394 Goleopterological Notices, VII. 



15 — Hind body normally inflated ; body blackish throughout. 



Prothorax small, about }4 as wide as the elytra and much less than }4 ag 



long 14 liidificans 



Prothorax fully % as wide as the elytra and very nearly }4 as long 



15 gaudens 

 Hind body relatively narrow, }4 wider than the prothorax, rufous in color, the 



elytra black though becoming paler at apex 16 nigripenne 



16 — Hind body normally inflated, the elytra more than }4 wider than the 

 prothorax. 

 Subsutural impressions obsolete, the suture not at all elevated or beaded 



toward base 17 fossiger 



Subsutural impressions visible, the suture more or less beaded toward base. 

 Anterior femora moderate, not modified in the male. 



Small ; elytra red throughout and much inflated, the subhumeral im- 

 pression strong 18 iiovelluin. 



Small ; elytra reddish, becoming black toward the sides and apex, 

 much less inflated, the subhumeral impression small. 



19 brevicorne 

 Larger and stouter, the body black throughout ; sutural bead and sub- 

 humeral impression very strong and conspicuous. .20 tenebrosiiiu. 

 Anterior femora large and modified in the male; body black throughout. 



21 feiuorale 

 Hind body narrow, the elytra not more than 3^ wider than the prothorax ; color 



pale throughout..,.. 22 proceruiu. 



I'Y — Clypeal tooth rather well developed ; body elongate and narrow, pale in 

 color, the elytra but slightly more than }4 wider than the prothorax. 



23 elongatum 

 18 — Antennae stout, not longer than the head and prothorax, strongly clavate, 



the penultimate Joints very transverse. 

 Larger, the basal fovese of the elytra strong, the outer large. 



24 clavicorne 

 Small, the basal fovese small and feeble ; antennal club more nearly 3- 



jointed 25 abducens 



Antennae rather slender, much longer than the head and prothorax. 



Penultimate joints of the antennse distinctly wider than long ; body blackish 

 throughout, the legs and antennae pale. 



Elytra inflated, fully % wider than the prothorax 26 luteipes 



Elytra but slightly inflated, scarcely % wider than the prothorax ; body 



narrower 27 laetulum 



Penultimate joints of the antennse fully as long as wide ; body rather nar- 

 rowly oval, pale in color throughout ; antennal club feebly differentiated. 



28 fiirtivum 

 19 — Pronotum without trace of transverse impression, perfectly even through- 

 out ; male probably without cephalic modification ; antennal club gradual 

 in formation, the eighth joint intermediate in width ; elytral pubescence 

 rather short, coarse and recurved. 



