosity which is present, and of course specimens 

 must in some instances be described which are not in perfectly 

 fresh condition. 



S. rugosiceps, Blanch. My identification of this species 

 is somewhat of the nature of a guess, as there is nothing in 

 the description inconsistent with its being any one of rather 

 numerous species. The probability, however, seems to be 

 slightly in favour of rugosiceps having eight-jointed anten- 

 nae (though without any definite statement to that effect). If 

 that be the case, the insect to which I apply the name is the 

 only one known to me that size locality and colour in com- 

 bination would indicate as likely to be rugoxireps. 1 suspect 

 that this insect is also the original of Burmeister's description 

 of S. sericans, Er. (though it is certainly not that species — 

 inter alia because of its strongly punctulate scutellum), chiefly 

 on account of its being, among the possible species known 

 to me, that which agrees best with Burmeister's statement 

 that the tarsi of *S'. sericans are devoid of setae, the setae of its 

 tarsi being very inconspicuous and on the hind tarsi almost 

 wanting. (For the identification of the true .S". sericatis, Er., 

 see my remarks above). 



