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KE. Elytra gibbous (as in P. consimilis, &c.) 
DDD. Interstices of the elytral naa 
quite flat 
BB. Sides of prothorax strongly bisinuate. 
C. Prosternum longitudinally concave. 
D. Elytra with raised colored blotches form- 
ing a defined pattern. 
EK. The blotches on elytra comparatively 
small. 
F. The blotches not consisting of con- 
spicuous vitte. 
G. Elytra evenly convex. 
H. Underside black 
HH. Underside pallid. 
I. Prosternum very wide, bisul- 
cate oe 
II. Prosternum narrower, simply 
suleate ... 
GG. Elytra gibbous (as in P. gibbosa, 
&c.). 
H. One of the conspicuous elevated 
pale elytral spots is a common 
one a little in front of middle 
of suture .. 
HH. None of the conspicuous pale 
spots is placed on the suture 
FF. The blotches consist of conspicuous 
vitte 
EE. At least one of the elytral blotches 
large, with diameter equal to one- 
quarter the width of an elytron 
DD. Elytra not ornamented with a pattern 
formed by raised colored blotches. 
K. The wart-like inequalities of the elytra 
not running in longitudinal series. 
F. Underside more or less pallid. 
G. Elytra moderately or feebly verru- 
cose. 
H. Elytra not or only moderately 
ovate in form. 
I. Elytra without any trace of 
transverse dark markings. 
J. Puncturation of — elytra 
moderately close (more 
close than in P. obsoleta, 
Oliv.). 
K. The color of the elytral 
punctures black, in 
strong contrast to the 
pale yellowish derm ... 
KK. The elytral punctures 
concolorous, or nearly 
so, With the derm. 
L. Prothorax considerably 
more than twice as 
wide as long (color 
pale greenish or 
greenish yellow) 
gibbosa, Blackb. 
pictipes, Chp. 
lutea, Marsh. 
geographica, Baly. 
marmorvea, Oliv. 
colorata, Blackb. 
consimilis, Baly. 
propinqua, Baly. 
maculata, Marsh. 
roséola, Baly. 
glauca, Blackb. 
