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172 THE TRIBE OXCID£RINI
from before middle at suture to behilld middle, at sides ; antennae
slender, elongate.
FEMALE. Elongate-ovate, moderately slender, subcylindrical; piceous or rus­
cous, rather thinly covered with brown or ochraceous-grny pubescence. Head
largely ochraceous-gray pubescent, pubescence somewhat condensed around eye and
along sides of front to form more or less distinct marginal lines. Pronotum brown
pubescent, with five poorly defined vittae of ochraceous-groy (somewhat variegated
in places with reddish). two broader ones each side more distinct basally, and a finer
one at middle confined to npical half. Scutellum mostly brown, margined at sides
of base with hoary gray pubescence. Elytra brown pubescent, Rnd with scattered,
irregular m:lcuiae of hoary-gray and rosy-gray; two short streaks on base of each
ely trOll and a line on humerus of same color, at middle a subtriallgular fascia of
rosy-grny, the anterior mnrgin of which is very irreguiar, interrupted, and poorly
defined, the posterior margin sharply defined, straight, extending obliquely from
near suture before middle to sides at apical one-third, broadly outlined behind by
darker brown pubescence, which is free of maculae, near apex a broad forked line
of rOlly-gray. Body beneath and legs fuscous, abdomen a litlle paler, entirely cov­
ered 'with 3- dull, pale rosy-gray pubescence; tarsal cltiw neither annubt.e nor paler
basally. Antenntle fuscous, covered with pale grayish pubescence, several segments,
notably the third, fourth, and fifth, indistinctly browner apically.
Head finely, granularly aluUtecous, with a median line from occiput to epistorna ;
front broadly concave between nntennal tuberclcs, minutely, ruther densely pune­
tate, with a number of larger ptillctures scattered irregularly over the surface, dis­
tinctly wider between eyes than at epistorna; genae vertical, minntely alutaccous;
eye with lower lobe oblong-ovate, narrower below, its height exceeding th.'lt of gena
by ollc-third; antennal tubercles prominent, robust, unarmed, widely separated.
Pronotwn strongly transverse, distinctly narrowed anteriorly; Interal tu­
bercle small, feebly elevated, armed with a very short conical spine; sides before
middle distinctly tumid; apical and basal transverse sulci brood and di:tinct, the
lattcr coale:;cent with the lateral oblique ones; disk minutely alut!lceous, a few small
punctures at middlc of basc, wtb It triangular median tubercle, esch side of which
is 9. broad transverse tumid aras, which is travered from side to side by a distinct
impressed line, deeper medislly. Scutellum very trsnsverse, marc than twice as
wide as long; sides strongly oblique, rounded; apex broadly arcuate. Elytm 'with
sides widcned slightly behind middle, then broadly arcuate to apices, which are
sepamtely rounded; disk at base with !l broad fcoble gibbosity, rather coarsely,
dcnsely punctate almost from nnterior margin, beyond middle punctures gradually
finer and shallower, but distinctly attaining apex; humeri prominent, the anterior
margin straight, strongly oblique, the angle with a !illlall but distinct tubercle. Pro­
sternum much widened behind middle. Procoxae before with a small tubercle;
femora clavate, the profemora more robust. Fifth sternite twice length of fourth;
apex rctuse, a broad, shallow, triangular impress ion mcdially. Antennae about one­
fourth again as long ItS body, finely and sparsely fimbriate beneath ; scape rather
slender, clavate from bassi third ; third segment twice length of first, feebly bisinu­
ose, rest gradually sborter; eleventh tufted at tip.
LENGTH 14 mm.; width 5 mm.