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the mesosiernum. \\liieli altlimigli not raised is (nuK-ate aiiteriorly 

 and deflexed: IVom all Ihe dllier genera placed in Ihe pret^ent 

 groiip. Pseudeustetha in distingiüslied liv tlic pubcscciit'e of (he 

 entire iipper surface and the long metatarsus oi' the posterior legs. 



Pseudeustetha quadriplagiata sj». n. 



Fiilvdus. the interniediate joints of the antennae Mack. 

 thorax linely rugose punetate. pubeseent. elytra vei-y niinnteiy 

 ])inictni-ed with larger punctures arranged in irregulär rowö. 

 clothed with vellow pubescenee, a lavge pateh at the base and 

 an(»ther near the apex black. 



Length 8 niill. 



Head with a ie^- strigae and a l'ovea between tlu> antennae. 

 sparinglv pubeseent. eves lavge. frontal ele\ations Iransverse, 

 elypeus aeutely raised, antennae extending a littlc below ihe base 

 ol" the elytra. the lower three Joints fulvous. the lollowing live 

 black. the ninth and tenth nearly white, the apieal Joint blaek 

 again. third Joint niore than twice as long a.'^ the seeond. the 

 Iburth Joint as long as the thirtl. the lollowing three widened. 

 pubeseent. the a})ieal Joints slender again; thorax twice as broad 

 as long, slightly nai'rowed in front, the sides straight. obli<|ue. 

 the anterior angles obliquely thiekeued. the surface tinely rngose. 

 with an obsolete l'ovea at each side. the disc clothed with yellow 

 pubescence. scutelhun broad. elytra eonvex. scarcely broader than 

 the thorax. clothed with huig yellow pubescence. fulvous. the 

 puncluation very tine with indistinct ro\\'s ol' larger |)unctures. 

 the base with a large sulxpiadrate black patch not extending to 

 the basal margin and anothei- snuiller patch jilaced near the 

 apex. beloM' and the legs l'ulvous. 



Soekaranda. 



Two speciuiens only are before nie. the black patches of 

 the elytra are partly obscured by the pubescence. 



SICH, cnloniol. Zeit, 1S99. 



