394 MR. A. MURRAY’S MONOGRAPH OF THE FAMILY OF NITIDULARLE. 
Dichotomous Table. 
Three dorsal segments of abdomen exposed . . . . . + 6 .ا‎ 1 
Two dorsal segments of abdomen exposed . . . ‘ 11 
1 ) Elytra not overshadowing the exposed dorsal فا‎ of TE 2 
| Elytra almost concealing the exposed dorsal segments of abdomen . 9 
9 l Body elongate, somewhat depressed. Elytra partly red 3 
Body rather broad, convex. Elytra not marked with red . . . . . . . . 4 
3 | Elytra wholly red except the apex, which is black . . . . . . . . . rubripennis. 
Elytra with a red triangular patch . . ER caudalis. 
4 Body above shining and glabrous . 5 
rubiginosus. 
Body above semiopaque, shagreened . (72 
Fawn-coloured, with black or brown by kV VET. 9 wo» vow s £6 QNENEINE | 
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l Black or piceous brown . dam 
Faar with a well-marked tetin near "ie Solis ا‎ i ادلي‎ ED 
f Thorax without a well-marked depression near the posterior angles . . viS 
7 Thorax with the anterior angles pale. . . . . . . . . . . foveicollis. 
Thorax with the anterior angles not pale . . . . " humeralis. 
8 Colour black, with legs and base of antenne yellow. . . . . . nitidus. 
Colour piceous brown, with margins of thorax paler. . . . vr (uoce ION, 
9 l Colour brown, with the elytra more or less livid testaceous languidus. 
Colour brovi . . . EC NUIT ooa ey ale E T a 
l Thorax with posterior PUN ا‎ Cow M ow; ل ل‎ v P ا ا‎ 
10 
Thorax with posterior angles obtuse . dE e. + 5. Bened. 
uia DOGS Y VA PY 12 | 
Eyes large and prominent. Body i convex 57 dba iym lng oh. ear c 
19 { Texture hard, glabrous, shining, not shagreened . . . Prey 13 
Texture not hard and glabrous. . . b 18 
13 Thorax decidedly narrower at the apex dia behilid : one 14 
Thorax transversely quadrate, nearly as broad in front as bild "Dar e r 
u | Thorax with a punctate impression near the posterior angles . 15 
Thorax without a punctate impression near the posterior angles . 16 
y l Form fusiform. Thorax wider at the base than at the middle marginellus. 
Form cuneiform. Thorax not wider at the base than at the middle cuneiformis. 
16 l Thorax dark brown. Elya slightly paler. . . . 6 o. vs succisus. ; 
Thorax reddish. Elytra darker . pap d EM rubescens. 
T | Colour dark chestnut ; apical half of اد‎ dedu : antiquus. 
Colour light ferruginous ; apical margin only of sie sightly disker . . Jferrugineus. 
18 l Body depressed. Texture various . 19 
Body more or less convex. Texture a , i 39 
19 l Texture leathery, or slightly shagreened. General VE black c orpiceous . . 20 
Texture fine, size small. General colour more or less testaceous . š 31 
20 l Thorax not narrower at the base than the elytra . . . . . . 21 
"Thorax narrower at the base than the elytra 26 
ds l Elongate-oblong. Elytra somewhat leathery in texture. 22 
Subfusiform. Texture generally faintly ep gros and ERE shining 23 
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