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EE Wholly black; vestiture of dorsal surface minute and indistinct; pro- 
notum and elytra coarsely, closely, and roughly punctured; elytral 
apices rounded or feebly subtruncate. (29) cockerelli Fall. 
DD Pronotum with disk only moderately convex, with broad, lateral impres- 
sions; base of elytra very feebly sinuate, sides subparallel; eyes rather 
coarsely granulate; forecoxal cavities closed behind; first segment of 
hind tarsi with pubescent sole. ( Ortholeptura Csy.) 
E Large species, more than 20 mm. in length; elytra more than five times 
length of the pronotum; apical transverse impression of pronotum 
smooth; dorsal lobe of eyes wide. 
F Elytral suture produced in. a short spine. (30) valida Lee. 
FF Elytral apices rounded, not spinose. (31) insignis Fall. 
EE Smaller species, less than 20 mm. in length; elytra less than five times 
length of pronotum; apical impression of pronotum punctate, dorsal 
lobe of eyes narrow. (32) obscura n. sp. 
CC Pronotum with disk only feebly convex, the basal impression very shallow, 
subquadrate, the sides subparallel; elytra with base feebly cremnate. 
D Coxal cavities of prostemum widely open behind; head rather feebly 
constricted behind the eyes; 1st hind tarsal segment with pubescent sole; 
elytra with sides distinctly sinuate. (Nimllia Mulsant) . 
E Elytra opaque, finely punctured and acutely granulate. 
(33) aspera Lee. 
EE Elytra shining, coarsely punctured, obtusely granulate. 
(34) mutabilis Newm. 
DD Coxal cavities of prosternum closed behind; head strongly constricted 
behind the eyes; 1st hind tarsal segment without pubescent sole; 
elytra with sides nearly straight. 
E Pronotum with sides subangulate before the middle; elytral punctures 
very close and coarse towards the base, the surface roughened; 
colour rufous or testaceous with tips black, with two very narrow, 
evanescent, longitudinal cost®. (35) sanguinea Lee. 
EE Pronotum with sides evenly arcuate; elytral punctures moderate in 
size; colour black or red. 
F Head with the tempora rapidly narrowed behind, not inflated; 
elytra shining black or bicoloured in the male, opaque red in the 
female with or without black spots. (36) laetifica Lee, 
FF Head with the tempora inflated, as wide as the eyes. 
G Elytra with sides subparallel, finely, rather sparsely, and not 
roughly, punctured, bright red, lustre opaque. 
(37) lucifera Hop. 
GG Elytra narrowed toward apex, rather closely, not coarsely, 
punctured, asperate more strongly toward apex, black with 
humeral angles red. (38) haldemani Csy. 
BB Pronotum strongly narrowed in front with the disk inflated. 
C Pronotum with basal and apical impressions wide and deep, basal impression 
abrupt, and with a median longitudinal impression. 
D Pronotum with median line narrowly impressed, canaliculate; 1st hind 
tarsus with pubescent sole. 
E The elytral base strongly lobed, the scutellar lobe narrowly rounded 
and strongly produced; the truncate elytral apices obtusely angled; 
entire body black. (39) dolorosa Lee. 
EE The elytral base feebly lobed, the scutellar lobe broadly rounded and 
feebly produced; the truncate elytral apices acutely angled; rufotes- 
taceous. (40) biforis Newm. 
DD Pronotum with median line broadly impressed, not canaliculate; 1st hind 
tarsi without true pubescent sole. 
E Elytra with lateral margins bisinuate, strongly curved dorsally on the 
basal fifth; male witn metasternum tuberculate on each side the 
middle line; pronotum angulate on the sides. 
F Pronotum with the disk broadly impressed on the sides between the 
very broad median sulcus and the side margins; the punetation 
very coarse and sparse. 
