ME. J. S. BALT ON SOME SPECIES OF GALEBTJCIN^. 



b^. Posterior half of elytra black 14, postica. 



fl!^. Breast, legs, and antennae black ; elytra 



black with yellowish markings 11. propinqua , var. 



a^. Bi-east and abdomen (the apical segment 

 sometimes excepted) rufo - fulvous or 

 fulvous ; elytra more or less black. 

 Elytra entirely black. 



d}. AntenujB black 2. melanopus. 



d^. Anteiin£E fluvous or fulvous, the basal 

 joint sometimes piceous or black. 



e^. Labrum black 10. Boisduvali. 



e^. Labrum rufo-fulvous 31. antennata. 



c^. Elytra black, the basal margin more or 



less distinctly edged with rufous 7. lata. 



c^. Elytra black, their apices to a greater or 



less extent rufous 8. rosea. 



c^. Elytra black, withflavous bands or mark- 

 ings. 



f^. Legs entirely black. 



g^. Body not exceeding 4 lines in 



length 11. propinqua. 



g"^. Body upwards of 4 lines in length . 12. rubrozonata. 

 f'^. Legs with the thighs and the basal 

 portion of the tibias rufo-fulvous or 

 flavous, the rest black. 



h}. Pygidium black 4. pygidialis. 



A'^. Pygidium rufo-flavous 3. albofasciata. 



Legs entirely flavous 9. instabilis. 



c\ Elytra nigro-piceous, the lateral margin 

 and the suture from below the base to 



the apex fulvous 38. semilimbata. 



c^. Elytra flavous, with black markings. 



i^. Surface of elytra obsoletely sulcate 36. nis;rosignata. 



Surface of elytra plane 13. approximata. 



b. Apex of anal segment of abdomen emarginate. 



k^. Antennae black 1. nigripennis. 



Jc^. Antennae and legs flavous. 



l^. Body broadly ovate 5. melanoptera. 



P. Body oblong-ovate 6, atripennis. 



B. Thorax entirely black 16. flaviventris. 



Elytra not transversely depressed or excavated 



below the basilar space. 

 a. Apex of anal segment of abdomen entire. 

 m^. Body not exceeding 3 lines in length. 



71^. Elytra nigro-piceous, the base flavous ... 30. Downesi. 

 n^. Elytra flavous, with black markings. 



0^. Elytra each with four black spots 25. OCtomaculata. 



d^. Elytra each with two black spots 24. teiraspilota. 



m^. Body 3 lines in length or upwards. 

 p^. Body subelongate or oblong, slightly 

 dilated posteriorly. 

 q^. Elytra flavous. 



u^. Lower portion of clypeus and the 



labrum black 27. coffeae. 



u^. Lower portion of clypeus and the 



labrum flavous 28. bicolor, var. 



^. Elytra variable in tint and markings, 



not metallic 28. bicolor. 



q'. Elytra metallic green 34. Duboulasd. 



