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B.—Two last joints of all palpi black. 
(a) Puncture in the middle of the elytra 
separate ... ... coriacea, Chevr. 
( b ) Puncture in the middle of the elytra 
more or less confluent ... nigripalpis, m. 
II.—Vertex with circular constriction ... Derocrania , sp. 
A.—Front between the posterior half of the 
eyes not excavated, prothorax anteriorly 
with a distinct “ collum ” or neck. 
(a) Elytra posteriorly almost smooth ... 
(h) Elytra posteriorly deeply and densely 
punctured. 
1. The two longitudinal plicae of the 
forefront not reaching to the 
level of the punctiform im¬ 
pression near the border of each 
orbit 
2. The two plicae in the middle of the 
front surpassing the lateral im¬ 
pressions. 
(a) “ Collum” long and thin; tibiae, 
feelers, and palpi black 
(f3 Collum stout and short; tibiae, 3rd- 
6t.h joints of the feelers, and two 
last joints of the palpi testaceous 
B.—Front between the posterior half of the 
eyes excavated. 
(a) Prothorax without distinct collum; 
longitudinal middle stripe of the 
front more or less continuously 
convex, withoutf trace of a large 
arcuate excavation just before the 
summit of the vertex. 
(1) Tibiae and 3rd-6th joint of the 
feelers testaceous 
(2) Tibiae and feelers black (some¬ 
times with a metallic sheen). 
nietneri, Motsch.* 
fusiformis, n. sp. 
pi. f. 1 
gibbioeps, Chd. 
flavicornis, m,, 
pi. f. 2 
nematodes, Selim. 
* Obscuripes. Bat., is identical with the type. I cannot find any positive 
differences. 
f I do not speak of the two sometimes transversely confluent, punctiform 
impressions in the middle of the front between the hind borders of the eyes. 
