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rather long, very pubescent, third joint as long- as the following 

 three joints united, the outer joints compact. Pronotum strongly 

 transverse, more than two times as wide as long, widest along middle, 

 slightly narrower in front than behind; sides obliquely expanded 

 from apex to apical third, then nearly parallel and feebly sinuate 

 to basal third, and finally arcuately attenuate to the posterior angles, 

 which are nearly rectangular; anterior margin arcuately emarginate, 

 without a distinct median lobe; base arcuately emarginate on each 

 side at the elytral lobe, with a broadly rounded median lobe, which 

 is subtruncate in front of scutellum; disk moderately convex, with 

 an obsolete median depression, on each side of which, is an oblique 

 post-apical one, and three other feebly impressed ones between the 

 middle and side ; surface coarsely and deeply punctate, the punctures 

 Avell separated on the disk, but becoming denser and somewhat 

 confluent at the sides ; intervals nearly smooth. Scutellum moderately 

 large, longer than wide, and the surface obsoletely granulose. Elytra 

 wider than pronotum at base, but about equal in width to it at mid- 

 dle; sides broadly rounded at humeral angles, nearly parallel to 

 apical third, then arcuately attenuate to the tips, which are obtusely 

 rounded; lateral margins strongly serrate to the humeral angles; 

 humeri moderately prominent; base with a rather acutely angulated 

 lobe; disk feebly convex, and each elytron with four costae, the 

 first extending to apex along suture, elevated to basal third, then 

 continuing as a smooth line to basal fovea, the second feebly ele- 

 vated, beginning at the basal depression, interrupted by the median 

 fovea, and continuing to the posterior fovea, the third feebly ele- 

 vated, and extending between the median and posterior foveae, and 

 the fourth rather strongly elevated, extending along the lateral 

 margin behind the posterior fovea, but not attaining the apex; 

 surface coarsely and densely punctate, the punctures regular in size, 

 but becoming denser and more confluent toward the sides; intervals 

 smooth. Abdomen beneath sparsely and very coarsely punctate, 

 the punctures elongate, with the posterior margins not well defined, 

 sparsely clothed with long cinereous hairs, the intervals obsoletely 

 granulose, sides of segments with flat smooth spaces and the poste- 

 rior angles prolonged into an acute tooth; first segment broadly 

 concave ; last segment with the lateral margins entire, with a strongly 

 elevated serrate submarginal ridge, and deeply arcuately emarginate 

 at the apex. Prosternum broadly rounded in front, and without 

 a median lobe ; surface transversely depressed along anterior margin, 

 sparsely, finely punctate, transversely rugose, and sparsely clothed 

 with long cinereous hairs; prosternal process flat, strongly expanded 

 behind coxal cavities, and the apex with a long triangular tooth. 

 Femora robust, anterior pair with a large obtuse tooth on the outer 



