NEOCOLLTRIS. 



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of. Pronotum with the sides very 

 slightly, or comparatively 

 slightly, dilated, passing gradu- 

 ally into a less strongly marked 

 collum. 



a %. Forehead deeply excavated 

 between the eyes ; meta- 

 sternum deeply and closely 

 punctured; female with the 



apophysis stalked 



b%. Forehead slightly excavated 

 between the eyes ; meta- 

 sternum less deeply and 

 closely punctured, with the 

 sides especially less punctured ; 

 female with the apophysis 



stalked 



c\. Forehead flat between the 

 eyes, not excavated. 

 *. Tibige testaceous ; apophysis 

 consisting of two parallel 

 points proceeding directly 

 from the posterior margin, 

 f . jVI etasternum punctate ; el y tra 

 less elongate ; shoulders 



obsolete 



ff. Metasternum smooth; elytra 

 more elongate ; shoulders 



marked 



**. Tarsi and posterior tibias 

 cyaneous ; antennae slightly 

 thickened to the end, with 

 the last joints shortened, 

 f. Metasternum somewhat punc- 

 tate 



ff. Metasternum not punctate .. 

 bf. Pronotum with the sides 

 distinctly dilated behind and 

 Avith a distinct collum; female 

 with the apophysis always 

 consisting of two sharp parallel 

 points proceeding directly from 

 the posterior margin (female 

 of N. kollari not known). 

 a\. Labrum more or less testa- 

 ceous : legs entirely red § . . . . 

 b\. Labrum nnicolorous black ; 

 tarsi entirely, and posterior 

 tibiae almost entirely, pitchy 

 or cyaneous. 

 *. Elytra longer with the 

 shoulders rounded ; anterior 

 and intermediate tibiae red. . 



variitar is, Chaud., p. 241 



subtilis, Chaud., p. 240. 



attenuata, Redt. (maculi- 

 \_cornis, Chaud.), p. 240. 



redtenbacheri, W. Hern 

 (qttemiata, Chaud.), p. 239. 



punctateIla,W. Horn, p. 248. 

 plicicollis, W. Horn, p. 272. 



linearis, Schm.-Goeb., p. 243. 



parvula, Chaud., p. 244. 



§ The var. tenuicornis, Chaud.. which lias the legs in part darker, has not 

 occurred in India ; it is, perhaps, a separate species. 



