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hair ; the third and fourth joints equal in length. Front 

 and vertex coarsely and deeply punctured, except at the 

 sides of the ocelli ; the vertex sparsely covered with long 

 fuscous hair ; the front, inner orbits, and sides of the 

 clypeus densely with silvery pubescence. Clypeus broadly 

 cariiiate, the sides of the keel oblique ; the apex trans- 

 verse. Mandibles black, the base thickly covered with 

 depressed pubescence ; on the under side near the base is 

 a stout, projecting tooth. Pronotum with a band of white 

 pubescence; the pleura; sparsely pilose, mixed with fus- 

 cous hair ; coarsely punctured above ; the middle, except 

 at top and bottom, with stout, widely separated keels ; 

 the apex is smooth. Mesonotum deeply and strongly 

 punctured, and covered with longish black hairs ; the 

 furrows are deep ; in the middle at the base is a smooth, 

 shining, longitudinal keel. Scutellum rugosely punctured ; 

 the punctures large and deep ; the apical half in the middle 

 flat, smooth, and shining, rounded at the apex ; the basal 

 hollowed, the depression narrowed at the top ; thedepression 

 at the base is smooth and shining. Post-scutellum finely 

 rugose, slightly depressed in the middle. The basal half 

 of the median segment is thickly covered with depressed 

 silvery pubescence, which hides the surface ; the middle 

 area extends to the end, and is widened at the base ; the 

 apex has an oblique slope and is thickly covered with 

 long pale hair. Mesopleurae coarsely punctured, covered 

 with long white hair ; the base and apex smooth. The 

 basal half of the metapleurae smooth, except for some 

 large, deep punctures on the lower part in the middle; 

 the apex is closely and strongly reticulated. Legs thickly 

 covered with long white hair ; the calcaria pale. Wings 

 deep violaceous, almost hyaline at the base ; the first 

 recurrent nervure is received at the base of the apical 

 third ; the second shortly beyond the middle. Abdomen 



