308 MR. A. MURRAY'S MONOGRAPH OF THE FAMILY OF NITIDULARLE. 
9 { Convex, and with the first article of antennz largely developed  . . . auritus. | 
| Depressed and elongate, with the first article of antennæ only dadea Da. 3 | 
3 l Base of elytra broadly marked with rufous . . . . . . + + + + + + «+ + 4 | 
Base of elytra not broadly marked with rufous . . "P | 
Rufous marking on base of elytra triangular, and Bd u more faintly) | 
4 over the scutellar region on both elytra . . . basalis. | 
| Rufous marking on base of Dau transverse, subquadrangular, üi 50211 at | 
the suture "i ue i 
Abdomen piceous, iid margins bay of the —— a : . binotatus. 
5 | Abdomen with the antepenultimate segment and middle of مسا ةالو كلا‎ — 
rufous . saa 5 74 . 7 DRIN 
6 | Base of dtr nato ei indistinctly ا‎ with rife ILIUM Macheni. 
Elytra wholly black : ae 
; | C ON a dark tee Cl CTC o v rur a ع ع بع‎ usen ااا‎ 
Antenne andlegsferrugineo-piceous . . . . . . . . . . . ++ + . . castaneipes. 
s| Distinctly pubescent  . (cH GO ee قا‎ be COS V9 
Not at all or very slightly مدل‎ iu. JS RAS 
9 | Mandibles with the apex cuspidate. rer tdi uitein CM جيه اد‎ E 
Mandibles pointed. Abdomen not rapidly attenuated behind . . v resrpey rerum 
10 | Elytra piceous brown, with the sides and shoulders paler . . . . . . . . . cuneatus. 
Elytra rufo- or flavo-testaceous, with the apex black . . . . . . . . . . . 1 
ii l DEG Os ادا‎ S DEE 1. o. s. ono. osos. s. ee Lapa: 
Apex of elytra obliquely black . . . £54 al CO 
12 l Scutellum with sides starting nearly at right ia fedi the Se eS ye د‎ 139 
Scutellum with sides more or less sloping inwards from the base. . . . . . . 1 : 
13 Body above wholly black o Volo ANE NN GONI CONG OO CORE | 
Body above not wholly black: ec ll sank gelu وج كدي‎ danas musna si | 
ial Punctuation vatiolose و لد كن‎ cv uso io iri eui] ol t اليه م جره‎ as pets p UR | 
PFüuncbuahos not varioloie... TA acs cctv activ a ey Pho turno ves ct RENE | 
15 EOC caminctly narrower n front, . > er ilo os s unum cnc os, p LL NND 
Thorax scarcely or not narrower infront. . . . is d | 
18 ` Thorax widest in the middle and seh narrow both being and behind 0.0. . PORE: | 
Thorax widest before the middle . . : COQUE M eee TE | 
T Very small, only 1} line id length حرا‎ 5:7 7 201 2-297 Uu, ارول الو‎ enam. | 
Not unusually small, 22 linesinlength . . . . . . . . . . . . . + . parallels. 
Thorax lighter in colour than the elytra . xı . c e e LUN Ae eoo 08908: 
Thorax not lighter in colour than the elytra. . . 0. eee omia e فش‎ 
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| Thorax black. Elytra slightly paler at base and suture. . . . . - . + à Deyrollei. 
= Thorax ferrugineo-piceous , IE a x20 
Elytra paler at the base, and clothed thee — lighter E 2... s.s. mulilatus. 
Elytra uniform ferrugineo-piceous throughout . . . 20.0. cS oo ptlosellus. | 
Body not very broad. Scutellum rounded or ا‎ pentagonal ny rr ee 
Body broad. Scutellum quadrangular or nearly so . . . EHI . . د‎ ee | 
Body above wholly black. Scutellum elongate, triangular. . . . . +--+: > Wallacei. 
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Body above not wholly black. Scutellum with the apex rounded. . . . . . . 3 | 
Miyus cow VER CONI ا‎ eee fis VY x 1 .* 454 2 «v9 AA | 
- Eyre not enclosed with û dark mapu CGO M مسرو‎ u 9 
