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 distal Joint of maxillary palpi, *hile this is somewhat smaller and 

 narrower than the next-last, as well as distinctly tapering, yet not 

 nearly as fine as that of the following genus- 

 Black or brownish-black, strongly shining; head deeply black; pro- 

 sternimi, pronotum, and elytra yellowish-red, posterior margins of 

 abdominal joints translucent yellow-brownish; mouth-parts brownish; 

 Antennae pitch-black, their first three-four joints and legs reddish- 

 yellow. (Page 332) 



Fusiform; head smooth and shiny with flat eyes; antennae short 

 and stout, shorter than head and pronotum together, from the fifth 

 joint strongly thickened, their fourth joint a little longer than 

 broad, the fifth transverse, the following middle and next-last joints 

 about same lenght and breadth, strongly transverse. Pronotum is po- 

 steriorly about as broad as elytra, a little broader than long, an- 

 teriorly narrowing, slightly convex, with exception of a few marginal 

 punctures, entirely smooth and shiny; the two middle, bristle-bear- 

 ing punctures at anterior margin are very close to this, much closer 

 than the two punctures to each other. Elytra is l/3 longer than pro- 

 notum, and has the usual three punctated stripes, of which the dor- 

 sal stripe has 4-5 rather large punctures, intervals without punct- 

 ation, smooth and shiny. Abdomen tapering, short and fine yellow hair, 

 on the anterior part of the joints rather robust and dense, on the 

 posterior part not punctated, and smooth. L. 4 mm. 

 The difference between (3^ and Q is not distinct. 

 A mountainous species, or particularly northern species, known 



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