APR ?>R 1595 



HELOTA BRKTAUDEAUI. 117 



the punctures on the middle portion larger and somewhat 

 wider apart. 



Prothorax narrowing in straight lines towards the front 

 margin which is straight, the front angles broadly rounded , 

 not at all produced; the base deeply bisinuate, the lateral 

 angles acute ; the upper surface regularly densely covered 

 with large deep punctures which leave however an elongate 

 patch in front of the scutellum free. The scutellum is 

 broadly rounded behind and impunctate. 



The elytra are slightly narrowing in straight lines to- 

 wards the apices ; each elytron is provided with ten regular 

 striae of deeply impressed punctures which become larger 

 towards the sides; the interstices become more or less 

 costate towards the end, especially the 3rd and 9th. 



The under surface is very shining; the head (except the 

 middle of the throat) strongly punctured ; the punctures 

 on the metallic coloured lateral portions of the prosternum 

 large and deep, those on the testaceous middle portion 

 minute; on the sides of the metasternum a few fine but 

 distinct punctures are present; the middle of the meta- 

 sternum and the abdomen impunctate, the apical ventral 

 segment, however, extremely finely punctured; the legs 

 have a few large punctures. 



cf . Anterior tibiae distinctly curved , and with a notch 

 on the inside of the apical half; the notch accompanied 

 by a flattened elongate triangular tooth which is directed 

 inwards ; the top and the upper margin of this tooth are 

 pitchy; the space between the tooth and the apex of the 

 tibia is widened out, and as well as the tooth itself pro- 

 vided with long colourless hairs; the basal joints of the 

 anterior tarsi are slightly widened out and densely fringed 

 beneath with long colourless hairs ; the middle and hind 

 tibiae are faintly constricted on the outer edge of the 

 apical half; the hind tibiae are moreover provided on the 

 inner edge, a little before the apex, with a very minute 

 angular tooth which is preceded by a short black line; the 

 space between the tooth and the apex is finely pubescent. 



Notes from the Leyden JMuseum , Vol. XVI. 



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