CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 559 



Tominotus hogenhoferi (Signoret), new combination 



Plate figures 69, 253 



Aethus hogenhoferi Signoret, 1881b, p. 429, pi. 12, fig. 58.— Uhler, 1886, p. 3. 

 Aethus rogenhoferi Lethierry and Severin, 1893, p. 68. 



Diagnosis. — The broad band of setigerous punctures along the 

 sides of the pronotum plus the impunctate abdomen will identify this 

 species within the genus. 



Description. — Male: One specimen. Oval. 



Head: Length more than half width, 1.43:2.05; interocular width, 

 1.43; juga rounded, forming a flattened semicircle, as long as clypeus, 

 latter with two subapical setigerous punctures giving rise to a row of 

 stout pegs with numerous long cilia scattered between and mesally; 

 surface flattened, vertex and clypeus smooth, juga with numerous 

 prominent punctures which converge toward margins; ocelli small, 

 removed from eyes by about twice an ocellar width; jugum ventrally 

 impunctate; maxillary plate with several coarse punctures. Antennal 

 segments: I, 0.53; II, 0.50; III, 0.53; IV and V missing. Bucculae as 

 high as antennal II, almost semicircular; labium reaching between 

 middle coxae. Labial segments: I, 0.95; II, 1.23; III, 0.93; IV, 0.76. 



Pronotum: Length more than half width, 3.01 : 5.08; anterior margin 

 broadly and deeply emarginate; lateral margins entu'e, not emarginate, 

 with a broad, submarginal line of many setigerous punctures (fig. 69) ; 

 transverse impression at midlength, vague, marked by an irregular 

 row of moderate punctures; anterior lobe polished, impunctate except 

 for a few punctures laterally; posterior lobe polished, with a few 

 scattered punctures finer than those of transverse impression. 



Scutellum: Little longer than wide, 3.45:3.31; surface smooth, with 

 numerous well-separated punctures becoming fine apically; apex 

 broadly rounded, wider than half of membranal suture. 



Hemelytron: Corial areas well defined; surface polished and punc- 

 tures scattered, fine on apical half, becoming coarser toward base and 

 in two rows paralleling claval suture; radial vein with an irregular row 

 of fine punctures; clavus with three partial rows of punctures; costa 

 with 14 or 15 setigerous punctures; membranal suture weakly bisinu- 

 ate, rounded at lateral angle; membrane surpassing apex of abdomen, 

 with prominent, rounded, premedian fuscous spot. 



Propleuron: Punctured only at anteroventral angle, ventrally in 

 depression and in posterolateral angle; prosternal carinae prominent, 

 sharp, abruptly terminated ventrally. 



Mesopleuron: Evaporatorium with marginal polished band sepa- 

 rating it from posterior margin of segment; latter entire. 



Metapleuron: Evaporatorium occupying more than half of segment; 



