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21 (25). Elytva green, witli fairly wide yellow-wliite 

 tascine ; protliorax red, with two dark s-pots on 

 disk, one on each side of median line belli, sp. n. 



25 {24-). Elytra black with narrow fasci*. prothorax 



concolorous. 



26 (27). Prothorax considerably wider than head, elytra 



witli a small light spot at apex, sides of front 



fascia tapering inwards acuticolUs Fairm. 



27 (26). Prothorax very little wider than head, elytra 



without light spot at apex, front fascia of 



nearly equal width throughout lehioides Xia.ies. 



28 (23). Elytra with a red sutural stripe or scutellary 



patch. 



29 (30). Ground colour of elytra green, each elytron with 



4 white spots. L 'Ugth 4'0 mm rf'afij-ejit, sp. n. 



30 (29). Ground colour of elytra black or very dark blue. 



Length at least 4'5 mm. 



31 (36). Elytra with the whole of the basal area red. 



32 (33). Elytra with red basal area reaching hind fascia, 



without dark line at margin between shoulders 

 and front fascia, prothorax often blue with 

 base only red iMOfZes^ws Schaum. 



33 (32). Elytra with red basal area not reaching hind 



fascia, a dark line at margin between shoulders 

 and front fascia. 



34 (35). Prothorax red, ground colour of elytra dull black. 



Length 7'0 mm dux, sp. n. 



35 (34) Prothorax with base red and apex blue (in vary- 



ing proportions), ground colour of elytra dark 



blue, faintly shining. Length 4'5 mm v. iiisularis, nov. 



36 (31). Elytra with sutural area only red (to a greater 



or less width), shoulders always dark. 



37 (42). Red sutural area on elytra joining hind fascia. 



38 (39). Elytra half as long again as wide, shoulders not 



prominent; hind angles of prothorax acute, a 

 distinct emargination between them and 

 middle of base nair Maindr. 



39 (38), Elytra about a fourth as long again as wide, 



shoulders prominent ; hind angles of pro- 

 thorax right, with only a slight emargination 

 between them and middle of base. 



40 (41).' Elytra with red sutural stripe covering intervals 



1-3 at base, 1-2 between fascise littoral is Motch. 



41 (40). Elytra with red sutural stripe covering intervals 



1-5 at base, tapering to 1-3 at hind fascia ... v. Itumeralis, nov. 



42 (37). Red sutural area on elytra not joining hind fascia. 



43 (44). Red sutural area on elytra reaching level of hind 



fascia, but separated from it v. ceylonicus Dup. 



41 (43). Red sutural area on elytra not or hardly extending 

 behind the front fascia. 



45 (46). Elytral fasciae reaching margin, neck red vitalisi, sp. n. 



46 (45). Elytral fascise not reaching margin, neck dai-k. 



47 (48). Hind angles of prothorax right, quite incon- 



spicuous, a minute indentation between them 



and middle of base coarctatus Laf. 



48 (47). Hind angles of prothorax acute, a deep emargin- 



ation between them and middle of base. 



49 (50). Front elytral fascia covering intervals 5-8, hind 



one evidently oblique, moderately wide, cover- 

 ing intervals 3-8 v. nilgirinus, nov. 



50 (49). Front elytral fascia covering intervals 4-8, hind 



one only slightly oblique, narrow, covering 



intervals 2-8 eucharis Bates. 



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