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first, third and following four joints each nearly twice the length 
of the second, rest shorter : eyes prominent, entire. Thorax sub- 
cylindrical, lateral borders obsolete. Elytra much broader than 
the thorax, surface deeply punctured, covered with adpressed 
scales, mixed sparingly with some rigid erect hairs. Legs sub- 
elongate ; femora with a stout tooth ; claws bifid. Prosternum 
narrowly oblong or subquadrate. 
This genus scarcely differs from Neculla , Baly ; the only 
difference seems to be the more elongate legs, although Baly gives 
the sides of the thorax entirely without the trace of a margin ; a 
distinct indication of a ridge is present in a specimen iu my 
collection named by Baly himself. 
749. Leprotes kanarsensis, Jac. Ann. Ent. Soc. Belg. xxxix, 1895, 
p. 270. 
Black, finely pubescent. Head rugose-punctate, with medial 
longitudinal groove ; clypeus separated from face by a shallow 
transverse groove, sculptured like the head but the punctures finer, 
anterior border feebly emarginate ; labrum fulvous ; antennae 
black, not extending much further than the base of the elytra, 
basal three joints more or less fulvous, third joint but slightly 
longer than the second, terminal joints shorter and thicker. 
Thorax subeylindrical, scarcely broader than long, lateral margins 
obsolete except near the base, surface finely rugose-punctate, some- 
times with a fine medial smooth line, interstices more or less finely 
pubescent (rubbed specimens are entirely smooth). Elytra much 
wider than the thorax, convex, subquadrately oblong, twice as 
strongly punctured as the thorax, shoulders very acute ; surface 
clothed with very short yellowish pubescence. Legs rather long 
