THE GENUS DENDEOCTONUS. 



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pronotum; but the frontal groove and tubercles are usually more dis- 

 tinct, the head broader, and the mandibles stouter. 



In species 9 to 11 (subdivision B) the females have the declivity of 

 the elytra somewhat flattened and shining; and the interspaces with 



Fic. s.— The red turpentine beetle. Adult, lateral aspect, greatly enlarged: a. Pleural clavionln; 

 6, pregena. ( Author'8 illustration. ) 



small granules and sometimes punctured. In the males the dechvity 

 is more convex, the interspaces have coarser granules, the head is 

 broader, and the mandibles are stouter. 



