588 Phalerta, 



compreffae, extrorium fenfim craffiores', articuHs bre- 

 vibus perfoaatis, ap.ce truncatis, ultimo ienticulari, 

 Thorax transverfus quadranguius , autice ernsrizua- 

 tus, late«atus nonnihil rotundatus, late msrginatus, 

 bafi bi-finuatus, angulis fub-acuminatis ; fupra parutn 

 convexus , totus rufo- ferrugineus nitidus , crebre 

 concinne pnnttitus; intra apicem in medio fovea 

 impreiTa, in femina multo major, profuntiiorj inae- 

 quaiis; in mare obfoleta, vix obfervanua. Scutel- 

 lum parvum triangulare ferrugineum, obfjlfte pun- 

 ciatum. Elytta larirudine thoracis, fed iilo pus 

 tripio iongiora, Jinearja, apice rotundata , fupr* 

 modice convexa, liete rufo-ferruginea nitida, pro- 

 funde crenato-ftriata, interftitiis laevibus. Alae am- 

 plae fufco - hyalince. Corpus fubtus f.iturate rufo- 

 f errugineum ,j creberrime punctulatum. Pedes bre- 

 •viufculi validi rufo- ferruginei , femoribus anticis 

 brevibus crafiis compredQs, tibiis anticis apice valde 

 diiatatis, triangularibus , exrerne & apice crebre a- 

 cute dentatis ; tibiae intermedise etiam. ferrato-den- 

 tatae; pofticse inermes, 



Inftr. Cib, Falpi anrici longiores, articulo pri- 

 tnoparvo, maxiilae dorfo adnexo, fecundo longo 

 ciavato , tertio brevi fub-gUjbofo, quarto magno o- 

 vato, apice oblique truncato; poftiei breviffnni, fub 

 liguise bafi inferti , articulo ultimo crafto ovato in« 

 tegro. Mandibnla valida cornea arcuat3, apice hiii- 

 da . ad bafin interiorem dente valido armata.. Ma- 

 xiiia breviilima membranacea aicuata birida, Uciniis 

 ciliatis acuti>, exteriori multo majoti, Ligula b.-e- 

 vis coriacea, apice rotundata, fat profunde emir^i- 

 nata. Labium coriaceum integrum, fub-acuminatum, 

 Labruna msmbranaceum truacatum integrum cilj- 

 atum. 



2, Ph. caftanea; depreffa ruft> ferruginea, 

 elytris tenue puaftato-ftriatis, interttitiis 

 pun&ulatis, antennarum clava tri articulaca. 



