"15-18mm. Oval body slightly rounded towards the back, brown from pix to testy red elytra, suture closely padded, shiny with sometimes silky reflections on the elytra"

R.PAULIAN, op.cit.

Widely spread: Noumea, Plain of Lakes, Bourail, Canala, Poindimié, Col d'Amieu, Mts Koghis, etc ...