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rowly and evenly elevated, with a single setigerous punc- 
ture at middle. Pronotum with moderate basal and apical 
transverse impressions, with a fine longitudinal median 
impression from base to apex, and with a deep longitudinal 
fovea on each side extending from base more than Yg to 
apex. Numerous punctures are grouped in and near the 
fovese and across the base, otherwise the disc is smooth, 
impunctate, and shining. 
Elytra widest behind the middle, sides more arcuate pos- 
teriorly than anteriorly. Each elytron with about 16 striae 
as counted across the middle of its length. Intervals 4, 8 
and 12 cariniform, but often interrupted; intervals 2, 6 and 
10 also often cariniform (especially in $ ) but usually lower 
and more interrupted; other intervals much lower and 
usually so much interrupted that they resemble series of 
small tubercles; apex and outer margin of elytron studded 
with small tubercles, the striae confused. Epipleurse mod- 
erately closely and coarsely punctate. 
Anterior 8 tarsi broadly dilated, basal joint entirely 
pubescent below; 8 palpi each with last joint expanded, as 
usual in the genus. 
Length 14-17 mm. ; width 5.8-7 mm. 
All type specimens from the Smoky Mountains, as fol- 
lows: holotype 8, allotype $, and 23 paratypes (12 8 8, 
11 $ $ ) from Newfound Gap, near 5,200 feet, on the North 
Carolina-Tennessee state line, August 30 to September 3, 
1930. 7 paratypes ( $ , 6 $ ? ) from between Newfound 
Gap and Clingman’s Dome, 5,000-6,642 feet, on the same 
state line, September 2. 2 paratypes ( $ $ ) from State 
Road to Newfound Gap, Tennessee side, 3,500 feet, Sep- 
tember 1. 3 paratypes ( 8 8 $ ) from Deep Creek (Bryson 
City), North Carolina, 2,000 feet, August 23-26. Holotype, 
allotype and paratypes in the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology (No. 16432) ; paratypes in the writer’s collection. 
All type specimens taken by the writer and the other mem- 
bers of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 1930 expedi- 
tion, in forest, usually under loose bark, in rotten logs, or 
on the ground among dead leaves. I have seen other sped- 
