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duced, with the tips of the elytra slightly separated and feebly 

 deflexed. 



E'pi'pleura' moderately widened beneath the humeri, thence rather 

 narrow to the apex; surface smooth, finely and sparsely punctate; 

 the superior margin at times more or less obsolete in apical two-thirds, 

 being defined by the marginal series of the discal punctures. 



Sterna rather smooth and olisoletely punctate and rugulose. 



Parapleune more or less obsoletely punctate. 



Ahdonuni smooth and shining, usually obsoletely punctate and more 

 or less finely rugulose ; horizontal. 



Legs quite long and slender. Anterior femora dentate or sinuate; 

 anterior spurs of the anterior tibiae about a half longer and slightly 

 thicker than the posterior, both acute and quite similar in the sexes. 

 Anterior tarsi dissimilar in the sexes. 



Male. — Body more or less fusiform, slightly elongate and feebly 

 robust. Antennae reaching a short distance beyond the prothoracic 

 base. P21ytra rather gradually declivous posteriorly. Abdomen 

 moderately convex. Anterior femora with a moderately acute tooth 

 at outer fifth; anterior tarsi with the first and second joints feebly 

 dilated and flattened beneath, densely clothed with a fine golden 

 spongy pubescence; mesotarsi unmodified. 



Female. — Body ovate and robust. x\ntenn.T reaching slightly be- 

 yond the prothoracic base. P^lytra arcuately declivous posteriorly. 

 Abdomen quite strongly convex. Anterior femora more or less feebly 

 sinuate in outer fifth; anterior tarsi unmodified. 



Measurertients. — Males: Length, 18-21 mm.; Avidth, 7.5-9 mm. 

 Females: Length, 20-23 mm.; width, 9.5-10.5 mm. 



Genital characters^ male. — Edeagophore elongately fusiform, 

 scarcely arched and rather depressed. 



Basale oblong oval, feebly and evenly convex, sides feebly arcuate. 



Apicale triangular about one-half longer than wide; surface rather 

 feebly and evenly convex, with a narrow membranous groove in 

 middle third; sides rather straight or feebly arcuate, apex acute; 

 base rather narrowly lobecl at the middle, broadly sinuate laterally. 



/S^^^nuVe transversely parabolic in outline. Each lobe Avith the 

 external border evenly and rather broadly arcuate with the apical 

 border, which is narrowly rounded, angle scarcely evident at the 

 internal border, the latter short ; surface more or less convex, mem- 

 branous in the internal half, chitinous externally, sparsely punctate, 

 setose; setae rather long, slightly longer on the apical edge, not very 

 dense ; surface impunctate in basal third. Sinus broad, nearly closed 

 by the membrane, the latter with a few scattered seta». 



Female. — Genital segment subquadrate, valves more or less reflexed 

 and explanate externally, deflexed at apex and distinctly setose. 



