MR. A. MURRAY'S MONOGRAPH OF THE FAMILY OF NITIDULARLE. 
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Finely punctate and small in size . . . . . + aw dogs ibak o) os a dolens 
66 Very coarsely punctate and not below the average size . . - TT 67 
Posterior angles projecting backwards, and sides in front of inn: 0 UM cribratus. 
67 | Posterior angles nearly MUT with the point rounded, posterior margins 
subpamel. € u es * 5$ docu rcx ul CMM oe, MN WEST D 
68 l Wholly heht rE a a Ic rufus. 
Not wholly bright rufous. . ini easi! no يهن !ناد‎ soil ناا وعد دا ماتخ‎ 69 
69 | Thorax bright rufous. Elytra blue Sick Jı at asbie odi mo wUveioe xero erem 
Thorax dark or black. Elytra rufous or . pallipennis. 
70 Î General colour more or less testaceous 71 
O وان الا‎ qoc ovo « 009 V يوأي‎ Wo o9 t 76 
n Narrow and thread-like . 72 
| Subcylindrical, but not so narrow as a riie ‘ . . 43 
5 | Very pubescent and punctate . . oW OX NU v y cylindricus. 
Shining, very little punctate or ا‎ TNA ERG « €. Fen. 
73 | Elytra slightly paler than thorax or abdomen . . . . . + + + + + + «+ 74 
Elytra testaceous, with the scutellar region fuscous . australis**. 
Very pubescent and much punctate. "Thorax with a short, —" ened, قت‎ 
ni line in front of the scutellum. . . . M سي‎ 
Not so much punctate or pubescent, and without 4 a duni line "VP A Ii 
75 | Very finely punctate and small in size . . . . . + « © + « + «© + « pallescens. 
Moderate in size, punctuation coarser . . ee TN ONS V NERIS 
76 { Colour fuscous, dark brown or black, Elytra - diet . . Co. 7 
Thorax fuscous, but not wholly fuscous. sess only r thoft yrs! MA 
77 General colour black . prot ass ` مده‎ wa ES 
| General colour fuscous . 5 ` ا‎ wx. 29 
78 | Wholly black e < ars bruncatus. 
Black, with a rufescent v: on dis did . , . 3% angustatus. 
79 | Elytra with a palespotinthecentre . . . . . . . + + «© + © « « o notatus. 
Elytra without any spot in the centre . E s 80 
80 | With fine and silky pubescence. Colour lárid mn—— Pru pilosellus. 
Coarsely pubescent, fuscous. . . ewe V eer erp ergs te e iW. E 
- | Last segments of abdomen rather lót ١ $ . . . dimidiatus. 
Last segments of abdomen short bON A Cv. Now iet nepos. 
82 | Elytra testaceo-rufous, with the apex A go wi wr vow o e EN 
Elytra fuscous, marked with rufous v x a ee aV (uA . E 
8 l Dee ae ees, RITUR S. ا‎ T SM. rs n ochropterus. 
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Margins of thorax not ferruginous . v og . Jumatus. 
| Body glabrous or nearly so . à : ‘ " 85 
84 
Body subopaque and pubescent i : 86 
9 { Of moderate size. Base of elytra rufous, RE a eî ink ed. c y . oculatus. 
Of small size. Elytra pale testaceous, with a narrow black apical margin. Schiüdtei. 
Base of elytra rufous ei (xw. AM 
86 - 
| Base of elytra not rufous. A i iid in | the middle of ii jasa «0. . mulabilie. 
* C. australis may perhaps claim to enter into the same group as C. hemipterus; in which case it would be distine 
guished from C. quadrisignatus and C, hemipterus by the elytra being wholly pale, except the scutellar region and 
a space behind the shoulder, which are fuscous. 
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