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attaining the prothoracic base, outer four joints feebly compressed, 

 slightly and gradually dilated, third joint scarcely as long as the 

 next two taken together; fourth slightly longer than the fifth; the 

 latter, sixth, and seventh subequal; eighth about as wide as long and 

 subtriangular; ninth suborbicular in outline; tenth feebly trans- 

 versely oval ; eleventh ovate. 



Pronotum opaque, widest at the middle and about one-half wider 

 than long; disc evenly and moderately convex, rather coarsely, 

 densely, and more or less confluently punctate, the punctures coales- 

 cing more or less transversely; sides broadly and slightly impressed 

 throughout along the margins, and there finely scabrous from minute 

 granules; apex moderately, broadly, and evenly emarginate, finely 

 margined ; sides evenly and broadly rounded, with the narrow margin 

 refiexed; hase very feebly arcuate, finely margined, and about one- 

 fourth wider than the apex; apical angles obtuse and more or less 

 feebly rounded ; basal angles obtuse and not in the least prominent. 



Propleurce smooth, more or less opaque, very sparsely and irregu- 

 larly granulate, more or less rugulose and concave beneath the ap- 

 parently explanate pronotal margins. 



Elytra oval, somewhat shining, widest at the middle; hose not 

 margined, slightly declivous, slightly wider than the contiguous pro- 

 thoracic base; humeH very obtuse, scarcely evident; sides evenly 

 arcuate, slightly convergent posteriorly, with apex rather broadly 

 rounded; disc moderately convex and more strongly rounded later- 

 ally, arcuately declivous posteriorly; surface coarsely and somewdiat 

 densely punctate on the dorsum at center, becoming more and more 

 scabrous laterally and about apex, the sculpturing consisting of 

 densely placed reclinate and more or less muricate granules that are 

 confused throughout. Frequently the disc is more or less flattened, 

 and more strongly, less broadly, and somewhat more suddenly 

 rounded laterally. 



Epipleune moderate in width beneath the humeri, and gradually 

 narrowing to apex; surface rather thickly and submuricately punc- 

 tate, the interstices glabrous and shining. 



Sterna scabrous from irregularly placed setigerous punctures and 

 rugae. 



Parapleurce coarsely punctate, frequently slightly muricate. 



Abdomen more or less moderately, and rather densely muricately 

 punctate, less so on the fourth and fifth segments, coarser and most 

 scabrous on the first. 



Legs moderate in length and thickness. Anterior femora more or 

 less armed; anterior tibial spurs similar in the sexes, the anterior 

 longer than the posterior, both acute. Anterior tarsi with the first 

 joint more or less thickened at tip beneath and slightly dissimilar in 

 the sexes. 



