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with one complete row of punctm-es, apically with minute, widely 

 scattered punctm-es becoming coarser and closer towards base; 

 exocorium explanate, at base wider than radial vein, faintly reflexed, 

 more densely punctate than mesocorium; costa thin, sharp, without 

 setigerous punctures; membranal suture straight, lateral angle not 

 produced; membrane longer than basal width, almost or quite reaching 

 apex of abdomen. 



Propleuron: Anterior convexity with several irregular, longi- 

 tudinal carinae and few punctures; depression with few coarse 

 punctures; prosternal carina about half as high as labial II, 

 roundingly terminated posteriorly. 



Mesopleuron : Evaporatorium reaching into posterolateral angle, not 

 attaining lateral margin of segment; lateral area with several longi- 

 tudinal rugae. 



Metapleuron: Terminal modification of peritremo large, reaching 

 almost to lateral margin of evaporatorium; lateral area with few 

 rugae. 



Legs: Anterior tibia with six or seven stout spines dorsally. 



Sternites: Shining, minutely punctate, with few weak rugae and 

 punctures laterally near spiracular area. 



Terminalia: Genital capsule shining, with numerous punctures, 

 apical margin straight; gonostylus as illustrated (fig. 217). 



Length of body: 3.97(3.88-4.12). 



Female: Similar to male, measurements averaging larger. 



Head: Length-width ratio, 0.64(0.60-0.70) : 1.02(1.00-1.09); inter- 

 ocular width, 0.66(0.63-0.71). Antcnnal segments: I, 0.20(0.20- 

 0.21); II, 0.22(0.20-0.24); III, 0.21(0.20-0.23); IV, 0.25(0.23-0.30); 

 V, 0.31(0.30-0.34). Labial segments: I, 0.30(0.30-0.32); II, 0.56(0.50- 

 0.60); 111,0.42(0.41-0.44); IV, 0.30(0.27-0.35). 



Pronotum: Length-width ratio, 1.09(1.04-1.17) :2.20(2. 14-2.34). 



Scutellum: Length-width ratio, 1.40(1.36-1.50) -.1.29(1.23-1.37). 



Length of body: 4.08(3.91-4.35). 



Type data. — Blatchley described this species from Dunedin, Fla., 

 Wilmington, N.C., and Plum Point, Md. Some of these types are in 

 the collection of Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 



Specimens studied. — 14 males, 20 females. 



United States: Alabama: Mobile; November. Arkansas: Hope; May. 

 Florida: Alachua Co., Gainesville, Lake County, Lake Placid, Newberry, Sanford, 

 Tampa; February to May and August to November. Georgia: Savannah; Sep- 

 tember. Louisiana: Bossier Parish, Hart; April. Maryland: Cove Point, Plum 

 Point; March, August. North Carolina: Southern Pines, Wilmington; April. 

 Texas: Tyler; February. Virginia: Trammel's Landing (Potomac River) ; April. 



Discussion.— Two of the types were reported by Blatchley (loc. 

 cit.) to have been "sifted from vegetable debris" in Florida. The 



