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rounded posteriorly by an elevated carina. Antennae rather long, 

 first joint moderately clavate at apex, second obconical, third 

 elongate and subcylindrical, fourth elongate and feebly clavate, 

 fifth to eleventh more or less serrate and each joint armed with a 

 terminal poriferous fovea, the joints becoming gradually shorter 

 from the fifth to eleventh joint, the latter somewhat rounded at the 

 apex. Eyes moderately large, narrowly elongate, elliptical, feebly 

 convex, and slightly converging above. Pronotum strongly trans- 

 verse, more or less angulated on the sides ; base bisinuate and fitting 

 (jlosely to the elytra ; surface often concave or longitudinally sulcate 

 at the middle. Scutellum small and variable in shape. Elytra 

 variable, short or moderately long, the sides usually sinuate in front, 

 attenuate posteriorly, with the sides more or less serrate toward the 

 apex. Sternal cavity formed entirely by the mesosternum, which is 

 deeply emarginate in front, the lateral branches broad and diverg- 

 ing. Prosternum wide, flat or feebly convex, the anterior margin 

 sinuate or feebly lobed on each side. Posterior coxae narrow and 

 feebly dilated internally, the anterior margin transverse and rather 

 strongly sinuate; posterior margin strongly, broadly arcuately emar- 

 ginate. Abdomen with the suture between the first and second seg- 

 ments sinuate and not parallel with the other segments. Legs 

 moderately long; femora subfusiform and flattened; tibiae cylin- 

 drical; tarsi compressed and feebly developed, first joint moderately 

 elongate, second and third triangular and about equal in length, 

 fourth wider, more elongate, and strongly triangular, fifth elongate 

 and obconical; tarsal claws simple. Body robust, oblong, more or 

 less elongate, and attenuate in front and behind. 



This genus contains about 30 described species, which are all found 

 in the Neotropical region, with the exception of one species from 

 China and four from Africa. This paper includes 13 species, one 

 of which is described as new, all having been recorded from the 

 West Indies. 



The species of the genus resemble each other very closely, and 

 considerable confusion has been caused by the erroneous identifica- 

 tions of some of the older species by various authors. The species 

 are not very well represented in collections, and until more speci- 

 mens from exact localities are available for study, much doubt must 

 still be attached to the names of several species. 



My studies of this genus has been made possible through the kind- 

 ness of Dr. C. J. Gahan, of the British Museum, in loaning me a 

 series of species, a number of which had been compared with the 

 types of Linnaeus, Thomson, Gory, etc., by the late C. O. Waterhouse. 

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