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nearly twice as wide as prothorax, but not large; mandibles bi- 
dentate, with a few coarse confluent punctures except at apical 
third. Clypeus simple, subtruncate and very little emarginate, 
somewhat raised on median line, margin with scattered punc- 
tures. A low frontal tubercle, but no bituberculate process above 
base of antennae; front, except antennal foveae, as far as posterior 
ocelli with scattered punctures and very fine, interrupted longi- 

Fig. 6. Methoca striatella, 9, X* 13. 
tudinal striae; a furrow extending from the anterior ocellus 
towards clypeus; vertex polished, with sparse punctures, ocelli 
distinct forming nearly an equilateral triangle; eyes rather large, 
diverging from inner lower portion tow ards mandibles ; antennae 
rather stout, articles 3 and 4 subequal and all more or less punc- 
tate. Prothorax above with cervical part finely reticulate and 
separated posteriorly by a transverse short longitudinally carinate 
furrow. Anterior half of pronotum finely and obliquely striate, 
posterior half transversely striate and with a few punctures, 
striae becoming obsolete along pleurae; mesonotum with the an- 
