222 Dr. Malcolm Caniciou on 



4tli and r»tli joints arc not tiansvciHc, but a tiilie lunger than l)ioad, 

 otIicTvvisc similarly con«tnicted. The thorax is shorter than in the 

 preceding and more sparingly jHuictured. The elytra are trans- 

 verse, a little longei', but scarcely broader than the thorax, with 

 l)unctuiation and pubescence as in the preceding. The abdojnen is 

 leddish-testaceous with the fifth and sixth segments blackish, the 

 puncturation as in the preceding. 



J. Suture of the elytra with a low of three obsolete granules 

 towards the posterior part; seventh dorsal segment of abdomen 

 with a minute tubercle on eitlier side of the middle line in front of 

 the posterior margin; eighth dorsal segment with a moderately 

 long, pointed, slightly incurved tooth on either side of the posterior 

 margin. 



Ilab. Maiulai, in fuiiirns. 



AdKLARTHRA, 11. L^CIl. 



Maxillary paljii 4-j()inted; the 1st joint small; tiie 2ud euived, 

 dilated towards the extremity; the 3rd longer and broader than the 

 2nd, oval ; the 4th narrow, elongate, subulate, quite half the length 

 of the .*}id. The tongue broad, transverse, its sides and apex 

 rounded, deeply bilobed. Labial ])alpi 3-jointed, the 1st joint stout, 

 elongate, slightly curved; the 2ud much narrower but about as 

 long as the 1st; the 3rd minute, subulate, scarcely visible. Inner 

 lobe of the maxilla broad, obli(piely truncate, closely pectinate; 

 the outer lobe rather broad, slightly curved with apex ciliate. 

 Mandibles short and stout and a2)j)ear simple. Prosternum broadly 

 emarginate posteriorly, not jjioduced at all between the anterior 

 coxae; prothoiacic episterna small, triangular, the cpimera wanting. 

 Middle coxae distant; the mesosternum bioad, finely keeled in the 

 middle line, emarginate posteriorly and receiving the nietasternal 

 process. Elytra with latiu'al margins furnished with three long 

 and strong setae, the epipleura not complete, failing posterioi'ly. 

 Tarsal formula 4, 4, 5. "I'he first pair with the first three joints 

 siiort and subequal, the 4th joint as long as the three preceding 

 together; the seconil pair with the first three joints short and sub- 

 equal, the 4th joint longer than the three preceding together; the 

 third ])air with the 1st joint moderately long, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th 

 gradually decreasing in length, the 5th longer than the two pre- 

 ceding together. Tlie middle and posterior tibiae each with a 

 distinct seta about tlu^ middle of the external border. Abdomen 

 with the sides and upper suiface setiferous. 



In build this genus in well-extendod exaniplos iiiuch 



