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broadly contiguous beyond apex of clypeus; surface concave, mostly 

 shallowly rugopunctate; jugum with sLx submarginal setigerous 

 punctures; jugum ventrally and maxillary plate weakly to strongly 

 rugopunctate. Antennal segments: I, 0.48(0.47-0.50); II, 0.80(0.78- 

 0.83); III, 0.68(0.66-0.70); IV, 0.83(0.83-??); V, 0.90(0.90-??). 

 Labium reaching base of mesosternum. Labial segments: I, 0.53 

 (0.53-0.53); II, 0.91(0.90-0.93); III, 0.91(0.90-0.93); IV, 0.56(0.53- 

 0.60). 



Pronotum: Length more than half of width, 3.11(3.03-3.20) :5. 51 

 (5.44-5.59); laterally with submarginal row of 10 to 12 setigerous 

 punctures; transverse impression median, shallow, broad and distinct, 

 without a row of coarser punctures; anterior lobe elevated anterior 

 to transverse impression, thence abruptly declivitous to apex in 

 middle third, broad anterior and lateral margins closely and moderately 

 punctate; posterior lobe laterally with continuation of punctation of 

 anterior lobe, discally (especially m transverse impression) with 

 numerous intermixed moderate and minute punctures and fine 

 longitudinal rugulae. 



Scutellum: Length about two-thirds width, 2.64(2.60-2.69) :3.60 

 (3.56-3.65); surface, except oblique area in basal angles, with crowded 

 intermixed moderate and minute punctures and fine longitudinal 

 rugulae. 



Hemelytron: Clavus and corium alutaceous; clavus with two very 

 irregular rows of punctures; mesocorium with crowded smaU punc- 

 tures, some arranged in two more or less distinct rows paralleling 

 claval suture; exocorium more densely punctate than mesocorium; 

 costa without setigerous punctures. Remainder as in generic 

 description. 



Terminalia: Gonostylus as illustrated (fig. 200). 



Length of body: 11.25(10.90-11.63). 



Type data. — The type was described from "Hispania ad fretum 

 Gaditanum." It has not been located. 



Discussion. — The occurrence of this species in the New World was 

 not suspected by the author. However, since it is such a common 

 species around many ports of Europe and other parts of the Old World, 

 there appears no reason to doubt that adults could easily fly to lights 

 on the boats and unwittingly accompany the vessels anywhere in the 

 world. At present the author prefers to consider these records as 

 accidental introductions and not representatives of established popu- 

 lations. But perhaps additional collecting in these areas will prove 

 otherwise, in which case the included data will be helpful. 



Comparison of these two specimens with material from the Mediter- 

 ranean area leaves no doubt about the identity of them. The females, 



