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That carinulata and irrorata are generically distinct we feel certain, 

 from study of a female of the former and paratypes of both sexes 

 of the latter. Without the sexes of each species, we do not feel in 

 a position to characterize Audreia more definitely than has been 

 done in the meager description given by Shelford. 



Audreia bromeliadarum Caudell 



1914. Audreia bromeliadarum Caudell, Insec Inscit. Menst., ii, p. 78. [ 9 ; Upper 



Pequini ( = Pequeni) River, Panama.] 



Upper Rio Pequeni, Panama, III, 1909, (Jennings), i 9, type. 



Rio Trinidad, Pan., Ill, 29, 1912, (Busck), i juv. 



In addition to the data given in the original descrii)tion, we 

 would note the following features for the type of this species. 

 Entire dorsal surface heavily but minutely impresso-punctate. 

 Dorsal abdominal segments with a row of small nodes near caudal 

 margin of each (seventeen is the maximum number), these less 

 strongly defined on mcsonotum and metanotum and obsolete, 

 except under a lens, on the pronotum. Cephalic femora with 

 ventro-cephalic margin well supplied with a fringe of hairs, which 

 are more numerous and closely placed distad, succeeded by two 

 short distal spines, the more distal of which is twice as long and 

 heavy as the more proximal; ventro-caudal margin armed with 

 two widely placed short spines. Median and caudal femora with 

 ventral margins armed with two to three and one distal similar 

 spines; these with a single short hea\y genicular spine dorsad.. 

 Tarsi unarmed ventrad, caudal metatarsus with pul villus occupying 

 all but proximal fifth of ventral surface, succeeding three joints with 

 large pulvilli occupying their entire ventral surfaces. The pulvilli 

 are moderately bilobate distad, that of the fourth with cephalic 

 lobe (the internal lobe of the cephalic tarsi) produced and curved 

 over the caudal lobe in a soft chiw-like projection. 

 Audreia gatunae new species (Plate V, figure 6.) 



This is a distinctive species, striking in its large size, broad form, 

 convex and polished dorsal surface, with abdominal segments show- 

 ing the characteristic minute linear ridges toward their caudal 

 margins, subquadrate tegmina and broad, smooth and polished 

 head, with occiput pale and face flattened, evenly and very feebly 

 convex. 



MEM. AM. ENT. SOC, 4. 



