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of the base) ; the femora are tinted with red , the antennae 

 and palpi ferruginous , the tarsi pitchy brown. 



Oblongo-ovate, glabrous and highly polished above; be- 

 neath and on the legs the punctures bear short, pale 

 coloured setae which are scale-like and densely set on the 

 sides of the metasternum. 



The clypeus is broad , strongly and densely punctured , 

 truncated in front with broadly rounded lateral angles 

 and separated from the face by a distinct suture. The 

 punctures on the face are smaller and wider apart than 

 those on the clypeus and they become still smaller and 

 more distant towards the vertex. 



The prothorax is strongly transverse , obliquely narrowed 

 in front and broadest at two thirds of its length; the 

 punctures are scattered and rather obsolete on the disk, 

 much more distinct, and closer set, at the sides; the an- 

 terior angles are acute and slightly projecting ; the sharply 

 margined sides (viewed laterally) are almost angularly 

 rounded behind the middle, the posterior angles are very 

 obtuse. The scutellum is broadly triangular with nearly 

 straight sides, almost impunctate, only a few exceedingly 

 fine punctures being present. 



The punctures on the elytra are sparse and fine; there 

 are three not very distinct costae which bear a few very 

 fine punctures; the first costa is broad but becomes nar- 

 rower anteriorly and posteriorly; on the middle of the 

 elytra its width agrees with that of the following inter- 

 space; the second costa is narrow and, as usual, somewhat 

 triangularly enlarged at the base; the third costa is still 

 a little narrower; along the sides are three rows of punc- 

 tures: the outermost is marginal and the innermost joins 

 the third costa just behind the shoulder; the interspaces 

 between the third costa and the margin are about of equal 

 width and show a few very fine punctures. Behind the 

 shoulders two impressions may be observed: the first is 

 the largest, touches the shoulder and makes the shoulder 

 more prominent; the second is smaller but better defined 



Notes from the Leyden Museuca, Vol. XVIII. 



