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sed fortiter punctatus^ densius in laterihus. Scutellum par- 

 vum , acutissimum. Elytra apicem versus suhangustata , ad 

 suturam subproducta , leviter sparsimque striaio-punctata , 

 lateraliter suhtilius; singula elytra costis hinis f ere haud con- 

 spicuis , callum apicale attingentibus , guod obtusum, paullo 

 productum. Pygidium strigosum. Mesosterni processus obtu- 

 sus, subtus nonnihil deorsum ductus; sternum et latera ab- 

 dominis punctis grossis sat dense instructa; pedes nigro-cili- 

 ati, tibiae anticae fortiter bi-dentatae. 



Long. 26 mm., lat. 14 mm. 



Brilliant deep black. 



The head sparingly punctured at the vertex, very ob- 

 soletely in front, faintly raised in the middle. 



The prothorax is convex with the sides rounded and 

 slightly margined, the median lobe truncated, largely but 

 distantly punctured , more closely along the sides and the 

 front margin. 



The scutellum is small and acute. 



The elytra are slightly narrowed posteriorly, rather deeply 

 emarginated below the shoulders, rounded at the apex and 

 obtusely produced at the suture, covered with rows of 

 large shallow punctures, which become more feebly along 

 the outer margins ; each elytron shows two hardly visible 

 costae , which end into the apical callus , the latter is 

 rounded and faintly produced. 



The pygidium is finely strigose. 



The mesosternal process is very large , truncated at the 

 tip , the outerside somewhat curved downward and above 

 there may be observed a trace of a granule. The breast 

 and the sides of the abdomen are covered with large punc- 

 tures ; the forder tibiae provided with two strong teeth ; 

 the pubescence of the legs black. 



This species seems to be very close to M. Reichei Thoms., 

 but that species is described having » elytra, costis longitu- 

 dinalibus 4 distinctissimis" and the author repeats this 

 phrase at the end of the description , comparing M. Reichei 

 with Desicasta haematopus Schaum. As my species has the 

 Notes from the Leyden M.iiseu.ra, Vol. VHI. 



