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broadly excavated between the eyes, these not sharply margined 
on the inner side nor placed forward on a projecting front; sur- 
face shining, very finely and densely granulate, with a few, large, 
round punctures intermixed. Pronotum transverse, much wider 
than long; sides rather broadly arcuate, widest at about the 
middle, then slightly, obliquely narrowed to posterior angles, 
which are obtuse; anterior margin broadly, arcuately emargi- 
nate, the anterior angles acute; base bisinuate, with a widely 
rounded median lobe in front of scutellum; disk rather evenly 
convex, sides slightly flattened, with a broad, rather deep depres- 
sion near each of the posterior angles; surface finely, densely 
granulate, with a few large punctures intermixed. Scutellum 
very small, transversely triangular. Elytra about as wide as 
« prothorax at base; humeral angles strongly angulate; sides 
slightly sinuate behind the humeri, strongly, obliquely narrowed 
from middle to the tips, which are separately rounded and finely 
dentate; humeri not prominent, just behind these a deep de- 
pression, causing the lateral margin to become slightly flattened 
along the anterior third ; suture broadly elevated along posterior 
fourth; surface without costse, finely, densely granulate and 
obsoletely rugose, with a few distinct punctures behind the scu- 
tellum. Beneath shining black, surface of abdomen marked 
with a few indistinct circles along the sides, becoming obsolete 
at the middle ; anterior margin of prosternum broadly, arcuately 
emarginate; tarsi and claws black; tarsal lamellae brownish. 
Length, 3 millimeters; width, 1.25. 
One specimen from Davao, Mindanao ( Baker ). 
Aphanisticus foveicollis sp. nov. 
Oblong-ovate, rather convex, dark bronzy, lateral margins of 
prothorax greenish bronze, shining. 
Head very short, much narrower than prothorax; sides and 
front arcuately rounded, forming a half circle; front only 
slightly excavated between the eyes, the extreme front with a 
very small, abrupt, rather deep notch ; eyes not sharply margined 
on the inner side nor placed forward on a projecting front as in 
costipennis ; surface very finely, densely granulate, shining, with 
a few, large, round, indistinct punctures intermixed. Pronotum 
transverse, much wider than long ; sides broadly, evenly arcuate, 
widest at middle ; anterior margin broadly, arcuately emarginate, 
the angles rather acute; base bisinuate, with a widely rounded 
