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and narrowly above on either side of the keel ; the front 

 slightly depressed in the middle, which has a narrow but 

 distinct keel. Mandibles black, their base testaceous 

 above and below. Thorax black ; a narrow line on the 

 pronotum, the lower edge of the propleuras, a mark, 

 narrowed at base and apex, and longer than broad on the 

 middle of the scutellum, yellow. Mesonotum opaque, 

 but not punctured ; the parapsidal furrows transversely 

 striated ; the scutellum closely distinctly punctured ; its 

 basal depression wide and deep, and stoutly longitudinally 

 striated ; the space at its sides and at the sides of the 

 post-scutellum coarsely striated. The median segment at 

 the base behind the transverse keel opaque, granular ; the 

 central area closely and finely rugose ; the rest of the 

 segment finely rugose ; the base closely, but not very 

 distinctly, obliquely striated ; the second transverse keel 

 is indistinct ; the spines are about three times longer than 

 broad, and rounded at the apex. Propleura; covered with 

 stout, slightly curved, striations, except at the top and 

 bottom. Mesopleura? closel}^ rugosely punctured, the 

 punctures running into reticulations in the middle ; the 

 metapleura; closely obliquely striated, the striae stronger 

 and more distinct at the base. Mesosternum strongly 

 aciculated ; the central furrow widely, triangularly enlarged 

 at the apex ; the lateral furrow curved, deep and striated 

 at the base; its apical part shallow, indistinct except at 

 the end. Legs dark ferruginous ; the coxai and trochanters 

 black, except the anterior at the apex ; the hinder tarsi 

 spinose, yellowish-white ; the basal two-thirds of the 

 metatarsus black. Areolet slightly longer than broad, of 

 equal width throughout ; the second transverse cubital 

 nervure faint ; the recurrent nervure is received in the 

 middle. The middle segments of the abdomen rufous at 

 the apices. 



