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condyle, and a triangular area along the genal margin, black. Sub¬ 
quadrate, as broad as long, lateral margins curving outwards from the 
front and reaching the greatest breadth slightly behind the anterior 
border of the occipital foramen, thence broadly rounded to posterior 
margin. Dorsal margins of the epicranium fused for their whole length, 
not separating posteriorly, (i.e., posterior emargination of foramen not 
visible from above). 
Occipital foramen, subquadrate slightly broader than long, anteriorly 
transverse, sides rounded, and posterior emargination obtuse, dorsoventral. 
Anterior foramen subpyriform, hardly as long as intervening tentorium. 
Epistoma transverse, roundly declivous, smooth, not projecting over 
clypeus. Post-condylar carina, concave, enclosing a depressed area, 
which is rugosely elevate over the condyle. Front sparsely punctuate 
and piliferous. 
Clypeus transverse, trapezoidal (in one specimen, rectangular), about 
3 times as broad as long, slightly convex, longitudinally striate near 
anterior margin. 
Lalrum subovate, longer than and almost as broad in the middle as 
the clypeus, convex, broadly fringed with red bristles, sparsely punctuate 
and piliferous posteriorly. 
Ocelli absent. 
Antennae extending beyond clypeus; basal joint subcylindrical, about 
3 times as broad as 2nd joint, the latter nearly 3 times as long as broad; 
3rd joint twice as long as broad, chestnut brown. 
Mandibles rugose at base, becoming longitudinally striate beyond 
middle, apex shining. 
Subfossal process, a very small pointed tubercle. 
Ventral mouth parts, maxillary palpi relatively large, last joint 
obconical, longer than last joint of labial palpus; lacinia about equal in 
bulk to basal joint of palpi; ligula small. 
PROTIIOHAX (Figs. 2,3). Breadth about l /s greater than that of 
8th segment; strongly declivous, transversely impressed shortly behind 
anterior margin, which is matte and impunctate. 
Pronotal plate weakly corneous, rectangular, nearly twice as broad as 
long, anteriorly more chitinised, smooth, sparsely punctate, the punctures 
with short hairs; a faint median line terminating in a shallow impression 
shortly behind the middle; posterior angles truncated by a small fold. 
Sides of Prothorax subtriangular, more strongly chitinised, shining, 
impunctate in the centre. 
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