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latter, sixth, and seventh subequal, eighth triangular to triangulo- 

 conical, ninth and tenth suborbicnlar in outline, eleventh subtrape- 

 zoidal. 



Pronotum widest at about the middle, almost a half wider than 

 long; disc moderately convex, more strongly so at the angles, rather 

 finely, distinctly, irregularly and not densely punctate, rather 

 broadly impressed and granulo-jjunctate laterally ; apex broadly 

 and quite eventy emarginate, distinctly margined laterally, and 

 obsoletely so at the middle; sides greatly rounded in anterior three- 

 fourths, thence strongly sinuate and converging to base, rather 

 coarsely margined; base feebly arcuate, equal to the apex and 

 coarsely margined; apical angles strong, acuminately produced and 

 dentiform, more or less everted, and somewhat reflexed at times; 

 basal angles subrectangular and more or less prominent. 



Profleunp rather smooth, irregularly^ and sparsely granulo-muri- 

 cate, obsoletely rugulose. 



Elytra oval to elongate oval, widest at the middle; hase subtrun- 

 cate, more or less slightly wider than the contiguous protlioracic 

 base ; liumneri obtuse, not rounded nor prominent ; sides evenly 

 arcuate, apex gradually narrowed, rarely attenuated and not pro- 

 duced; dise moderately convex on the dorsum and more strongly 

 so laterally, arcuately declivous posteriorly; surface punctate, punc- 

 tures arranged in rather distant series, moderately small and rather 

 closely placed, intervals with a series of similar punctures, slightly 

 more distantly spaced, on the dorsum very faintly muricate, laterally 

 distinctly so and frequently more distantly spaced, both series be- 

 coming more irregular and finely muricate on the apex, punctures 

 mi?iutely setigerous. 



Ejnpleurce moderate at the humeri and gradually narrowing to 

 apex; surface sparsely and finely submuricately and obsoletely 

 punctate. 



Sterna more or less densely, submuricately punctate, and rugose. 



Parapleura' rather coarsely and irregularly punctate, punctures 

 rather shallow. 



Abdomen horizontal, rather densely, somewhat finely, submuri- 

 cately punctate and rugulose. 



Lee/s rather long and somewhat stout; anterior femora armed in 

 both sexes; anterior tibial spurs subequal and acute. Tarsi similar 

 in the sexes. 



Male. — Somewhat narrow. Elj^tra arcuately and rather obliquely 

 declivous behind. Abdomen moderately convex and slightly flat- 

 tened at middle on the first three segments. Anterior femora armed 

 with an acute tooth. Metatibiaj more or less arcuate. 



