CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 491 



As soon as a means of delimiting the females of each species becomes 

 evident, judgment on the wisdom of the present action may be passed. 



Pangaeus (jPangaeus) neogeus^ new species 



Plate figure 230 



Diagnosis. — Among the species of this subgenus with the single 

 setigerous puncture on the submargin of the head and two on the 

 costa, the males of this species may be recognized by the combination 

 of the lack of a ventral, subbasal angulation on the posterior tibia 

 and the distinctly alutaceous corium. 



Description. — Male: Oval, widest posterior to midlength. 



Head: Length about two-thu-ds width, 0.96(0.86-1.03) : 1.40(1.36- 

 1,56); interocular width, 0.88(0.83-0.91); anterior outline a slightly 

 flattened semicircle, juga slightly siu-passing apex of clypeus and 

 nearly or quite contiguous anterior to it; surface very feebly alutace- 

 ous, with obsolete minute punctures; jugum with one submarginal 

 setigerous puncture next to eye; ocelli well developed, separated from 

 eye by space less than twice transverse ocellar width; jugum ven- 

 trally and maxillary plate (except basally) shining, impunctate. An- 

 tennal segments: I, 0.26(0.26-0.27) ; II, 0.26(0.26-0.26) ; III, 0.42(0.40- 

 0.46); IV, 0.48(0.46-0.50); V, 0.54(0.54-0.55). Bucculae almost as 

 high as labial II, evanescent posteriorly; labium reaching between 

 middle coxae. Labial segments: I, 0.47(0.43-0.50); II, 0.74(0.70- 

 0.76); III, 0.48(0.42-0.53); IV, 0.36 (0.33-0.43). 



Pronotum: Length more than half width, 1.82(1.62-2.01) : 3.34 (3.00- 

 3.64); anterior margin moderately, singly emarginate; lateral margin 

 straight on basal two-thii'ds, with submarginal row of seven setigerous 

 punctures; transverse impression slightly postmedian, weak, obsolete 

 at middle, marked by medially interrupted row of punctures; an- 

 terior lobe with few moderate punctures laterally; posterior lobe with 

 few scattered punctures medially. 



Scutellum: The length usually less than the width, 1.97(1.78- 

 2.12):2.06(1.82-2.21); shining, with several to many large, scattered 

 punctures. 



Hemelytron: Clavus and corium distinctly alutaceous; clavus with 

 one row of punctures; corium impunctate except for one complete and 

 basal half of second row paralleling claval suture; costa with two 

 setigerous punctures; membranal suture nearly straight, lateral angle 

 not produced; membrane longer than basal width, surpassing apex of 

 abdomen. 



Propleuron: Shining, few large punctures in depression; prosternal 

 carinae almost half as high as labial II, rounded off posteriorly. 



Mesopleuron : Lateral area polished, unpunctate. 



