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B. prceustus. Thorace antice punctis 3, postice punctis 3 qua- 

 di-atis magis remotis, nigris ; elytris fascia media in maculis 2 qua- 

 dratis divisa, fascia subapicali apice suffusa ; pedibus pallidis. L. 

 5 lin. 



Yar. Fascia media Integra. 



C. zigcena. Thorace antice punctis, linea discoidali abbre- 

 viata ante scutellum, unco utrinque nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub- 

 basilaribus, fascia media (ad suturara interrupta), fascia subapicali 

 denticulata, apiceque rufo-fulvis, nigro-cinctis, tibiis basi nigris. 

 L. 5 lin. 



The subapical yellow fascia consists of 2 rounded yellow spots. 

 Varieties occur in which the thoracic hook is broken into 2 spots, 

 the basal fascia entii-e, the medial broken up, the markings nigro- 

 piceous, instead of being merely edged with black, etc. 



T>. atrojiavus. Luteus, nigro-signatus, thorace punctis 2 qua- 

 dratis anticis, 1 utrinque discoidali, 3 basalibus quadratis ; elytris 

 maculis 3 sub-basalib\is, fasciis 2 integris apiceque nigris ; tibiis 

 basi femoribusque extus nigi-is. L. 4 J lin. 



Varieties occur with tlie side-marks of the thorax united, or 

 the subapical yellow fescia on the elytra nearly obsolete, also with 

 the distance between the 2nd and 3rd fasciae greatly increased. 



E. interrwpttis. Luteus, thorace punctis 4 anticis, 3 basalibus 

 subquadratis ; elytris basi tenue flavo-marginato fasciaque pone 

 medium flava ; tibiis basi femoribusque extus nigris. L. 4 lin. 



The anterior dots on the thorax appear to be placed almost in 

 a transverse line. 



F. deficiens. Thorace unco lateral!, punctisque 3 nigris ; ely- 

 tris linea flava transversa in tertia basali ad scutellum per suturam 

 excurrente, fasciaque flava irregular! pone medium ; tibiis basi 

 femoribusque extus nigris. L. 4 lin. 



G. thoracicus. Thorace nigro, margine antico et lateral! tes- 

 taceo ; elytris nigris, fascia prope basin ad scutellum oblique 

 curvata, altera pone medium sat recta, testaceis ; pedibus ut iii 

 E et F. L. 4 lin. 



H. inchoatus. Thorace punctis 2 anticis, et 2 posticis quadratis, 

 vittaque laterali utrinque nigris; elytris nigris fascia basali punctis 

 2 nigris includente, alteraque angusta pone medium flavis ; tibiis 

 basi nigris. 



The basal fascia varies much in extent ; the principal change 

 is in the decomposition of the central basal spot of the thorax. 



I. hasi-signatus. Fulvus vertice punctis 2 nigris, thorace antice 

 punctis 2, basi punctis 4 nigris ; elytris punctis 3 sub-basalibus, 

 fascia media (s?epe interrupta) tertiaque apicali nigris ; geniculis 

 nigris. L. 3| lin. 



