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evenly and broadly rounded, narrowly and acutely margined, margin 

 reflexed ; base more or less fei'bl)" arcuate, about one-eiglith of its 

 width greater than the apex; apical angles nearly obtuse; basal 

 angles obtuse and more or less minutely prominent. 



Propleura' smooth, shining, sparsely and irregularly granulate; 

 more or less rugulose over the acetabular convexities. 



Elytra oval, shining, widest at the middle; humeri obsolete, 

 rounded ; base not margined, somewhat declivous, and scarcely wider 

 than the contiguous prothoracic base; scutellum rather large and 

 triangular; skleH evenly arcuate, rather gradually converging at 

 apex, the latter gradually and somewhat produced, rather narrowly 

 rounded ; disc quite evenly and moderately convex, more strongly and 

 quite evenly rounded laterally, arcuately and more or less obliquelv 

 declivous posteriorly ; surface rather coarsely and somewhat densely 

 I^unctate on the dorsum, becoming gradually more coarsely and siib- 

 asperately muricato-granulate laterally, and without any sign of 

 order. 



Epipleurm moderate in width at the humeri, gradually narrowing 

 to apex ; surface feebly concave beneath the humeri and subasperately 

 punctured. 



Sterna more or less strongly rugulose and punctate; punctures 

 setigerous. 



Parapleural irregularly and rather strongly punctate, interstices 

 glabrous and shining. 



Abdomen rather coarsely, thickly punctate and rugulose on seg- 

 ments one and two, less so on the third, very sparsely so on the fourth 

 and fifth. 



Legs moderate in length and thickness. Anterior tibial spurs simi- 

 lar in the sexes the anterior spur longer than the posterior, both 

 acute and rather stout. Protarsi nearly similar in the sexes, both 

 with the first joint distinctly thickened at tip beneath. 



Male. — Elongate oval and more or less pointed posteriorly. Elytra 

 more or less slightly wider than the thorax, evenly, obliquely, and 

 arcuately declivous posteriorly, with the apex acute and more or less 

 feebly produced. Abdomen moderately oblique and convex, feebly 

 and broadly flattened on first two segments. Anterior femora armed 

 with an obtuse tooth. Protarsi with the first joint feebly and trans- 

 versely produced at apex beneath, plantar groove obliterated apically, 

 space between the apico-marginal tufts of spinules simulating it. 



F<??w//Ze.— Somewhat robust. Elytra rather broadly oval and wider 

 than the prothorax, slightly pointed, arcuately and slightly obliquely 

 declivous posteriorly. Abdomen horizontal, quite strongly and evenly 

 convex. Profemora mutic, scarcely sinuate. Protarsi with the first 

 joint distinctly and transversely produced at tip beneath, plantar 

 groove quite obsolete. 



