Rhodobaenus

Rostrum not humped over scrobe, uniformly slightly arcuate throughout length, moderately long, length slightly shorter than length of pronotum, basal area not impressed. Antennal scape subcylindrical, about one half length of rostrum, subequal in length to funicle, slightly clavate apically; articles 1 and 2 slightly longer than wide, articles 3–6 moniliform; club width subequal to width of apex of rostrum. Antennal groove with posterior border separated from anterior margin of eye by very slightly more than width of apex of scape. Pronotum slightly longer than width across base, basal area not impressed. Elytra slightly wider than pronotum, slightly less than twice as long as pronotum; striae with well-defined shallow punctures. Femora lacking rows of long fine hairs along ventral surfaces; posterior femur with width at apex slightly greater than width at base; tarsus with ventral surface of article 3 densely, almost completely pilose; claw bearing article flat, not excavate, between claws. Pygidium with punctate part about as wide as long, somewhat convex, with yellowish setae short, uniformly spaced, not forming apical tuft. Cuticle black except for bright red markings: two large circular spots on either side of midline in anterior half of pronotum, posterior half of pronotum except for narrow basal black band, anterior two-thirds of elytra except for black area around scutellar shield, black posthumeral spots, black spots laterally at about midlength, and black spots on intervals 3–5 just before midlength, large spots on prosternum, and two smaller circular spots laterally on metasternum.

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