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and round. Elytra cylindrical, slightly but noticeably wider at 

 base than prothorax, shoulders slightly rounded. Pectoral canal 

 rather narrow and shallow, its termination not very evident, but 

 if considered at receptacle then at base of anterior coxee. Meso- 

 sternal receptacle not raised, triangular, widely and feebly emar- 

 ginate in front, scarcely visibly concave ; open Metastermim 

 slightly longer than basal segment of abdomen; episterna rather 

 large. Abdomen large, 2nd segment almost as long as 1st, as long 

 as 3rd and 4th combined, and noticeably lunger than 5th. Legs 

 moderately long and rather thin; posterior coxae not extending 

 to sides; femora not grooved, all distinctly dentate, posterior 

 terminating about apical segment; tibiae compressed, bisinuate 

 beneath, in addition to the (rather strong) terminal hook with a 

 small subapical tooth both above and below ; tarsi moderately 

 narrow. Subcylindrical, squamose, punctate, winged. 



Allied to Therebus, but differs in the facets of eyes, dentition 

 of femora, and to a certain extent in shape of mesosternal 

 receptacle. 



PSEUDOTHEREBUS SCULPTIPENNIS, n.Sp. 



Piceous, antennte and tarsi feebly diluted with red. Not very 

 densely clothed with dull ochi'eous mingled in places with sooty- 

 brown scales. Under surface with sparser scales (moderately 

 dense, however, on anterior coxai" and sides of apical segments) of 

 a more uniform colour. 



Head densely and coarsely punctate, punctures partially con- 

 cealed. Rostrum densely punctate on basal fifth, elsewhere highly 

 polished and with fine punctures subseriate in arrangement, a 

 very indistinct groove on each side at base. Prothorax with 

 perfectly round, large, shallow, sharply defined punctures and 

 with a raised shining carina continuous from base to apex. 

 Elytra striate-punctate; punctures oblong, deep, each separated 

 by a thin transverse ridge except at sides; interstices scarcely 

 convex, slightly rugose, wider than strije and with small shining 



granules scarcely visible except where scales have been abraded, 

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