417 



convexis, nigris, nitidis, l^evibus. Antennae ultra protho- 

 racis medium pertingentes, subtenues, ferrugineac, parce 

 pubescentes. Protborax latitudine pa rum brevior, nigro- 

 piceus, sub-opacus, minus crebre, sat profunde punctatus, 

 supra modice convexus, squamis parvis, piliformibus, ad 

 angubs posticis magis condensatis, parce adspersus, antice 

 leviter rotundato-emarginatus, angul^is parum prominubs, 

 obtusis; lateribus mox pone apicem citius rotundato- 

 ampHatus, basin versus leviter sinuatus, postice subtrun- 

 catus, medio leviter rotundato-emarginatus, angulis posticis 

 retrorsum parum productis, acuminatis, ol)scure ferru- 

 gineis. ScuteHum oblongo-quadratum, confeitim punclu- 

 latum, piceum, subopacum, parce squamulosum, apice 

 acuminatum, utrinque oblique truncatum. Elytra pro- 

 thorace fere duplo longiora, at basi ejus non latiora, 

 antice singula leviter rotundato-producta, bumeris non 

 elevatis, obtuse angulatis; lateribus ultra medium recta, 

 dein apicem versus sensim angustata, apice conjunctim 

 subrotundata, supra modice convexa, mediocriter pun- 

 ctato-striata, interstitiis planis, seriatim, antice evidenter 

 punctulata, nigro-picea, subopaca, squamulis I'aris, albidis 

 adspersa, callo liumerali margineque infra medium ob- 

 scure ferrugineis. Corpus subtus piceum, subnitidum, 

 mediocriter, sat crebre punctulatum, breviter, parce ci- 

 nereo-pubesccns; segmentis abdominis apice ferrugineo- 

 marginatis. Pedes ferruginei, crebre punctulati, parce 

 pubescentes. n 



461. Lacon decipiens: oblongus, modice convexus, parce 

 griseo-squamulosus, supra piceus, subopacus, subtus, 

 antennis, palpisque rufo-ferrugineis; capite protborace- 

 que sat crebre, mediocriter punctatis, boc latitudine 

 nonnibil longiore, antice posticcque paullo angu- 

 stato, lateribus tenuiter marginato, angulis posticis re- 

 trorsum parum productis; scutello non elevato, sub- 

 quad rato; elytris crebre, mediocriter punctato-striatis, 



