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 The entire body densely and distinctly shagreened in surface and due 

 to this with dull or feeble shine; the head is large, as broad as prono- 

 tum, nearly square, with straight sides and posterior margin, also dis- 

 tinct, scarcely rounded off hind corners, strongly constricted behind 



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 forming a narrow, very short neck, Vi as broad as the head between the 

 eyes (best visible v.ith severed head), dorsally with flat, dense and rath- 

 er fine punctation, at middle often flatly longitudinally grooved (o); 

 the eyes about as long as temples and not protruding; antennae rather slen- 

 der, longer than head and pronotum together, scarcely thickened distally, 

 their third joint about as long as the second, thin at base, the fourth 

 and fifth as long as broad, the next-last Joints feebly, yet distinctly 

 transverse, distal joint tapering, oval. Pronotum is narrower than elytra, 

 as broad as long, distinctly narrowing posteriorly, with posteriorly al- 

 most straight, anteriorly strongly rounded sides and rounded off fore- 

 corners, flatly convex, very finely and densely punctated, at middle-line 

 in the <?* broadly and distinctly, in the ^ narrow and indistinctly grooved; 

 the elytra flat, evenly broad, i longer than pronotum, punctated like same; 

 abdomen rather evenly broad or very feebly narrowing anteriorly, rather 

 fine and isolated punctation, its first three free dorsal joints slight- 

 ly transverse-grooved depressed at base, the fifth shorter than the fourth. 

 The legs are rather short, the tarsi much shorter than the tibiae^ and 

 first joint of hind tarsi fully as long as the follov\ing two joints to- 

 gether. L. 2-2.5 mm. 



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