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Rostrum short, about same width as head, deeply excavate, 

 divided from front by a linear impression ; external ridges short, 

 prominent, strongly punctate, very lightly divergent in front, 

 connected behind by a curved ridge. Head small, much narrower 

 than prothorax, convex behind ; front smooth, sparsely and finely 

 punctulate ; anterior margin very lightly emarginate ; each side 

 elevated into a short convex ridge in a line with, and just 

 behind, the external ridges of rostrum (these ridges raised above 

 the plane of the external ridges). Prothorax subquadrate (5-5 x 

 5 'To mm.), widest about middle, truncate in front and behind, flat on 

 disc, very declivous behind, very lightly declivous from middle of 

 anterior part of disc to anterior transverse impression ; sides 

 very lightly rounded in middle, gently but decidedly narrowed in 

 front, shortly narrowed behind ; a narrow linear transverse im- 

 pression a little behind anterior margin ; two small prominent 

 conical tubercles on each side, one placed where the sides begin 

 to narrow in front, the other (larger and more prominent) in a 

 corresponding position behind : another tubercle, about equal in 

 size to the latter, placed on each side above the basal declivity — 

 the space between these wide and concave; granules strong, small, 

 well-defined, very closely set, rather diamond-shaped, punctured 

 at apex, but not setigerous. Elytra a little wider than prothorax 

 (12 x 7 mm.), subparallel, very lightly rounded on sides, widest 

 about middle ; disc flattened, posterior declivity abrupt ; base 

 truncate ; apex with a very short triangular projection on each 

 side of suture, the emargination between these light triangular ; 

 a strong conical tubercle at each shoulder, and another similar, 

 but much smaller, on base at half the width of each elytron ; 

 sculpture rather regular ; the strias sub-foveate, seven granulate 

 strise on each elytron, those on disc with the granulations, 

 especially towards the suture, confluent and divided by wavy 

 transverse depressions ; others stronger, more regularly granu- 

 late ; the granules becoming more prominent and conical behind ; 

 numerous shallow punctures without setas dispersed over elytra. 

 Metasternum flat, thickly covered with minute granules. 

 Ventral segments strongly divided, not setigerous; first and 

 anterior-half of second minutely granulate ; last three and 

 posterior part of second coarsely punctate ; apical segment as 

 long as two preceding ones together, lightly impressed towards 

 apex ; second segment lightly and widely hollowed between the 

 coxae. Legs long ; anterior tibiaj with external edge strongly 

 arcuate near apex, inner side with a deep short emargination 

 before apex, apex produced inwards in a broad strong projection. 

 Length, 18'5 ; breadth, 7 mm. 

 Habitat. — Fraser Range. 

 Female, compared with male, larger, broader, and flatter. Pro- 



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