the Famihf Pyrochvoida?. 319 



Blr. (PI. XII. fig. 8 a), iu which the joints are strongly 

 cxpauded, but the tine branch arises from the apex of the 

 expansion. 



Those species of -which the ? only has been described or 

 is known to me are indicated iu the following table: — 



Table of Species. 



1 . (76) Elytra unicolorous, red or black . . 2. 



2. (6oj Elytra red 3. 



y. (42) Thorax red 4. 



4. (5) Antennae of S with branch&s lamel- 



late antennalis, Blr. 



5. (4) Antennae of S with branches of 



normal form 6. 



G. (9) Head short and broad ; genae well 

 rounded, subrectaugular behind 

 eyes 7. 



7. (8) Size larger (12-16 mm.). Head of 



(5 witli deep transverse impres- 

 sion between ejes harmandi, Pic. 



8. (7) Size smaller (8-9 mm.). Head of 



J with broad but distinct frontal 

 impression almost divided by a 

 cariua from the middle of its 

 anterior border rubricoUis, Lew. 



9. (6) Head more elongate ; genae re- 



ceding, arcuate between eyes and 

 neck 10. 



10. (11) Vertex of head in cJ forming strong 



prominence */acialis, Fairra. 



11. (10) Vertex of head in c? not produced 



upwards 12. 



12. 03) Thorax widest before base, more or 



less sinuate at sides, becoming 



narrower towards apex 13. 



13. (24) Thorax subangulate before base . . 14. 



14. (ioj Legs clear red $ rujipes, Blr. 



lo. (14) Legs black or piceous 16. 



16. (21) Scutellum fuscous 17. 



17. (18) Size larger (17-18 mm.) 2 f^eplanata, Pic, 



18. (17) Size smaller (12-13 mm.) 19. 



19. (20) Head black, red only on neck ; 



antennae of c? serrate-pectinate. 



(Burma.) (PI. XH. tig. 10.) . . dtversicorntu, Blr. 



20. (19) Head fuscous, vertex red. (India.) 2 brevithorax, Pic. 



21. (JO; Scutellum red 22. 



22. (23; Head black; elytra nan-ow, sub- 



parallel, strongly striped ; an- 

 tennae of (S simply pectinate .... melanocephala, Blr. 



23. (22) Head red, suffused" with black at 



sides ; elytra broader behind, but 

 hardly at all explanate, scarcely 

 striped $ nilffitienv's, Rlr. 



• Species marked with an asterisk I know only from description. 



