Brachypnoea

Body length 6.4–7.2 mm. Dorsum black with light gold sheen; venter dark brown, aeneous; legs colored as venter except tibia apices and tarsi light brown. Frons punctate-setose, space between punctures microsculptured. Clypeus arched, punctate-setose, slightly constricted apically. Antenna clavate, setose; antennomeres 1–6 light brown, 7–11 dark brown; setae short except antennomeres 7–11 with ring of 6 long setae apically. Pronotum strongly transversely convex, punctate, space between punctures microsculptured, glabrous except anterior corners and sublaterally; strongly rounded laterally and narrowed anteriorly; posterior edge weakly convex, margined with bead; anterior and posterior corners with single seta in pit. Elytra punctate-striate, glabrous, space between punctures microsculptured. Protibia setose with 2 dorsal, 1 lateral, and 2 ventral carinae; protibial apex U-shaped, margined with stout setae, slanted with outer lateral apex longer. Meso- and metatibiae setose with 3 dorsal, 1 lateral, and 2 ventral carinae; apices U-shaped, margined with stout setae, flat. Abdominal ventrites setose, ventrites 3–5 glabrous medially; setae longer medially on ventrites 1 and 2, longer around pygidial opening. Pygidium with medial triangular depression, disc halves with patch of setae basally, apex punctate-setose, thick.

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