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ME. J. S. BALT ON SOME SPECIES OF GALEBUCINiE. 
b- . Posterior half of elytra black 14. postica. 
a 3 . Breast, legs, and antennae black ; elytra 
black with yellowish markings 11. propinqua , var. 
a 4 . Breast and abdomen (the apical segment 
sometimes excepted) rufo - fulvous or 
fulvous ; elytra more or less black. 
c 1 . Elytra entirely black. 
d 1 . Antennae black 2. melanopus. 
d 2 . Antennae flavous or fulvous, the basal 
joint sometimes piceous or black. 
e 1 . Labrum black 10. Boisduvali. 
e 2 . Labrum rufo-fulvous 31. antennata. 
c 2 . Elytra black, the basal margin more or 
less distinctly edged with rufous 7. lata. 
c 3 . Elytra black, their apices to a greater or 
less extent rufous 8. rosea. 
c i . Elytra black, with flavous bands or mark- 
ings. 
f l . Legs entirely black. 
ff 1 . Body not exceeding 4 lines in 
length 11. propinqua. 
g 2 . Body upwards of 4 lines in length . 12. rubrozonata. 
f 2 . Legs with the thighs and the basal 
portion of the tibiae rufo-fulvous or 
flavous, the rest black. 
h 1 . Pygidiuui black 4. pygidialis. 
h 2 . Pygidium rufo-flavous 3. albofasciata. 
f 3 . Legs entirely flavous 9. instabilis. 
c 5 . Elytra nigro-piceous, the lateral margin 
and the sut ure from below the base to 
the apex fulvous 38. semilimbata. 
c 6 . Elytra flavous, with black markings. 
1 1 . Surface of elytra obsoletely sulcate 36. nigrosignata. 
1 2 . Surface of elytra plane 13. approximata. 
b. Apex of anal segment of abdomen emarginate. 
k l . Antennas black 1. nigripennis. 
k 2 . Antennas and legs flavous. 
1 1 . Body broadly ovate 5. melanoptera. 
1 2 . Body oblong-ovate 6. atripennis. 
b. Thorax entirely black 16. flaviventris. 
B. Elytra not transversely depressed or excavated 
below the basilar space. 
a. Apex of anal segment of abdomen entire. 
m l . Body not exceeding 3 lines in length. 
n 1 . Elytra nigro-piceous, the base flavous ... 30. Downesi. 
>r. Elytra flavous, with black markings. 
0 1 . Elytra each with four black spots 25. octomaculata. 
0 2 . Elytra each with two black spots 24. tetraspilota. 
m 2 . Body 3 lines in length or upwards. 
■p l . Body subelongate or oblong, slightly 
dilated posteriori}'. 
q l . Elytra flavous. 
u 1 . Lower portion of clypeus and the 
labrum black 27. coffeae. 
u 2 . Lower portion of clypeus and the 
labrum flavous 28. bicolor, var. 
q 2 . Elytra variable in tint and markings, 
not metallic 28. bicolor. 
q 3 . Elytra metallic green 34. Duboulayi. 
