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bristle. Frontale has 1 pair of furrows (Schiödte's sulci 

 frontales). Epicranium has, on the upper side, 3 large bristle 

 foveæ, the under side has 1 large posteriorly and 2 fainter 

 anteriorly, of which the inner one is situated at the begin- 

 ning of the inferior postmandibular furrow. Antennæ short, 

 P^ joint rather large and robust, 2'' joint only half as long 

 and half as robust, 3"> joint as long as 2'\ but not so 

 robust. 



Mouth parts as commonly in the larvæ of Elaterini. 



Prothorax a little broader than the head, longer than 

 broad, on the anterior third of scutum with a pair of obliquely 

 transversal impressions, anteriorly with 3 setæ, posteriorly 

 with 2. The 2 other thoracal segments in length -h of 

 prothorax, on each side with 2 setæ. The abdominal seg- 

 ments increase in length posteriorly and have 3 setæ on 

 each side. 



On the abdominal segments (fig. 29) the muscular im- 

 pressions have not jointing branches. The transversal branch 

 has the anterior border a little elevated and with several 

 semicircular incissions, and while in the most other larvæ 

 the transv. br. will stop before the spiracle, it here conti- 

 nues beyond this and stops near the sutural furrow between 

 tergum and epipleurum. The lateral branch is distinct, 

 linear, not jointing the transv. br., anteriorly beginning over 

 the spiracle and stretching in the rear and a little down- 

 wards beyond the middle of scutum. 



O*"* abdominal segment (fig. 30) is conical, pointed from 

 the base, with no cylindrical basal part, tapering into a 

 terminal tooth. Set with 2 transversal rows of setiferous 

 tubercles on the posterior half of the segment and other 

 setiferous tubercles more anteriorly. — Sternum of 9"' abd. 

 segm. as commonly little, rather triangular, situated under 

 the anterior third of the tergum, on its tip bearing the 

 little more soft 10"' abdominal segment, the anal tube. 



On the legs coxa anteriorly has 3 rows of short spini- 

 form setæ, femur on each side below with 1 longi- 

 tudinal row of short spiniform setæ among which some 



