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00. Elytra with a conspicuous 



mediosutural ochreous spot centralis, Pasc. 

 000. Elytral spots^ if present, 

 not both conspicuous and 

 ochreous. 

 p. Elytra feebly increasing in 

 width to beyond the 

 middle ... ... ... pictirostris, Lea. 



pp. Elytra parallel-sided or 

 decreasing in width to be- 

 yond the middle. 

 q. Abdomen uniformly 



clothed except for nude 

 lateral spots ... ... acacice, Lea. 



qq. Abdomen differently 

 clothed, 

 r. Elytra feebly produced 



at apex ... ... bni miens, Guer. 



rr. Elytra acutely pro- 

 duced at apex. 

 s. Abdomen (for the 

 genus) rather spar- 

 sely clothed at sides acroheles, Oil. 

 ss. Abdomen densely 

 clothed at sides. 

 t. White clothing of 

 abdomen (except 

 on basal segment) 

 confined to sides. 

 u. Nude spot of 

 me tasternal 

 episternum con- 

 spicuous and 



transverse ... itisipidus, Blackb. 

 uu. Nude spot 

 feeble and longi- 

 ^ tudinal ... pJioenicopterus, 



tt. White clothing of [Germ, 



abdomen not con- 

 fined to sides. 

 V. Elytra with con- 

 spicuous spots 

 halfway b e- 

 tween suture 



and sides ... puncticeps, Lea. 

 vv. Elytra without 



such spots ... sparsus. Germ. 

 FF. Femora edentate. 

 G. Prothorax and elytra of a 

 rather bright chestnut-red. 

 w. Elytra immaculate. 



X. Tenth joint of antennae 

 less than twice as long 



as wide acicularis, Pasc. 



XX. Tenth joint more than 



twice as long as wide ... nigriccps. Lea. 



