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Sterna finely punctato-rugulose. 



Parapleurw densely punctate. 



AlxJomen somewhat shining and densely punctate, punctures 

 moderate. 



Legs rather short and moderate in stoutness, quite densely punc- 

 tured; anterior femora mutic; anterior tibial spurs comparatively 

 small, the anterior slightly longer and a little stouter than the pos- 

 terior; similar in the sexes. Anterior tarsi dissimilar in the sexes. 



Male. — Somewhat narrow. Antennte reaching beyond the pro- 

 thoracic base. Abdomen distinctly oblique, moderately convex and 

 distinctly and broadly flattened at middle of the first two segments. 

 Protarsi with the first two joints scarcely thickened at tips beneath, 

 each with a very small but distinct tuft of pubescence, tufts subacute, 

 grooves interrupted. Middle tarsi simple. 



Female. — Broader ovate. Antenna^ attaining the prothoracic base. 

 Elytra rather broadly oval. Abdomen horizontal and rather strongly 

 convex. P'irst joint of the protarsi not noticeably thickened at tip 

 beneath, groove entire. 



Measurements — Male: Length. 10 mm.; width, 4.5 mm. Female: 

 Length. 13 mm.; width, 6.2 mm. 



Genital characters., male. — Edeagophore somewhat oblong-ovate, 

 apicale greatly and suddenly narrowed in apical two-thirds. 



Basal c elongate oval, moderately convex with the sides moderately 

 arcuate. 



Apicale subtriangular in outline, suddenly narrowed at basal and 

 middle thirds so that the apical two-thirds appear greatly narrowed, 

 convex above, with a linear groove extending from near the tip to 

 the base; sides very prominent in basal third, subangulate, thence 

 strongly sinuate to the tip, the latter flattened, narrowly rounded, and 

 somewhat reflexecl at tip; base lobed at middle and feebly sinuate 

 laterally. 



A^ternife moderately transverse. Each lobe subtriangular, with the 

 external border sinuate in basal half, thence arcuate to apex, the 

 latter rather prominent, obtuse, and rather introrse; internal border 

 more or less oblique and sinuous; surface feebly convex, rather 

 coarsely punctate in apical three-fourths, punctures rather dense 

 toward apex, setae moderately long especially about the apical mar- 

 gin. Membrane not setose across the bottom of the sinus, the latter 

 triangular. 



Female. — Genital segment (Plate 6, fig. 3) rather equilaterally 

 triangular, surface somewhat convex from side to side and feebly 

 setose. 



Valrida. — Dorsal plate somewhat oblong-triangular, sides feebly 

 converging apically ; surface glabrous, moiv or less concave, with a 

 few scattered and fine punctures, each Avith a short and fine seta ; 



