CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 485 



I, 0.44(0.40-0.46); II, 0.74(0.66-0.80); III, 0.58(0.53-0.65); IV, 

 0.35(0.30-0.40). 



Pronotum: Length little more than half width, 1.47(1.19- 

 1.69):2.71(2.26-2.93); anterior margin shallowly, doubly emarginate; 

 lateral margin straight on basal half, with five setigerous punctures 

 submarginally; transverse impression slightly postmedian, sharply 

 impressed across full width, marked by medially interrupted regular 

 row of close-set punctures; anterior lobe impunctate except for few 

 punctures medially. 



Scutellum: Length equal to width, 1.60(1.36-1.75): 1.60(1.36-1.75); 

 disc shining, with few to numerous scattered punctures. 



Hemelytron: Clavus and corium alutaceous; clavus with one row of 

 punctures; corium not distinctly punctate except along one complete 

 and usually basal part of second row paralleling claval suture; costa 

 with one setigerous puncture; membranal suture straight, lateral 

 angle not produced; membrane longer than basal width, surpassing 

 apex of abdomen. 



Propleuron : Shining, punctate in depression and anterior to acetab- 

 ulum; prosternal carinae less than half as high as labial II. 



Mesopleuron: Lateral area with few small punctures. 



Metapleuron: Lateral margin of evaporatorium concave; lateral 

 area impunctate. 



Legs: Posterior tibia with subbasal angulation and two subapical 

 spines on posteroventral margin (fig. 156). 



Sternites: Alutaceous, impunctate. 



TerminaUa: Genital capsule finely alutaceous, with few scattered 

 punctures, apical margin faintly sinuate either side of apex; gonostylus 

 as illustrated (fig. 226). 



Length of body: 5.13(4.21-5.56). 



Female: Not yet properly associated with male. 



Type data.— The type female (BrM) was stated by Walker to have 

 come from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Signoret described dallasi from 

 "Bresil, Guyane." His Brazilian specimen (Wien) has a red label 

 bearing the word "Type." 



Specimens studied. — 31 males. 



Guatemala: Alta Verapaz: Trece Aguas. 



Panama: Bugaba, Chilibrillo Caves; May to October. 



Canal Zone: Barro Colorado Island, Cano Saddle (Gatun Lake), Mt. Hope, 

 Parafso, Summit; February, July to September. 



Colombia: Rfo Daguta. 



Venezuela: Cabima, Mt. Marachuaca; May. 



Brazil: Amazonas, Chapada, Corumba, Macura, west border of Matto Grosso, 

 Nova Teutonia, Taperina; May, September, October. 



Ecuador: Balzapamba. 



Peru: Callanga, Department of Junfn, Marcapata; November. 



