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LAWRENCE S. DILLON AND ELIZABETH S. DILLON 159
thirds with a narrow vitta and with two vittae either side of middle, fulvous, the
ones nearest middle slightly oblique and converging basally. Scutellum fulvous,
with a very broad vitta of dark brown at middle. Elytra dark brown pubescent,
with fulvous as follows : the vittae of pronotum continued on cxtrcme base and
scattered small, more or less elongate maculae over entire surface, at middle these
more elongate and more or less confluent so as to form an irregular, zigdag fascia,
nearly all the maculae of elytra very narrowly and indistinctly outlined in whitish.
Beneath da.rk reddish-brown; sterna laterally broadly and sparsely fulvous pubes­
cent, this in denser patches forming indistinct maculae, at middle yellowish-gray
pubescent; abdomen at middle, broadly and thinly yel1owisb-gray pubescent, later­
ally each side with two rows (separated by a glabrous area) of fulvous maculae,
t.he internal ones much smaller and lighter in color. Legs dark brown, thinly dark
brown pubescent, with numerous scattered white hairs; extreme apex of femora
with a narrow band of fulvous. Antennae with scape piceous, remaining segments
dark reddish-brown, all covered with dark brown pubescence, basal fifths from
third segment grayish.
Head above minutely alutaceous, with median impressed line from occiput to
nbar epistoma; front elongate, sides nearly parallel, surface minutely alutaceous
and with well-separated, coarse, deep punctures; genae elongate, narrow, thinly
pubescent, minutely alutaceous; eye . with lower lobe ovate about one-t.hird longer
than gena; antennal tubercles widely separated, internally produced into a short,
acute spine which is slight.ly ineurved. Pronotum transverse, base only slightly
wider than apex; a basal and apical sulcus, basal oblique laterally; a lateral tu­
bercle either side very near base; disk with three tubercles, one at middle more
basal, feebly elevated, elongate, one either side of middle, rounded, broad and
moderately elevatcd, more laterally and apically small tubercles not quite in line
with lateral tubercles; base of dik and lateral tubercles with few punctate tu­
bercles. Scutel1um very transverse, nearly twice .'IS wide as long; sides straight,
oblique; apex truncate. Elytra only feebly attenuate apically; apices separately
rounded; base each side with a broad gibbosity oblique toward suture, basal half
rather densely, coarsely, and dooply punctate, sometimes feebly rugose, thence to
apex punctures finer and less dense; humeri only moderately prominent, anterior
margin arcuate, at angle a large rounded tubercle. Prosternum widened behind
middle; mesosternal process angulate, emarginate medially; fifth sternite about
one-third longer than fourth, subtruncate apically. Procoxae globose, internally
with a broad but well elevated tubercle; profemora thick basally, gradually clavate
to apex, transversely rugose on anterior and posterior faces on basal half. An­
tennae about twice body length; scape robust, not reaching middle of pronotum,
gradually clavate, with one very deep and two or three more shallow grooves at
base externally and internally, remainder of surface finely, densely punctate; third
segment slender, moderately sinuate, about two times length of seape, one-third
longer than fourth, remaining segments subequal; eleventh about one and one-half
times tenth; fimbriate moderately on third and fourth segments.
FEMALE. More robust and less attenuate apically; antennal tubercles only
very feebly produced internally; fifth sternit eabout twice length of fourth, at apex
feebly fringed, slightly emarginate and with a shallow triangular impression; pro­
coxae with a very obtuse tubercle internally; antennae about one-fourth longer
than body; scape less robust.
LENGTH 13.5-16.5 mm.; width 5.5-6.5 mm.