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Genus 7. — Pseudophlceus, Burm. 



Long-oval, angulated in front ; head, antennce, pronotum, and legs 

 granulated. 



Head. — Crown short, broad, quadrangular or quadrate, suddenly 

 contracted behind the eyes ; in front with the sides produced into a 

 short process, within which are the tubercles of the antennae ; Face 

 nearly vertical, triangular ; the central lobe longest, raised, with two 

 rows of strong granidations. Antennce short, granulated; 1st joint 

 short, thick, oval, with strong granulations ; the base petiolated ; 2nd 

 and 3rd much thinner than the 1st, and more finely granulated ; 

 the 2ud fths the length of the 1st, and a ti-ifle thicker than the 3rd ; 

 3rd joint 2^ or 3 times longer than the 1st ; 4th joint as long and as 

 thick or thicker than the 1st, fusiform, suddenly and greatly con- 

 stricted just above its insertion, the remainder of the joint having a 

 narrow attachment to the base thus formed (this peculiar structure 

 making it appear as if there were a minute joint between the 3rd 

 and 4th) ; the basal half of the fusiform portion is granulated and 

 thereby incrassated, while thg remainder is finely haired, and, the 

 transition from one part to the other being rather abrupt, the joint 

 has the appearance of an acorn in its cup. JEJ^es round, prominent, 

 inserted below the middle of the sides of the head. Ocelli large, 

 very prominent. Rostrum reaching to the 2nd pair of coxa?, rather 

 strong ; 2nd joint rather longer than the 1st ; 3rd and 4tli shorter ; 

 subequal; the sides of the rostral channel raised, produced for about 

 half tlie length of the head. 



Thorax. — Pronoium short, broad, indistinctly hexagonal, the 

 hinder angles being broadly rounded ; anterior margin concave, 

 wider than the base of the head, anterior angles acute ; sides diver- 

 gent, nearly straight or concave ; hinder angles raised, obtuse ; pos- 

 terior margin nearly straight ; disk more or less strongly granulated 

 and punctured ; postei'iorly a narrow portion is suddenly deflected to 

 the posterior margin. Scutellum small, triangular, concave ; apex raised, 

 pointed, or bilobed. Elytra as long as the abdomen, anterior margin 

 nearly straight ; Clavus deflected to the corium ; Coriuin horizontal ; 

 anterior margin slightly reflexed ; posterior margin straight ; nerves 

 strong, prominent ; Memlrane filled with nerves, which give out 

 anastomosing branches in their course ; these mostly proceed from a 



