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 Head orange-brown. Pronotum with thin black margins. 



Scutellum dark orange-black. Each elytron with black 



epipleural fold, small amount of orange at base; elytra 



finely margined in black; scutellar, central and lateral 



spots free, lateral spot anterior to central, central and 



lateral spot occasionally connected. Venter orange, margins 



of sclerites darker. Antennal club black, base orange; legs 



slightly darker than venter. 



Head dorsal distance between eyes = 3 x eye width; 

 ocular striae reaching 0.75 distance to anterior angle of 

 eye; vertex and epistome puncture size = 0.5 to 0.75 x 

 facet, separated by 1 to 2 diameters. Antenna reaching 

 basal 0.25 of pronotum; antennomere III as long as next 3 

 antennomere combined; antennomeres IX to XI symmetrical; 

 antennomere XI oval, transverse (similar to Fig. 6i) . 



Maxillary palp terminal segment triangular, securiform, 

 basally rounded, apical angles nearly 90°, length = 0.66 x 

 width. Labial palp terminal segment elongate, extended on 

 medial side, rounded basally, length = 0.75 x width. Labial 

 palp width = 0.5 x maxillary palp width (similar to Fig. 

 7a) . Mentum with plate triangular, sides straight and egual 

 in length, ridge medial extension short and projecting, 

 acutely pointed (similar to Fig. 8i) . 



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

 3 diameters. Scutellum pentagonal, length = 0.6 x width. 

 Each elytron with 7 visible striae; strial puncture size at 

 base = 1 x facet, gradually becoming finer at apex; 



