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though not greatly raised, arising separately from the inter- 

 cristal rid^je ; basal foveae closed, although- the outer boundary^ 

 is somewhat depressed. Head strongly convex above, concave 

 in front ; supra-ocular crests single, elongate, running upward 

 parallel to the head, with a slight inclination outwards, for 

 the greater part of their length attached to the head ; inter- 

 cristal ridg^e distinct, though not greatly raised. Scrobes 

 terminated far from the eyes ; a rather wide impression running 

 up into the base of the supra-ocular crest, behind the scrobes. 

 Eyes large, ovate. Frotliorax (3x4 mm.) gently convex from 

 side to side; apical margin feebly produced above, with feeble 

 ocular lobes ; disc moderately closely set with small, depressed, 

 subobsolete granules ; wdth a shallowly depressed raedian area, 

 widest in the middle, the median line more deeply impressed 

 immediately in front of the middle ; median tubercles about 

 six in number, irregularly set, all small and rather incon- 

 spicuous, but some larger than others: lateral margins with 

 two subequal triangular projections, the anterior composed of 

 two conjoined tubercles, the second of which is the larger, the 

 posterior of a single tubercle : a small tubercle situate in front 

 of the subapical constriction, one between and below the two 

 large tubercles, and one on the lateral-basal angle ; sides 

 irregularly scarred above, with a few obsolete granules : with 

 a few scattered punctures below. Elytra (13 x 6'5 mm.) 

 elongate-elliptical, comparatively narrow, strongly convex, the 

 posterior declivity sloping much more gradually than usual ; 

 apex with a small, narrow incisure; base without the inter- 

 stices projecting anteriorly ; disc with seriate punctures small, 

 obscurely connected across the interstices ; with the third, fifth, 

 and seventh interstices tuberculate, the others with small, 

 subobsolete granules ; first row of tubercles ten in number, 

 extending from base to beginning of declivity, the basal 

 ones small, slightly elongate, little raised, the last three or 

 four becoming progressively larger and subacute, but none 

 reaching a large size ; second row with eleven tubercles, not 

 reaching base, but extending to a more posterior level than the 

 first row, the last six or seven subacute ; third row six to 

 seven in number, all comparatively small and backwardly 

 projecting, the first and second sometimes conjoined ; sides with 

 punctures more defined, the interstices neither granulate nor 

 tuberculate. Beneath convex over the abdomen from the 

 second to fifth segments : rather closelv set with small 

 setigerous punctures, more distinct on the apical segment. 

 Legs simple. 



9 . Differs from the male in being broader and more 

 robust. Head and prothorax as in the male. Elytra (14 x 8 

 mm.) obovate, each elytron separately produced at the apex 



