COLEOPTERA. 
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have a transverse apical line of distant, stiff, subspiniform yellow hairs, 
longer and of a different structure from the general pile; terminal joint 
narrower, truncate, and acute at the apex. 
Thorax short, transverse, twice as wide at the base as long, resembling 
a transverse quadrangle, of which the anterior angles have been widely 
folded downwards, thus, when seen from above, appearing semicircularly 
narrowed to the apex, which is subtruncate ; posterior angles rectangular; 
sides of the base straight, the middle somewhat roundly produced, scarcely 
emarginate in front of the scutellum; finely punctulate-subalutaceous, 
having, moreover, large and deep distant punctures wanting in the middle ; 
covered with a subolivaceous fulvous pile, here and there forming spots, 
with a very thin longitudinal line in the middle, and two spots, each of 
them near that line, at the middle of the disc. 
Scutellum of an oblong-subquadrate form, but narrowed towards the 
apex, which is emarginate; fuscous, clothed with a flavous pile. 
Elytra oblong, thrice and a half the length of thorax, together a third 
narrower than long; base emarginate in the middle, for the reception of 
the produced part of the middle of the thorax, then straight to the sides, 
with the shoulders moderately callose; sides somewhat dilated above 
their middle, then more narrowed towards the apex, which is subtruncate, 
with the sutural angle rounded; subconvex, thinly punctate-striate; punc¬ 
tures minute, obsolete; interstices finely punctulate-subalutaceous, 2nd, 
4th, 6th, 8th, and also the suture, somewhat convex, the others flat; 
densely covered with a subolivescent or flavescent fulvous pile, condensed 
in lighter (yellowish) lines on the sutures and the alternate convex inter¬ 
stices ; also distant denudate punctures, from which rise very thin short 
stiff hairs, are observable upon fresh specimens. 
Pygidium oblique, semiovate, rather coarsely punctate, dark rufescent, 
with the margin paler; less tomentose than the elytra. 
Body beneath densely punctulate-subalutaceous, having, besides, dis¬ 
tant large punctures more apparent on the sides and pectoral laminae; dark 
ferruginous or fuscous, clothed with a thin silky pile more olivaceous than 
above. Pectoral laminae ample, subovate, only a fourth part shorter than 
the pectus. Abdomen having the first segment nearly twice as long as the 
others, which are subequal. 
Legs:—Anterior moderate sized; first pair the smallest; ferruginous, 
with the tarsi paler, very finely punctulate with a thin silky yellow pile : 
