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apex, in the ieinule the last abdominal segment is simple and 

 nearly truncate. 



Asbecesta dimidiaticornis !-|>. u. 



Flavous ov testaccous, llie intermcdiafc joints of the aiitennae 

 black. the head and thorax impunctate, the thoracic basal sulcus 

 deep, elytra elosely but not decpl.v pniictured. 



Length 4^/2 mill. 



Head impnnctate, with .sli-ongU devoloped frontal tubercles, 

 dypeus s\\()llen, transvevse, apical Joint of the palpi piceous, 

 antennae with compaiatively slender joints, the lower four and 

 the apical thvee .joints tlavous, the others black, basal Joint short 

 and thick, the second, widened at the apex, shortev than the 

 thivd, the following joints rather longer and somewhat widened; 

 thorax of nsual shape, constricted at the base, the transversa 

 sulcus deep, the disc impunctate; elytra elosely and distinctly 

 punctured, the punctures rather shallow but distinct to the apex; 

 below and the legs flavous, the last abdominal segment of the 

 male with the usual incision at each side, the median lobe 

 transverse, Hat, concave at the outer margin. 



The antennae in this species are propoitionately more 

 slender in regard to each Joint then is generally the case in this 

 genus, although ofherwise the inseet is quite typical, it is 

 distinguished from its aliies by the colour of the antennae and 

 the uniform pale general coloration. 



Asbecesta rufo-basalis sp. n. 

 Testaceous, the thorax impunctate, deeply Iransversely 

 suleote, elytra strongly and elosely punctured, flavous er testaceous, 

 a transverse band at the base and the sides narrowly rulbus. 



Length 5 mill. 



Head impunctnte, the frontal elevations distinct, antennae 

 flavous, the joints short and stout. the second slightly shorter 

 than the ihird Joint, the terminal ones rather more elongate; 

 thorax narrONved at the base, rounded at the middle, the surface 



Stett. entomol. Zeit. 1903. 



