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in the male the third is a little longer than the fourth, and in the 

 female a little less than twice as long as the fourth. 



The metasternum laterally between the coxa? is as long as the wndth 

 of a mesotibia at apical third. 



The femoral and tibial characters are practically as in cmi-pla, ex- 

 cept that the legs are much shorter. 



The tarsi are moderate in length and railier slender. 



The protarsi in the male are a little stouter than in the female; the 

 difference in length is less marked, those of the male being just a 

 little longer. 



The protarsi are about a third (male) or a little less (female) 

 of their length shorter than a mesotarsus. Joints two, three, and four 

 are subequal in size, each about as wide as long and together scarcely 

 as long as the fifth ; the first is a little longer than wide. 



The mesotarsi are about a third (male) or a sixth (female) shorter 

 than a metatarsus. Joints two to four diminish just a little in length 

 in the order named ; the fifth is about equal to the combined length 

 of the second and third, and subequal to the first. 



The metatarsi are about a fourth of their length shorter than a 

 metatibia. Joint three is just noticeal)]y a little shorter than the 

 second, and the two together are subequal in length to the fourth, 

 the latter subequal wutli the first. 



ELEODES OBSOLETA van PORCATA Casey. 



Oblong-ovate, moderately elongate, black, elytra sulcate. 



Head tw4ce as wide as long, frons slightly flattened to feebly con- 

 vex, faintly impressed laterally, frontal suture usually finely im- 

 pressed ; surface somewhat densely punctate, more coarsely so on the 

 epistoma and finely and sparsely on the vertex; antennae moderate 

 in length and stoutness, outer four joints very slightly compressed, 

 more or less feebly dilated, third joint about equal to the next two 

 taken together, the fourth slightly longer than the fifth, the latter, 

 sixth, and seventh subequal, eighth feebly triangular, ninth and tenth 

 circular in outline, eleventh oval to ovate and very slightly longer 

 than wide. 



Pronotum subquadrate, one-fourth to one-third wider than long, 

 widest in advance of the middle as viewed vertically from above, at 

 the middle when viewed obliquely from the side; disc gabrous and 

 shining or feebly alutaceous, moderately and evenly convex, more or 

 less arcuately declivous laterally, finely and rather sparsely punctate, 

 the punctures becoming a little coarser, but not very dense laterally; 

 ajiex slightly emarginate in circular arc, finely or obsoletely mar- 

 gined; sides quite evenly and moderately arcuate in anterior two- 

 thirds, thence less arcuate and oblique to base as viewed vertically 



