236 MR. H. E. ANDREWES ON THE 



Key to the Species. 



1 (14). Upper surface black to brassy green (protliorax 



sometimes reddish), elytra with red or yellow 

 spots (sometimes fasciae), protliorax closely 

 and coarsely punctate. 



2 (9). Protliorax green, elytra with red or yellow spots. 



3 (6). Protliorax half as wide again as long, sides hardly 



sinuate before liind angles. Length 7"0- 

 7'5 mm. 



4 (5). Yellow spots on elytra smaller, front one from 



stria 5 to margin chalcocephalus Wied. 



5 (4). Yellow spots on elytra larger, front one from 



stria 4 to margin v. quadristigma Bates. 



6 (3). Protliorax not more than a third as wide again 



as long, sides strongly sinuate before hind 

 angles. Length 5'0-60 mm. 



7 (8). Elj-tral spots red, front one covering shoulder and 



extending inwards to stria 5, two minute ones 



behind on intervals 4 and 6 respectively ...... suhnotatus, sp. n. 



8 (7). Elytral spots yellow, front one small, rather 



behind shoulder, extending inwards to stria 7, 

 hind one small, quadrate, on intervals 6-8, 



another minute spot on interval 4 jucundus, sp. n. 



!) (2). Protliorax reddish, elytra with yellow fascise. 



10 (13). Protliorax half as wide again as long, elytra 



coarsely and conflueiitly punctate. 



11 (12). Prothorax dark red, elytra without sutural red 



patch; eyes small, very prominent, pedunculate cauliops Pates. 



12 (11). Protliorax light red, elytra wdth sutural red patch 



reaching to midway between fascise ; eyes 



moderately prominent, not pedunculate ruhellus Bates. 



13 (10). Prothorax a third as wide again as long, dark 



red, elytra moderately and not confluently 



punctate, without sutural red patch sikhimensis, sp. n. 



14 (1). Upper surface variegated: head metallic green 



or blue, prothorax red (at least at base}, elytra 

 dark (at least on apical half) with two inter- 

 rupted whitish fasciaj (exceptionally with 

 white spots) ; pi-othorax closely but not 

 coarsel}' punctate. 



15 (22). Elytra with a red sutural stripe from base to 



apex, merging in white spot (when present) 

 at apex. 



16 (17). Prothorax blue with rod base, elytra violet-blue, 



with wide dirty-white fascise from sutural 



stripe to side margins venustus, sp. n. 



17 (16). Prothorax red, elytral fascia3 not reaching 



margin. 



18 (19). Shoulders and epipleurse of elytra coarsely 



punctate; front fascia hardly reaching extern- 

 ally beyond stria 6 viresoens,%\). n. 



19 (18). Shoulders and epipleur* of elytra not coarsely 



punctate; front fascia reaching at least to 

 stria 8. 



20 (21). Elytra moderately convex, front fascia reaching 



stria 8, hind fascia as wide as front one, 



oblique dicJcsoni Wat, 



21 (20). Elytra flat on disk, front fascia reaching stria 



9, hind fascia very narrow, bent sharply back- 

 wards soon after leaving sutural stripe siituralis Jleut. 



22 (15). Elytra with or without red sutural stripe or 



scntellai-y patch ; when present, not reaching 

 beyond hind fascia. 



23 (28). Elytra without red sutural stripe or scutellary 



patch (though the scutellum itself is red). 



