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A. Antennae consisting of only eight joints. 

 B. Prononim punctured much less close- 

 ly than the head 

 BB. Pronotum (especially on the lateral 

 parts) punctured scarcely or not less 

 closely than head. 

 C. Pygidium not distinctly carinate, 



and scarcely rugalose 

 CC. Pygidium very strongly carinate 

 and rugulose 

 AA. Antennje consisting of nine joints. 

 B. Hind angles of prothorax sharply 

 defined. 

 C. Head and pronotum clothed with 



long erect fine hairs 

 CC. Head and pronotum glabrous 

 (unless at margins). 

 D. Puncturation of elytra rugulose 



and somewhat close 

 DD. Puncturation of elytra non- 

 rugulose and much less close 

 BB. Hind angles of prothorax rounded 

 off, or very obtuse. 

 C. Prothorax considerably less than 



twice as wide as long 

 CC. Prothorax fully twice as wide as 

 long 



hispida, Blachb. 



approximans, Blackb. 

 rugosa, Burm, 



hirticollis, Blackb. 



iridescens, Blanch. 

 sparsiceps, Blackb. 



lubrica, Blackb. 

 calorata, Blackb. 



F. calorata, sp. nov. Ovata, couvexa; parum nitida; supra 



subglabra ; subtus sat pilosa ; antennis 9-articulatis, iia- 



bello modico quam articuli 2-6 conjuncti sublongiori; 



capite proiiotoque confertim minus fortiter sat rugulose 



sat asqualiter puii'ctulatis ; prothorace quam longiori 



duplo latiori, antice modice angustato, supra baud caua- 



liculato, lateribus sat fortiter rotundatis, angulis anticis 



acutis modice productis posticis rotundatis, basi margin- 



ata utrinque vix manifeste sinuata ; scutello confertim 



subtilissime punctulato; elytris obsolete striatis, inter- 



stitiis latis planis vix crebre sat subtiliter punctulatis; 



pygidio confertim. subtilissime punctulato ; tibiis anticis 



fortiter dilatatis extus obtuse bidentatis ; tarsis posticis 



minus elongatis, articulo basali quam 2"s sublongiori; 



coxis posticis quam metasternum multo brevioribus ; seg- 



mento ventrali apicali truncato. Long., 6 1.; lat., 3i 1. 



I feel some hesitation in placing this species in French clla. 



I have no doubt the unique type is a female, and it is quite 



likely that the discovery of the male will eventually involve 



the creation of a new genus for its reception. I do not. how-- 



ever, find any definite character in the female inconsistent 



with its being a Frenchella except the remarkable 



structure of its front tibiae, which are those of a 



Pachygasfra, from which genus its large head, broad 



clypeus and elytral strife non-geminate. infer alia, 



