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Sub-Gen. SCARAB^US, Lin. 



Key to the Species. 



FIRST DIVISION. 



Upper side bronze or bronze green. 

 A-. Elytra convex. 



Pro thorax finely granulose and having a smooth, longitudinal, 

 narrow, lanceolate median space reaching from near the median 

 part to the base cuiweus. 



Prothorax covered with small, very closely set foveee, and 

 having a smooth, narrow, median longitudinal line reaching 

 from base to apex ; intervals of elytra broadly and deeply 

 punctured ; colour of upper side bronze green mashunus. 



Intervals of elytra with two series of small, not closely set 



punctures ; colour of upper side bronze iisitrpator. 



A^ Elytra not convex. 



Prothorax finely granulose and having a supra-basal, transverse, 

 smooth space produced from the base in a blunt triangle, the 

 apex of which reaches nearly the iTiedian part metallicus. 



SECOND DIVISION. 



Upper side black or with a faint metallic green tinge, with one 



exception [ruhripennis). 

 •A=. Prothorax moderately convex, gradually sloping in front, and 

 marginate or punctate along the base. 

 B^. Fore tibi83 distinctly quadri-dentate outwardly. 

 C^. Elytra quite plane, nearly sub-parallel. 



Prothorax foveolate ; elytra with the intervals raised and 



divided at equal intervals by deep, transverse impressions intricatus. 



Prothorax deeply pitted ; elytra black, intervals plane 



and with a series of deep punctures ; antennae black . . parvulus. 



Prothorax deeply pitted and densely pubescent; elytra 

 somewhat seneous, intervals sub-carinate, stride deeply 

 punctured ; antennae black lucidulus. 



Prothorax pitted more closely in front than behind ; 

 elytra brick-red, intervals between stride plane, impunc- 

 tate ; club of antennae flavescent ruhripennis. 



Prothorax deeply and closely pitted ; elytra black, inter- 

 vals between the strite costate, costse impunctate ; club of 

 antennas yellow jiavicornis. 



Prothorax deeply and moderately pitted, and having a 

 basal smooth area on each side of the central smooth 

 line ; elytra black, intervals between the striae non- 

 costate fritschi. 



