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BROTÉRU : SERIK ZOOLÓGICA 



to the eye margin than to each other. Head finely reticulate-punc- 

 tate, snioother between base of antenna?. 



Prothorax very short, arctuate as seen from above. Mesonotum 

 finely reticulate, moderately concave, lateral edges not margined, 

 the anterior elevation large and prominent, shingled in the middle, 

 regularly convex above. Axillae narrowly but distinctly separated ; 

 axillae and scutellum finely rugulose with some reticulations ; scu- 

 tellum regularly convex and abruptly declivous behind. Postscu- 

 tellum short, posterior margin straight, front margin regularly and 

 deeply concave, sides nearly flat, middle gently convex. Propo- 

 deum short, transverse, the middle purplish, the sides green. 



Large pleural plate reticulate, a central área where the sculp- 

 ture is very fine, the margin and posterior half coarse. 



Wings hyaline, submarginal about equal, postmarginal a little 

 shorter than stigmal vein and club. Claw of club straight bearing 

 three of the four alar sensória, the basal one borne well on club. 

 Wings regularly and evenly clothed with fine short hairs, except 

 area back of submarginal which has only a few scattered hairs and 

 a bare strip extending diagonal ly from back of middle of marginal 

 vein towards posterior margin at a point opposite tip of submar- 

 ginal. 



Antenna.' with the scape compressed and carinate below ; 

 scape testaceous, carina green ; flagellum greenish with coppery re- 

 rlections; pedicel long obconic, a little longer than first and second 

 luniclc joints together ; succeeding joints very gradually shorter 

 and broadcr; club composed of three closely united joints, broad- 

 er fhan the rest of antenna and rounded at tip. Pubescencc very 

 short. Legs yellowish with the anterior and posterior coxae, ali 

 but tip of anterior and posterior femora, a broad band on hind tí- 

 bia, and basal spot on front tibia above, green ; middle femora 

 somewhat testaceous, compressed and strongly widened at tip. Tar- 

 sal joints of middle legs armed beneath with short black spines as 

 follows: on the first joint on each side two overlapping, oblique 

 rows of about 5 spines each, on second two rows of 4 spines 

 each, on the third two spines on each side, on the fourth a pair 

 at tip. 



Abdómen seen from above ovate, a little less than one half as 



