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C'ICINDELIDiE. 



**. Elytra shorter with the 

 shoulders rectangular ; all 



the tibiae cyaneous 



b. Pronotum without collum ; female 

 with the apophysis consisting of 

 two sharp parallel points pro- 

 ceeding directly from the posterior 

 margin. 



a*. Frontal excavation strongly cari- 

 nate between the eyes ; legs 

 testaceous ; pronotum with the 

 sides straight between the basal 

 and apical constrictions ; antennae 

 slightly thickened to the apex, 

 with the last joints shortened . . 

 6*. Frons almost flat between the 

 eyes, with a very slight carina ; 

 tibiae brownish ; pronotum conical, 

 with the surface strongly trans- 

 versely plicate ; antennae quite 

 filiform, with all the joints very 



lo u 8" 



B. Elytra very short (5 mm.) in pro- 

 portion to the pronotum and head 

 (4 mm.) ; pronotum with distinct 

 long anterior collum ; the smallest 



known species of the genus 



2. Apex of abdomen yellow ; a small 

 metallic green species with red 



le 8 s •. : 



II. Intermediate species (average size, as 

 a rule, 13-15 mm.), with the head 

 shorter in proportion, the vertex 

 shorter and more widened behind the 

 eyes, the eyes more prominent, and 

 the elytra evidently more strongly 

 punctured ; colour metallic, blue or 

 green, with occasional dark varieties, 

 l. Elytra with the punctuation not (or 

 only occasionally in some specimens) 

 elongate before apex. 

 1. Apophysis of the last ventral segment 

 of the female consisting of two 

 sharp parallel points proceeding 

 directly from the posterior margin. 



A. Posterior i\biae clear red 



B. Posterior tibiae dark. 



a. Pronotum strongly dilated before 



the basal constriction 



b. Pronotum moderately or slightly 



dilated before the basal con- 

 striction. 



a*. Pronotum shorter, and less 

 slender and parallel-sided .... 



1>*. Pronotum longer, slender, and 

 more parallel-sided. 



kollari, W. Horn, <J , p. 245. 



roesclikei, W. Horn, p. 247. 



ceylvnica, Chaud., p. 272. 



maindroni, W. Horn, p. 245. 

 scJiaumi, W. Horn, p. 242. 



fuscit arsis, Schm.-Goeb. ? 



[p. 256. 



bonelli, Guer., p. 248. 



bonelli, var. ortygia, Buq., 



[p. 250. 



