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coalesce, so that the prevailing color is dark. Pronotal maculae not dis- 

 cernible on account of the abundance of dark hairs. 



Head comparatively large and moderately transverse ; eyes large and 

 more strongly convex in anterior two-thirds and, there unusually promi- 

 nent, anterior surface quite abrupt, posteriorly forming a straight line 

 with the tempora which are quite strongly convergent behind; frons 

 broad, rather strongly and very broadly impressed, surface densely 

 indentato-punctate, punctures coarser and less crowded on the vertex. 

 Antennae long and stout, slightly compressed, gradually but not strongly 

 incrassate; second joint stout, as wide as the sixth, nearly oval but 

 slightly narrowed at base; third subequal in length to the second, rather 

 strongly obconical and almost twice as long as wide ; fourth subtriangular, 

 about as long as wide, subserrate anteriorly, apical margin oblique and 

 about as wide as the seventh ; fifth subequilaterally triangular, distinctly 

 serrate anteriorly, apical margin oblique and about as wide as the ninth ; 

 sixth, seventh and eighth subequal in size, sixth triangular, about as long 

 as wide, subserrate anteriorly; seventh very slightly longer, triangular; 

 eighth slightly transverse and triangular; ninth stouter, wider than long, 

 anterior margin not strongly arcuate ; tenth wider than long, sub- 

 triangular with sides distinctly arcuate ; eleventh obovate, not wider than 

 the tenth, truncate at tip, almost a half longer than wide. 



Pronotum almost a third wider than long, widest just behind the 

 middle; apex arcuato-truncate in circular arc; apical angles quite 

 broadly rounded; sides rather strongly and evenly arcuate in posterior 

 two-thirds, thence straight and rather strongly convergent to apex, 

 serrules strong, subobtuse, about as long as wide at base, fimbria rather 

 short and not closely placed ; base quite broadly and moderately arcuate, 

 rather broadly but not strongly sinuate within the basal angles, which are 

 more or less obtuse; disk broadly and quite evenly convex posteriorly, 

 more strongly so anteriorly and arcuately declivous antero-laterally, 

 densely and rather strongly indentato-punctate, punctures rather coarse 

 and strong. 



Elytra oblong, rather less than twice as long as wide, humeri some- 

 what prominent, base rather transverse; disk quite coarsely punctate, 

 surface more or less transversely rugose or wavy, smoother toward apex 

 where the punctures are finer and not impressed; feeble parascutellar 

 prominences rather discretely punctured and not rugose. Scutellum 

 quadrate. 



Abdomen finely punctulate and densely microreticulate ; broad at 

 base, sides converging rather strongly toward apex. 



Legs rather stout and somewhat long ; tarsi elongate and also stout. 



Male. Oblong-suboval. Metafemora broad and moderately flat- 



