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of the gena carries a row of five stout spines. The origin of the 

 upper one is apparently overlapped by a chitinous projection. The 

 three succeeding ones are of about the same length. The lowest one 

 is somewhat shorter than the others. Near the middle of the front 

 margin of the gena is a very large bristle. The antennal groove is 

 about five-sixths of the depth of the head, and is not connected with 

 the opposite antennal groove by a furrow extending across the head. 

 Labial palpus extends beyond three-fourths the length of the an- 



terior coxa. The maxillary palpus is about as long as the first four 

 joints of the labial palpus. The first joint of the maxillary palpus is 

 longer than any of the succeeding joints. The eye is wanting. 



Thorax. — Pronotum carries a row of about ten bristles just pos- 

 terior to the middle, and on the posterior margin a row of twenty 

 stout spines. The mesonotum bears two rows of very fine hairs 

 near the anterior margin ; back of these there is a row of stouter 

 hairs, and still further back a row of about twelve heavy bristles. 

 The metanotum is similarly clothed except that the two rows of 



