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dorsum sometimes depressed, arcnately declivous posteriorly; surface 

 finely, irregularly, and evenly punctate, rarely with closely place^i 

 series of slightly larger punctures, the intervals with a more or less 

 irregular series ; the punctures are slightly denser at the sides and on 

 the a])ex, never asperate. 



Epipleurce moderately wide beneath the humeri, evenly and gradu- 

 ally narrowing to the apex; surface finely and sparsely or obsoletely 

 punctate, more or less finely rugulose. 



fSterna rather strongly and sparsely punctate and rugose; the pro- 

 sternum anteriorly and the metasternum between the coxa? laterally, 

 frequently obsoletely punctate. 



Parapleunt' strongly punctate anteriorly, sparsely so posteriorly. 



Ahflomen horizontal, finely and sjiarsely punctate, the punctures 

 becoming denser at the periphery of the fifth segment ; surface more 

 or less rugulose, at times strongly so. 



LegH moderately long. Femora not usually densely punctate, the 

 anterior mutic in the sexes. Anterior tibial spurs subequal. Pro- 

 tarsi slightly dissimilar in the sexes. 



Male. — Very elongate and attenuate. Antenna attaining the pos- 

 terior fifth of the prothorax. Elytra gradually narrowed and very 

 gradually arcnately declivous posteriorly. Abdomen moderately 

 convex and very feebly, broadly nnpressed on first three segments. 

 Posterior tibia? more or less arcuate. Anterior tarsi with the first 

 joint slightly thickened at apex beneath: apico-marginal tufts of 

 spinules somewhat attenuate, brownish or yellowish, those of the fii'st 

 joint more or less transversely confluent and slightly modified ; groove 

 subentire. 



Female.- — Elongate and rather broad. Antennae scarcely attaining 

 the jiosterior fifth of the prothorax. Elytra slightly depressed on the 

 dorsum, not gradually attenuate and less gradually or more strongly 

 arcnately declivous posteriorly. Abdomen strongly convex. Pos- 

 terior tibiff" quite stout and scarcely arcuate. Apico-marginal tufts 

 of spinules of the tarsi rather stout, those on the first joint of the 

 protarsi not transversely confluent ; groove entire. 



Measurem.e7its. — JIales: Length, 31-35 mm.; width, 9.5-10 mm. 

 Females: Length, 28-35 mm.; width, 10.5-13 mm. 



Ge}('ital ehararterx, male. — Edeagophore oblong-ovate and some- 

 what fusiform, moderately arched. 



Basale elongate oblong, longitudinally convex, and evenly so from 

 side to side; apex with a rounded emargination. 



Apicale (Plate 1. fig. (>) triangular. Surface broardly and strongly 

 depressed, very broadly membrano-chitinous and with a linear median 

 groove at middle two-fourths; sides nearly straight, feebly sinuate 

 at apex, the latter narrowly rounded, gradually and feebly recurved; 

 base with a rounded lobe at middle third and sinuate laterally. 



