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iiuttisterno (PI. IV., C, fig. 2, g) modico, transverse, a corporis latcribus remoto, 

 margine posteriori inter eoxas levissime rotundatii ; epistemis magnis, latis, 

 metasterno longioribus ; cpiineris angustis, totis sub elytris occultis. 

 Venter segmentis sex compositus ; 1 permagno, longo ; 2-6 sibiipsis pariter longis, 



apicali integro. 

 Pccleg antiri troibanteribus parvis, trigonalibus ; femoribus longis, simplicibus ; 

 tibiis pnelongis, gracilibus, furtiter incurvatis ; tarsis 4-articuhitis ; 1 sat 

 longo, simplici ; 2 bilobato; 3 minuto; 4 longo, gracili ; unguibus modicis, 

 robustis. 

 intermrdii anticis multo breviores, tibiis baud incurvatis, alioqui similes. 

 postici iutermediis longiores, tibiis apicem versus setosis, aliocjui similes. 

 Coxa aiiti'fiorvs magnaj, ovaks, prosterno elevato divisae, prominentes. 

 intcrmed'ue magniE, rotundattc, modice distantes. 

 posteriores sat parvas, subovatae, sat remotse. 



Body oval, ( onvex. 



Head moderate, completely covered bj' the pronotum ; mouth moderate ; eyes 

 rather large and prominent ; antenna; inserted near the ej'es. 



Antennte (PI. IV., C, fig. 7) rather short, 8-jointed ; 1 rather large, pyriform, 

 moderately recurved ; 2 short and slender ; 3 rather longer and broader than 

 the second ; 4 nearh- twice longer and broader than the third ; 5 very short, 

 transverse ; 6-8 much incrassated, forming a subfoliate club, of which the 

 apical joint is much the largest, and obtusely acuminate. 



Palpi not dissected, l)ut evidently formed after the manner of the true Corylophi. 

 The other parts of the mouth have not been examined. 



Pronotum large, anterior margin entire, much rounded, basal margin sinuated, with 

 the angles rather acute. 



Scutelliim moderate, rounded. 



Eliitra entire, rather long, obtuse. 



Wiiif/s and Abdomen not examined. 



Prothorax (PI. IV., C, tig. 2, a) with the prnsternnm small, rather broadly elevated 

 between the coxae, and much dilated behind them ; ephterna indistinct ; 

 epimrra rather large, partly enclosing the coxal cavities ; coxal cavities large, 

 oval, open in front, and partly open behind, separated by the elevation of the 

 prosternum. 



Mesosternum (PI. IV., C, fig. 2, d) rather short ; episterna large, suboblong ; epimera 

 humeral and narrow, widely distant from the coxal cavities ; coxal cavities 

 large, nearly circular, moderately distant. 



Metasterntim (PI. IV., C, fig. 2, g) moderate, transverse, not extending to the sides 

 of the body, posterior margin between the coxae faintly rounded ; ejnsterna 

 large and broad, longer than the metasternum ; epimera narrow, entirely con- 

 cealed by the elj^tra. 



Venter composed of six segments ; 1 very large and long ; 2-6 short, nearly equal 

 to each other in length, apical joint entire. 



Legs anterior with the trochanters small, trigonal ; femora long and simple ; tibiie 

 very long and slender, strongly incurved ; tarsi 4-jointed ; 1 rather long, 

 simple ; 2 bilobed ; 3 small ; 4 long and slender ; claws moderate, robust. 

 intermediate like the anterior, but much shorter, with the tibiie not incurved. 

 posterior like the intermediate, but longer, with the tibife setose on the inner side 

 towards the apex. 



Co.r(e anterior large, oval, and prominent, separated by the elevation of the pro- 

 sternum. 

 intermediiite large, rounded, and moderately distant. 

 posterior rather small, subovate, moderately remote. 



