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C. Form obloug. very little convex scabra, Chp. 



CC. Form broadly ovate, strongly convex rugosa, Chp. 



BBB. The exceptional characters lie in the 

 elytral epipleurse. 



C. Epiplenr;« subhorizontal armata, Blackb. 



CC. Inner (horizontal) part of ' epipleurae 

 nearly reaches the apex as a distinct ledge. 

 D. Basal ventral segment coarsely punctured. 

 E. Sides of prothorax strongly explanate. 



F. Underside testaceous Chapuisi, Blackb. 



FF. Underside black. 



G. Interstices of elytral punctures 



but little rugulose latipes, Blackb. 



GG. Interstices of elytral punctures 

 strongly rugulose, almost con- 

 cealing the punctures raucipennis, Blackb. 



EE. Sides of prothorax only slightly ex- 

 planate Karattte, Blackb. 



DD. Basal ventral segment feebly punctu- 

 late. 

 E. Elytra n-ith a postbasal discal im- 

 pression. 

 F. The marginal part of elytra mode- 

 rately wide and more or less vertical. 

 G. Size very large (Long. 6 lines) 



suture and some vittse black (jraphica, Chp. 



GG. Size much smaller (Long. 5 1.) 

 suture concolorous with gene- 

 ral surface rnstica, Blackb. 



FF. The marginal part of the elytra 

 very wide and ver\' strongly out- 

 sloped Ia3 viventris, Blackb. 



EE. Elytra without any postbasal im- 

 pression on disc sublimbata, Chp. 



P. ixsoLENS, sp.nov. 



^. Elungato-ovalis vel sat late subparallela, modice convexa, 

 altitudine majori (a latere visa) contra elyti'orum marginem 

 medium posita; sulinitida; rufa, hie illic picescens; capita 

 fortius minus crebre punctulato; prothorace quam longiori 

 ut 2i- ad 1 latiori, al) apice longe ultra medium dilatato, pone 

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