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Smaller, black, prothorax less deeply impressed ; elytra with a spot near 

 the base, two bands, and a spot near the tip yellow. 11. AMABILIS. 



4. Prothorax densely punctured, feebly impressed ; form 



slender ; 



Prothorax not sinuate on the sides, fuscous finely pubescent ; elytra testa- 

 ceous, suture, dorsal vitta, and submarginal spots blackish ; legs testa- 

 ceous, antennae annulate; indirecta Newiu., cincta\\ Hald., lateralis Lee. 



12. LINEOLA. 



Black, clothed with short yellow pubescence, elytra dark testaceous, 

 coarsely punctured, tip sometimes black. 13. RUBIDA u. sp. 



b. Prothorax nearly smooth, strongly and gradually narrowed from 



the base, which is bisinuate, hind impression very deep ; 

 elytra very coarsely punctured, not narrowed, very dehiscent, 

 rounded, subacuminate, and distinctly margined at tip ; 

 Black, sides of elytra, metathorax, and abdomen red ; thighs red, with the 

 tips black. 14. CROENTATA. 



c. Prothorax punctured, without hind impression, campanulate but 



subquadrate, hind angles small; elytra parallel, geuse very 

 short; 5th ventral J rounded at tip; 

 * Elytra rounded and margined at tip; 

 Black, elytra blue, polished, coarsely and sparsely punctured, antennae and 



legs either black or yellow. 15. CHALYB^A. 



Black, head and prothorax bright rufous ; 



Elytra shining, very coarsely punctured, tip subtruncate; prothorax 



without impressions. 16. CAPITATA. 



Elytra densely not coarsely punctured, tip rounded; prothorax im- 

 pressed near the hind angles. 17. AMERICANA. 

 Black, hoary with fine white pubescence, prothorax dull red. 



18. HAEMATITES. 



Black with white pubescence, head and prothorax golden-pubescent ; pro- 

 thorax yellow with a black discoidal spot, front thighs and base of mid- 

 dle thighs yellow. 19. SAUCIA.* 



** Elytra scarcely or not margined at tip ; 

 Dull-black, hoary with fine white pubescence, especially on the prothorax 



which is densely punctured ; elytra coarsely punctured ; 

 Head dull ferruginous ; front legs and base of middle thighs testaceous. 



20. RUFICEPS. 



Entirely black. 21. SUBARGENTATA. 



Black, legs and scape of antennae ferruginous ; rufibasis Lee. ; , tarsi, tip 



of hind thighs and part of hind tibiae blackish. 21. SIMILIS. 



* L. nana and erigua Newm. are allied to saucia ; the first is black 

 with the base of the thighs yellow, the second has the scape of the an- 

 tennae and front legs yellow, and the prothorax golden-pubescent ; I have 

 seen only the types in the British Museum. 

 15 June, 1873. 



