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Club a little thicker in the outer than in the inner part, a 

 little curved, not narrower at apex than at base and having a 

 narrow groove in the outer margin reaching from the base to 

 two-thirds of the length schaumi. 



Club similar to the preceding one, but a little shorter and a 

 little narrower at apex germari. 



c c. 

 Posterior tibiae broadly dilated. 



(Elytra piceous black, edged with ferruginous.) 

 Club subensiform, very long, outer margin with a moderately 

 wide groove reaching from the base to near the apex, edges of 

 the groove faintly notched raffrayia. 



a a a. 

 Club long, narrow, recurved, outer margin deeply scooped from 

 base to past the median part or near the apex, upper edge sub- 

 denticulate. 



c. 

 Posterior tibise slender. 



(Elytra blue black, edged with ferruginous.) 

 Club with four impressions on the upper posterior declivity 

 crenating the upper edge of the outer margin, outer basal angle 



long and sharp lineatus. 



Club with six impressions crenating the upper edge of the 

 outer margin, lower edge of posterior groove sinuate, outer basal 

 short, sharp afzelii. 



a a a a. 



Club scythe-shaped. 



Club compressed, outer margin not grooved, basal angle long 

 and sharp; prothorax with a deep, round impression on each 

 side, anterior part not much raised cultrahis. 



Club rounded, not compressed, more lanceolate than falciform 

 but curved, swollen at base and narrowed in a very sharp point, 

 no outer basal spur ; prothorax nearly cleft in two in the 

 median part ; elytra with a deep supra-lateral groove on each 

 side granulatus. 



a a a a a. 

 Club straight, narrow, sublaminiform. 



c c. 



Posterior tibite broadly dilated. 



Club sharp in the inner part and thicker in the outer, the 

 margin of which is broadly grooved from base to apex with six 

 impressions in the groove, and six denticulations in the upper 

 edge klugi. 



a a a a a a. 

 Club of antennse broad, dilated, and broadly excavated out- 

 wardly. 



c c. 

 Posterior tibise broadly dilated. 



Head with a raised elevation on the vertex and two small pits, 

 inner margin of club lamelliform and with four striae, outer 



