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REMAINING (number with state)
Antennae, third segment, fuzziness
Distinctly less fuzzy or hairy than segment 4, although some setae may be present (42)
As fuzzy as segment four (31)
Atennomeres, length of third relative to others
Shorter than antennomers 1 plus 2 (53)
Not clearly longer or shorter (11)
Longer than antennomers 1 plus 2 (7)
Body, total length
1 cm to 1.5 cm (37)
.5 cm to 1 cm (30)
.5 cm or less (15)
1.5 to 2 cm (15)
Continuity of elytral marginal punctures
Band of punctures broken at middle (2)
Continuous band of punctures (1)
No such punctures (1)
Elytra, Pronotum, Head, coloration
Uniform color, although iridesence may vary forehead dots may be present (44)
Distinct variation in color, including lighter fringes but not including dots on forehead (25)
Elytra, Pronotum, Head, more coloration
Not so colored although lighter spots or highlighting may be present (57)
Head and pronotum reddish/organish, elytra not reddish or not as reddish (7)
Elytra, apex
Complete, pointed, covering all or almost all of abdomen (59)
Truncate, leaving end of abdomen explosed (6)
Elytra, basal margin
Complete (43)
Incomplete (10)
Elytra, coloration
Non-metallic, although may be shiny (56)
Metallic/iridescent (15)
Elytra, coloration details
Coloration more or less uniform (51)
With bands, bars, fringes or spots of distinct coloration (15)
Elytra, coloration, predominant color
Blackish (46)
Brownish (14)
Varied (11)
Other single hue (8)
Greenish (2)
Elytra, epipleura
Uncrossed (52)
Crossed (13)
Elytra, epipleura coloration
Same color as the rest of the elytra (47)
Noticeably lighter than the darkest portion of the elytra (29)
Elytra, fuzziness
Bare except possibly for one or a few long hairs (47)
Noticeably fuzzy (20)
Elytra, intervals, number
1 to 9 (59)
Has no striae or intervals (7)
More than 9 (2)
Elytra, number of punctate setae on intervals 1 - 9
0 (29)
Two Pair (14)
More than 2 pair (11)
One pair (2)
Elytral striae, smoothness
Without obvious pitting (36)
Pitted (35)
Eye, size relative to nose , viewed dorsally
Length of eye less than half distance to tip of mandible (49)
length of eye less than entire distance to mandible, but more than half that distance (37)
Length of eye about equal to distrance from end of eye to tip of mandible (2)
Length of eye noticeably more than distrance from end of eye to tip of mandible (2)
Eyes, relative size
Eyes normal (62)
Goggle-eyed, eyes large and projecting (5)
Head and Pronotum, coloration
Shiny (60)
Not Shiny (23)
Head, coloration
Palps and/or basal segements of antennae noticeably lighter than head (46)
Uniform color, although iridesence may vary forehead dots may be present (44)
Distinct variation in color, including lighter fringes but not including dots on forehead (25)
Head, palps, basal antennae segments all uniform coloration (23)
Head, frons, i.e., forehead, coloration
Without such dots (62)
With one or two, sometimes faint, reddish or yellowish dots (3)
Head, presence/absence of neck , i.e., constriction behind head, best visible from side
No distinct constriction demarcating neck (56)
Distinct constriction present (9)
Legs, coloration
Light at least most leg sections (50)
Dark (17)
Maxillary palps, last segement
Not dramatically smaller than previous segment (58)
Tiny compared to previous segment (6)
Number of setae on labial palpomere 2
2 (1)
over 2 (1)
under 2 (1)
Overall Body Shape
Neither pedunculate nor oval head, pronotum, elytra discrete in outline common form (59)
Pedunculate, that is, with a marked constriction between pronotum and elytra (3)
Oval, with head, pronotum, and elytra part of single oval outline (1)
Pronotum and Elytra, relative width
Base of pronotum noticeably narrower than elytral base, but much more than half the width of that base (39)
Base of pronotum much narrower than adjacent elytra approaching half the width of elytral base (31)
Base of pronotum about equal in width to adjacent elytra (22)
Pronotum, Basal Impression, Absent or Present
Present (58)
Absent (14)
Pronotum, basal impression
Not so bounded (55)
Bounded laterally by distinct ridge (12)
Pronotum, basal impression, extensions
No such valley (53)
Distinct valley extending rostrally out of impression (20)
Pronotum, basal impression, shape
Single valley without mounds or hills (50)
With distinct mound or ridge extending into it (15)
Pronotum, basal impression, size
Impression extending across noticeably less than half of base, or absent altogether (33)
Impression or at least stippling extending across more than half of pronotal base (24)
Basal impression extending across about 1/2 of base (23)
Pronotum, color
Uniform (57)
With distinct variation (8)
Pronotum, flange
Flange evident , but rostral portion at least markedly narrower than maximum width of first antennal segment (62)
No apparent flange (14)
Flange well-developed, more or less as wide as or wider than max. width of first antennal segment (8)
Pronotum, more color
No iridescence (46)
Some iridescence i.e., vague rainbow color of oil (17)
Pronotum, relative shape
Length and width roughly equal (35)
Wider than long (34)
Longer than wide (11)
Pronotum, setae i.e., long hairs, at least one at distal corners if broken, then base usually visible
Yes, corner seta present (45)
No, corner seta not present (20)
Pronotum, shape from side
More or less flat (43)
Convex, giving hunchbacked shape (39)
More or less concave (3)
Pronotum, shape of basal half
Oval (44)
Cordate (28)
Square or rectangular (20)
Pronotum, shape of distal corners
More or less square (32)
Obtuse, but with distinct angle (23)
Rounded (19)
Acute (10)
Prontum, setae, i.e., long hairs, lateral setae, other than at distal corner
At least one pair (48)
None (13)
Supraorbital setae
Two pair (33)
One pair (31)