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FAMILY IT. CABABIJ).E. 



ii. Hind angles very obtuse but distinct; elytral intervals 

 feebly convex. 215. melaxarius. 



ec. Thorax with side margins only narrowly reflexed at the edge. 

 j. All three dorsal punctures on third stria; hind angles en- 

 tirely rounded. 217. corvus. 

 ,/'./. Second and third dorsal punctures near or on second stria. 

 l\ Piceous or black above. 



I Thorax with hind angles somewhat distinct, basal im- 

 pressions without a tubercle. 216. afeixis. 

 U. Thorax with hind angles more rounded, impressions 

 with a distinct tubercle. carbo. 

 Jck. Metallic or blackish-bronzed above. 



m. Head, thorax and margin of elytra green, disk of elytra 

 coppery. 218. cupripexxis. 



mm. Blackish-bronzed; dorsal punctures large, foveate. 



219. EXCAVATE/ S. 



dd. Four outer joints of antennae white : thighs dark, tibiae and tarsi 

 yellowish. 224. albicrt/s. 



cc. Dorsal punctures four to seven : sides of thorax broader and more 

 rerlexed behind. 



n. Dorsal punctures large, foveate: green, with disk of thorax 

 and elytra bronzed, base of antennae and legs brown. 



225. OCTOPTJNCTATUS. 



tm. Dorsal punctures of usual size: base of antennae brown; sides 

 of thorax rather strongly reflexed. 226. placidtjs. 



1)1). Either metallic or bronzed green, the elytra uniform in hue. 



o. Thorax at least one-third wider than long, the margins on basal 

 half wider and distinctly reflexed. 

 p. Elytral striae wholly without punctures ; second dorsal puncture 

 near second stria and far behind the middle. 209. erraxs. 

 pp. Elytral striae finely but distinctly punctulate : second dorsal 

 puncture usually on third stria and near the middle. 



210. SE/BCORDATt/S. 



oo. Thorax not or very slightly wider than long, the margins narrow, 

 not reflexed. 



q. Basal impressions deep, punctured; elytral striae strongly punc- 

 tured ; elytra bronzed-black, tibiae and tarsi light brown. 



220. EERREE/S. 



qq. Basal impressions of thorax small. 

 r. Elytral striae not punctured. 



s. Dorsal punctures three: legs yellow. 221. basalis. 



.<?.«?. Dorsal punctures five or six: legs reddish-yellow, thighs 

 darker. 222. nutaxs. 



rr. Elytral striae punctured; dorsal punctures five. 



t. Thorax slightly wider than long. 223. steiatopunctatus. 

 ft. Thorax longer than wide. crexulatus. 

 aa. Thorax transverse, narrower behind, side margin narrow, basal impres- 

 sions broad and shallow; elytra deeply emarginate at base, with three 

 small dorsal punctures. 227. bogemaxni. 



