(JOLEOPTERA. 
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placed near the apex; 2nd, a subovate macula, placed near the base and 
suture, between the 2nd and 4th strise; 3rd, an ante-apical fascia, convex 
in the middle in front, widened towards the suture, which it reaches, then 
continued downwards along the latter to the apex, forming a narrow mar¬ 
gin : this fascia does not reach to the lateral margin. 
Pygidium rather narrow, ovate-subconic ; sides rounded, apex obtuse; 
slightly convex, with two longitudinal approximate impressions, having 
between them along the middle a thin ridge not reaching to the base; 
black, punctulate, densely clothed with an ochraceous-yellow pile ; sides 
and ridge of a lighter colour. 
Body beneath black, punctulate, covered with a yellowish pile. Tho¬ 
rax beneath obliquely-subconically shortened to the middle. Pectus ample, 
very convex, having a strong angular ridge between the intermediate coxae, 
which are somewhat distant; deeply emarginate between the posterior legs, 
for the reception of the produced part of the first abdominal segment. 
Pectoral laminae small, narrow. Abdomen less convex than the pectus; 
the first four segments gradually shorter; 1st very long, deeply emarginate 
at each side beneath the posterior coxae, extremely subangularly produced 
between them in the middle, forming an emargination to half the length 
of the pectus ; its lateral sides are also, but much less, angularly produced 
in front; 5th very short, the middle only observable, its sides being con¬ 
cealed under the fourth. 
Legs black, punctulate, with the thighs completely, and the anterior 
tibiae partly, covered with a grayish yellow pile. Four anterior moderate, 
rather thin : thighs slightly clavate, rather elongate: tibiae shorter, slender 
at the base, slightly dilated from the middle to the apex. Posterior elon¬ 
gate : thighs very ample, subovate, or amply rounded on each side, flat 
beneath, slightly convex above; having inwards, near the apex, five 
minute teeth or crenulations (of which the first is the longest) placed on a 
semicircular edge: tibiae sublinear, flattened, incurved from the base to 
the middle; apex obliquely truncate outwards, with the interior angle very 
acute, subspiniform. 
Obs. —I have seen only two specimens of this interesting species. 
