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ADORETUS, Cast., Hist. Nat. Col., ii., p. 142; 
Lacord., iii, p. 380. 
ADORETUS MELVILLENSIS, n. sp. 
eh Seve, fig. 78. 
d. Smoky-brown, head darker between eyes, parts of 
elytra, and most of legs and antennae somewhat flavous. 
Evenly but not very densely clothed with depressed whitish : 
pubescence, becoming longer on pygidium, parts of under- 
— and legs; a dense and somewhat golden fringe on 
clypeus 
Head wide and moderately convex; with rather dense, 
shallow, and frequently transversely-confluent punctures. 
lypeus semic i 
7. Koun and finely serrated; punctures much : 
|... between eyes. Elytra very little wider than prothorax, each 
. with four discal costae, the fi from 
