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more or less triangular, tenth scarcely transversely oval, eleventh 

 suboval. 



Pronottun subqnadrate, rather dull, widest at the middle, one- 

 fifth to one-fonrth wider than long; disc evenly and moderatel}^ con- 

 vex, very finely, rather evenly but not densely, and more or less 

 obsoletely punctulate ; ((jyex more or less emarginate, frequently more 

 noticeablj^ so latei'ally, Aery finely or more or less obsoletely mar- 

 gined; sides broadly, evenly and not stronglj^ arcuate, very fineW 

 beaded; base more or less arcuate and finely margined, about one- 

 fourth to one-third wider than the apex: apical angles subacute, an- 

 teriorly prominent and not everted; basal angles obtuse and not 

 rounded nor prominent. 



P )■() pleii ro' finely and irregularly pmictulate, more densely and 

 strongly so posteriorly, and more or less finely rugulose. 



Elytra oval to subovate, usually widest behind the middle; base 

 more or less emarginate and not wider than the contiguous pro- 

 thoracic base; humeri obtuse, not rounded nor prominent: sides 

 slightly more strongly arcuate behind the middle, apex not in the 

 least produced and rounded; disc moderately convex on the dorsum, 

 strongly and evenly so laterally, rather suddenly and arcuately de- 

 clivous posteriorly : finely punctate, punctures arranged in moder- 

 ately distant series, rather closely placed and at times lodged in 

 shallow and slightly larger dents, intervals more or less obsoletely 

 punctulate; the serial punctures at times more or less obsolete. 



Epiplcurcr moderately narrow, gradually narrowing from base to 

 apex and more or less impunctate. 



Sto-na more or less moderately punctate and rugulose, finelj^ and 

 sparsely pubescent. The prosternum is frequently more strongly 

 punctate. 



Parapleurw sparsely and irregularly punctate, punctures rather 

 shallow. 



Abdomen very finely or obsoletely and rather sparsely punctulate, 

 more or less finely rugulose; the intercoxal process more or less 

 coarsely sculptured. 



Legs moderate in length and slender; anterior femora more or less 

 armed in both sexes: tibial spurs small, the anterior subequal and 

 acute; anterior tarsi dissimilar in the sexes. 



Male. — Somewhat narrow. Antennae extending three or four joints 

 beyond the prothoracic base. Elytra evenly and strongly arcuately 

 declivous posteriorly ; abdomen slightly oblique, moderatel}^ con- 

 vex, flattened at the middle on the first three segments and more 

 or less grooved in the middle line. Anterior femora with a distinct 

 but obtuse tooth : anterior tarsi with the first joint slightly thickened 

 and clothed apically beneath with a dense brush of more or less 

 golden pubescence. 



