1914. 



NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



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Dichopetala poUicifera n. sp. 



This very clLstinet species requires comparison witii none of the 

 other forms of the genus, the general build, nearly uniform greenish 

 coloration, depressed external tooth on male cercus and the form of 

 thetegmina readily distinguishing it. 



Type: cf ; Bro^vnsville, Cameron County, Texas. July 31— 

 August 5, 1912. (Hebard.) [Hebard Collection.] 



Description of Type. — Size medium; form quite robust (for the 

 sex); surface smooth, unpolished. Head not at all elevated dorsad 

 of the level of the disk of the pronotum, occiput roundly but rather 



Fig. 10. — Dichopetala poUicifera n. sp. Lateral view of 



type. (X2.) 



decidedly declivent cephalad; fastigium narrow, very acute lanceo- 

 late, low, dorsum subsulcate, caudad from the base of the fastigium 

 extends for a short distance a faint elevated- line, 

 ventral portion of the fastigium of the vertex 

 touching the fastigium of the front; eyes very 

 prominent, ovate, the greatest width contained 

 about one and one-half times in the depth of the Fig. 11. —Die hope- 

 eye, the depth of the eye contained about one and n. sp. Outline of 

 one-half times in that of the infra-ocular portion 

 ofthegenae; antennae filiform, rather heavy, in 

 perfect specimens (the type has the antennae 

 broken) about three times as long as the body, 

 the greatest (ventral) width but little less than the length of 

 the dorsum of the pronotum, caudal width of the dorsum con- 

 tained about one and one-third times in the length of the same, 

 dorsum straight cephalo-caudad when viewed from the lateral 

 aspect, appreciably arcuate in transverse section, cephalic margiix 

 of the disk emarginato-truncate, caudal margin faintly arcuate, 

 slightly flattened • with the faintest possible sinuation mesad,. 

 lateral margins of the disk indicated by the usual callous lines. 



apex of abdomen 

 of type from dor- 

 sum. (X4.) 



Pronotum with-. 



