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tenth differing but little from the others; eleventh joint abruptly larger, 
obtusely pointed. Thorax about as long as broad, smooth and shining, 
without fover, but immediately in front of the base transversely depressed, 
the depression, however, leaving the middle untouched. LElytra elongate, 
nearly twice as long as the thorax, each with a well-marked sutural stria, 
and an indistinct intra-humeral impression. Hind body very short. 
N.g. Dalma pubescens, n. sp. Obscure rufescens, nitidus sed pubes- 
centia (presertim in abdomine) obtectus ; prothorace ante basin transver- 
sim impresso trifoveolatoque, medio antice minus profunde, lateribus 
utrinque profunde canaliculatis ; elytris stria suturali lata et profunda, 
basique profunde bi-impressis. Long, corp. 2} mm.; lat. elytrorum fere 
1 mm. 
Mas., antennarum articulo nono maximo (undecimo paulo majore) intus 
apice fovea magna impresso. 
Fem., ant. articulo nono precedente paulo majore. i 
Antenne stout in the male, moderate in the female; about as long as 
head and thorax, basal joint only a little elongate ; second joint stout, bead- 
like, about as long as broad; joints third to sixth short, bead-like ; joints 
seven and eight in the male short and very transverse, in the female scarcely 
differing from the preceding joints; ninth joint in the female broader, but 
scarcely longer than the eighth ; in the male extremely large, subquadrate 
and impressed on the inner side at the extremity; tenth joint short and 
transverse in both sexes; eleventh joint stout, obtusely pointed, moderately 
long; in the male slightly stouter than in the female. Head rather small 
(smaller in the female than in the male sex), considerably narrower than 
the thorax, the frontal tubercles quite distinct, short, flattened, and shining, 
rather widely separated; the vertex is elevated, and on each side has a 
fovea confluent in front with a frontal depression. The thorax is narrower 
than the elytra, not so long as broad, the sides rounded in front, and con- 
siderably narrowed behind; in front of the base is a deep transverse im- 
pression, which commences on each side in a large fovea, from which there 
proceeds forwards a longitudinal impression ; on the middle of the trans- 
verse basal impression is placed a very large fovea or depression, from which 
a moderately distinct channel proceeds forwards, but does not reach the 
front of the thorax ; the thorax is not punctured. The elytra are longer 
than the thorax, and are redder than the rest of the surface ; they are im- 
punctate, but each has a very distinct sutural stria, and outside this they 
are rather deeply impressed, the impression between divided into two by a 
well-marked, raised, longitudinal fold. The whole surface is covered with a 
