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Brevip. 1875, 29; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 211. - atricapllla Thorns. Skand. 

 Col. III. 53). 



A rather narrow, elongate species with small eyes and long temples, 

 further recognizeable by the color, very robust antennae and proportio- 

 nately long elytra. 



Reddish yellowish-brown or pitchy brown, sparsely and finely haired, 

 somewhat glistening'; the head and the next-last abdominal joints often 

 pitch-black; pronotum yellowish-red, elytra, abdominal tip, antennae, 

 mouth-parts and legs reddish-yellovv. 



The head is rather large, however narrower than pronotum, as long 

 as broad, v.ith small, somewhat protruding eyes and comparatively long, 

 almost parallel sides, distinctly constricted behind, with rather fine, 

 isolated and not deep punctation, the surface very finely shagreened and 

 often with a short impression at middle; antennae short and very robust, 

 thickened distally, with erect and long bristles, their first joint ro- 

 bust and as long as the two following joints tojether, the third much 

 shorter than the second^ and obconic, the following (-i-lC) very strongly 

 transverse, the fourth at least twice as broad as long, the middle and 

 next-last ones three times as broad as long; distal joint short, with 

 obtuse tip. Pronotum a little narrower than elytra, about as long as broei, 

 feebly narrowing posteriorly, with slightly rounded sides, with rather 

 fine, flat and not dense punetation, surface very finely shagreened and 

 with a fine, most often distinct and entire groove at middle-line; el- 

 ytra amply I'/j times as long as pronotum, punctation especially fine and 



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