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38. H, ajuatllls Thorns. 



(Thorns. Skand. Col. IX, 264; (Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 176. - sericans Muls. 

 et Rey Br^vip. 1873, 578). 



Closely allied to the preceding species, and identified by; robust, 

 proportionately broad form, rather short elytra, dark bronze reflection 

 of the forebody and the sex-characters of the & , 



Black, finely haired; the .head, pronotum and elytra *ith moderated 

 gloss with ore- or bronze-like reflection; elytra brown; abdomen glisten- 

 ing black, its tip often brownish; antennae pitch-brov.n, their base, the 

 mouth-parts and legs reddisfe yellow. 



The body rather broad, scarcely narrowing before and behind; head, 

 pronotum and elytra finely shagreened in surface; the head broad, a little 

 narrower than pronotum, indistinctly punctated; antennae robust, slightly 

 thickened distally, their third joint as long as or a little longer than 

 the second, the fourth longer than broad and narrower than the fifth, the 

 middle ones (5-7) fully as long as broad, the next-last (8-10) feebly trans- 

 verse, distal joint tapering, hardly as long as the preceding two joints 

 together. Pronotum broad, anteriorly about as broad as elytra, 1^ times 

 as broad as long, posteriorly a little narrower, with anteriorly rounded, 

 posteriorly almost straight sides, with fine and rather dense, granulate 

 punctation and with a slight transverse fovea and most often a distinct 

 longitudinal impression posteriorly before the scutellum; elytra compara- 

 tively short, scarcely longer than pronotum, with denser, but not more 

 robust granulate punctation than this; the first three free dorsal joints 

 of abdomen with fine and scattered, the two following with simple punc- 

 ation. L. 3.5-4.5 mm. 



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