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x /; Anterior pair of elytral spots situated between 



the 4 ttt and 7 th , the posterior pair between 



the 3 rd and 6 th striae neglecta nov. spec. 



b' Prosternum bicolorous (middle portion fulvous, 



lateral portions metallic green or bronze). 

 y Tibiae entirely metallic green. 

 z Anterior pair of elytral spots between the 



4 th and 6 th , the posterior pair between the 



3 rd and 6 th striae ceveo punctata Lewis. 



z / Elytral spots between the same striae, viz. 



between the 3 rd and 6 th brevis Rits. 



Y Tibiae metallic green at the base, the rest fulvous, 

 aa Anterior and posterior elytral spots situated 



between the same striae, viz. between the 3 rd 



and 7th. 

 bb Prothorax quadrate. Posterior tibiae in the çf 



armed on the inner margin of the apical half 



with some irregular black denticles . . . Gestroi Rits. 

 bb' Prothorax narrowed to the front margin (tra- 

 pezoidal), 

 cc Length not quite 7 mm. 



dd Pronotum irregularly densely punctured . . notata Rits. 

 dd 7 Pronotum regularly densely punctured . . Seoerini Rits. 

 cc 7 Length 8 — 9 mm. l ) 

 ee Appendage at the apex of the anterior tibiae 



in the cT toothlike, diverging from the inner 



margin of the tibia, 

 ff The toothlike appendage more or less pointed 



or narrowly rounded at the tip, not broadly 



truncate. 

 gg The appendage elongate, 

 hh The appendage elongate triangular .... Bretaudeaui Rits. 



hh' The appendage parallel-sided indicator Rits. 



gg' The appendage short and broad ..... Jordani Rits. 

 ff' The appendage broadly truncate at the tip . Boijsi Rits. 

 ee 7 Appendage at the apex of the anterior tibiae in 



the cT not diverging, its outer margin parallel 



with the inner margin of the tibia .... Olliffi Rits. 



1) Helota dubia Rits. too, belongs to this group of species, but the female sex only is 

 known to me. 



