250 

 edge; black epipleural fold, base reddish. Ventral 



prothorax black; mes- and metepisterna and epipleura black; 



remainder of venter dark orange with black sutural margins. 



Appendages entirely black, palpi pale. 



Head dorsal distance between eyes = 2 x eye width; 

 ocular striae reaching 0.75 distance to anterior angle of 

 eye, continued forward as row of coarse punctures; vertex 

 puncture size = 1 x facet, separated by 2 to 4 diameters; 

 epistome puncture size = 0.9 to 1.0 x facet, separated 0.5 

 to 1.0 diameter. Antenna reaching pronotal base; 

 antennomere III as long as next 3 antennomere combined; 

 antennomeres X to XI asymmetrical; antennomere XI 

 subcircular (Fig. 6b) . 



Maxillary palp terminal segment triangular, securiform, 

 basally rounded, apical angles nearly 90°, length = 0.75 x 

 length. Labial palp terminal segment triangular, extended 

 on medial side, rounded basally, length = 0.66 x width. 

 Labial palp width = 0.75 x maxillary palp width (Fig. 7b) . 

 Mentum with plate triangular, length = 0.75 x width, apical 

 sides inwardly curved, ridge medial extension blunt (Fig. 

 8b) . 



Pronotal puncture size = 1 x facet, separated by 1 to 2 

 diameters. Scutellum pentagonal, length = 0.5 x width. 

 Each elytron with 7 complete striae; stria VIII weak, 

 visible on apical half; strial puncture size = pronotal disc 

 puncture; intervals finely punctate. 



