192 PROSOPOCOELUS TARSALIS. 



treraely fine and dense sculpturing intermixed with punc- 

 tures which become larger towards the base ; the outer upper 

 margin is slightly raised at the apical portion. 



The prothorax is strongly transverse, considerably broader 

 on its anterior half than the head, narrowed in an -'-like 

 curved line towards the base ; basal angles acute and slightly 

 directed forward ; the base itself margined and sinuate ; 

 the sides margined and minutely serrate ; the front margin 

 strongly bisinuate and margined laterally, its lateral angles 

 protruding and rounded; above subnitid along the middle, 

 opaque at the sides in consequence of a very fine and dense 

 granulation; an almost invisible central groove is accom- 

 panied on each side , a little before the middle , by a punc- 

 tiform impression. The scutellum is broadly heartshaped and 

 shows a few large punctures at the base. 



The elytra are subnitid , extremely closely punctured , the 

 punctures more distant on the sutural interstice and some- 

 what larger at the base which is toothed at the shoulders 

 and nearly straight. 



The intercoxal part of the prosternum is slightly pro- 

 longed beyond the coxae, perpendicularly truncated behind 

 with rounded angle. The under surface of the head and 

 prothorax opaque with a few punctures ; the sides of the 

 raetasternum densely punctured and thinly covered with 

 soft ferruginous hairs, its central portion impunctate but 

 provided with an impressed line ; the abdomen subnitid. 



The anterior tibiae straight, armed on the outer edge 

 with five acute teeth which become larger towards the 

 apical fork ; they are fringed on the inner edge with fer- 

 ruginous hairs; the four posterior tibiae are provided with 

 rows of ferruginous hairs ; the intermediate ones show on 

 the outside, a little beyond the middle, a small tooth 

 which is almost imperceptible on that of the right side; 

 the posterior tibiae are unarmed ; the tarsi are very slender 

 and elongate, longer than the tibiae and fringed beneath 

 with long golden yellow hairs. 



Notes from the Ley den Miuseum , "Vol. XIV. 



