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outer row usually interrupted medially, elsewhere closely punctate; 

 exocorium with punctation much sparser than on mesocorium; costa 

 with five to seven setigerous punctures; membrane distinctly sur- 

 passing apex of abdomen. 



Propleuron: Sliining, with few small punctures in depression. 



Mesopleuron: Lateral area impunctate, obliquely rugulose. 



Metapleuron : Lateral area impunctate. 



Legs: Posterior tibia distinctly compressed, not expanding toward 

 apex. 



Sternites: Polished, minutely punctate. 



Terminalia: Genital capsule polished, irregularly punctate, more 

 densely so laterally; apical margin slightly concave either side of 

 small, median angidation; gonostylus as illustrated (fig. 241). 



Length of body: 11.19(10.36-11.55). 



Female: Similar to male except that subapical pronotal impression 

 is greatly reduced and scutellum is usually longer than wide. 



Head: Length-width ratio, 1.76(1.49-1.95) :2.61 (2.34-2.76); inter- 

 ocular width, 1.63(1.56-1.75). Antennal segments: 1,0.57(0.53-0.63); 

 II, 0.40(0.36-0.43); III, 0.68(0.63-0.73); IV, 0-68(0.63-0.73); V, 

 0.71(0.70-0.73). Labial segments: I, 1.16(1.06-1.26); II, 1.65(1.56- 

 1.69); III, 1.75(1.60-2.06); IV, 1.35(1.23-1.56). 



Pronotum: Length-width ratio, 3.46(2.73-3.75) :5.91(5. 17-6.29). 



Scutellum: Length-width ratio, 4.05(3.58-4.34) :3.78(3.78-4.05). 



Length of body: 10.15(8.99-10.85). 



Type data. — The type specimen of teter Spinola, whose present 

 location has not yet been ascertained, had been reported as coming 

 from "Brezil." The type (BrM) of Distant's Cyrtomenus excavatus 

 was described from "Costa Rica, Irazu." 



Specimens studied. — 11 males, 35 females. 



Guatemala: Cobdn; July. 



Costa Rica: Pacayas, San Lucas. 



Panama: El Volcdn (Chiriqui), Potrerillos ; February, May. 



Brazil: Espfrito-Santo, Nova Teutonia, Rio Natal (Santa Catarina), Rio 

 Negro (Parand), Rio Verelho (Santa Catarina), Santa Cruz, Sao Paulo, Serra 

 das Orgaos, Therez6polis, Vigosa; September to February. 



Discussion. — Although the type was not studied in connection 

 with the present work, there appears to be no reason to disagree with 

 the unanimous association of Spinola's name with the present form. 

 In the original description of excavatus, Distant enumerated certain 

 differences between his supposed new species and teter, but these dif- 

 ferences were simply sexual, Distant having redescribed the male 

 under a new name. None of the specimens examined bore any com- 

 ments as to the conditions under which it had been captured. 



