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6*. Elytra black, with cruciform yellow markings, or 

 with the yellow colour much extended, or with 

 basal and apical markings and a transverse fascia 



between these Group 18, p. 406. 



C. aurofasciata, pHnceps, angulicollis. 



II. Pubescence of underside strong, at all events at the sides, 

 i. Epipleurse without long pubescence at the sides of the 

 metasternum. 

 1. Elytra oblong or oblong-ovate. 



A. Upper surface not entirely smooth, glabrous and shining. 

 a. Size small, average length 8-9 or 10 mm. (very rarely 

 attaining 11 or 12 mm.), 

 a*. Gense bare (except in C. imperfecta, in which 

 species they bear a few scattered hairs), 

 af . Elytra even ; species obscure, dark, with or 

 without more or less distinct light markings. 



Ghoup 5 (ex parte), p. 337. 

 C. spi?iolce, bigemina, viridilabris, nietneri, 

 seriepunctata, leucoloma,fastidiosa, humillima, 

 sinica, melancholica, undulata, imperfecta, 

 distinguenda, germanica var. kirilovi. 



C. fuliginosa * Geoup 23 > P- 422 - 



&t- Elytra apparently or actually uneven, with or 

 without velvety patches and foveae. 



Group 5 {ex parte), p. 337. 



C. dromicoides, motschuhkyi, funebris, indica, 

 triguttata, fallaciosa, belli, iimbropolita, foveo- 

 lata, holosericea, davisoni, prothymoides. 



C. lacunosa, corticata. 



Group 3 (ex parte), p. 330. 



Gense pubescent ; species dark, with more or less 

 intricate whitish markings ; length 8-10 mm. 



Group 7, p. 361. 

 C. erudita, grammophora, cognata, nitida, 

 minuta, mutata. 



c*. Genae setose at base only ; length 8 mm. 



C. atkimoni. Gr0UP 22 <«* P- 422 ' 



Average length 12-16 mm. (rarely 10-11 mm.), 

 a*. Elytra whitish or whitish testaceous, with antler- 

 shaped markings, 

 af . Underside entirely and thickly tomentose (ex- 

 cept for a very small line in the centre) ; 

 markings thin, proceeding from a dark longi- 

 tudinal line on each side of the suture. 

 C.albina. Gboup 28, p. 427, 



* C. fuliginosa might reasonably be included under Group 5, but as Dr. Horn 

 considers it to have close affinities to C. striolata I have left it in the position 

 he has assigned to it. 



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