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evenly convex, without impressions, rather densely and deeply punc- 

 tate, the punctures well separated on the disk, but becoming coarser 

 and somewhat confluent at the sides; intervals obsoletely granulose. 

 Scutellum small, triangular, the sides equal in length and the sur- 

 face obsoletely granulose. Elytra distinctly wider than the pro- 

 notum at base; sides broadly rounded at humeral angles, slightly 

 sinuate and nearly j)arallel to behind middle, where they are slightly 

 wider, then arcuately attenuate to the tips, which are conjointly 

 broadly rounded ; lateral margins strongly serrate to the middle, the 

 teeth short and widely separated; humeri not very prominent; base 

 arcuately lobed; surface without costae, but each elytron with a 

 round deep impression at basal lobe, a broad obsolete one at humerus, 

 a round deep one on middle of disk just in front of the middle, and 

 two round ones placed transversely at apical third, the interior one 

 not as deeply impressed, densely and rather deeply punctate, the 

 punctures rather fine on the disk but becoming coarser and more 

 confluent toward the sides; intervals densely and finely granulose. 

 Abdomen beneath coarsely and rather densely punctate, the punc- 

 tures very shallow, irregularly placed, and becoming finer toward 

 the sides, sparsely clothed with long recumbent cinereous hairs; 

 intervals obsoletely granulose; first segment feebly depressed at 

 middle; last segment with the lateral margins entire, with an obso- 

 lete serrate submarginal ridge, and the apex broadly arcuately 

 emarginate, with a very small acute notch on each side at the 

 apical angles. Prosternum with a distinct median lobe in front, 

 behind which the surface is abruptly and broadly depressed and 

 sparsely and very irregularly punctate; prosternal process flat, 

 strongly expanded behind the coxal cavities, and with a large tri- 

 angular tooth at apex. Femora robust; anterior pair with a large 

 acute tooth on the outer edge at middle, which is not serrate on the 

 exterior margin. Anterior tibiae arcuate, flattened, and with a dis- 

 tinct broad dilatation at apex; middle pair strongly sinuate near 

 apex; and the posterior pair straight and subcylindrical. 



Female. — Differs from the male in having the front of head more 

 convex and the sides feebly arcuately rounded, apex of abdomen 

 with two semi-circular emarginations (the median tooth not as long 

 as the lateral ones) , anterior tibiae without dilatations, and the mid- 

 dle pair straight. 



Length, 9 mm. ; width, 4 mm. 



This species is closely allied to chlorosticta Thomson, and par'vo- 

 foveata Fisher, but can be distinguished from either of these two 

 species by the elytral foveae being cupreous or concolorous with the 

 elytra, and the four posterior ones transA^ersely placed, while in the 



