CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 647 



being darker than the posterior one. This unusual feature coupled 

 with the fact that both specimens came from one of the original 

 countries of capture combine to establish the present interpretation 

 of Distant's species. This result conforms with H. G. Barber's 

 conclusions as one of the specimens bears his determination asforreri. 



Amnestus foveatuSf new species 



Plate figure 39, 293 



Diagnosis. — The greatly enlarged prosternal carinae with the large 

 blackened fovea will separate foveatus from the other species of the 

 genus. 



Description. — Male: Elongate-oval, widest behind middle. 



Head: Length more than two-thirds width, 0.47(0.42-0.53) :0. 61 

 0.56-0.67); interocular width, 0.35(0.33-0.38); clypeus slightly sur- 

 passing apices of juga; surface shining, anteocular part impunctate, 

 remainder with numerous crowded punctures; jugum with five small 

 marginal pegs becoming shorter and finer toward eyes. Antennal 

 segments: I, 0.13(0.13-0.15) ; II, 0.04(0.03-0.05) ; III, 0.23(0.23-0.26) ; 

 IV, 0.22(0.20-0.26); V, 0.23(0.23-0.25). Bucculae reduced, about 

 one-third as long as labial I and subequal to it in height; labium reach- 

 ing apices of hind coxae. Labial segments: I, 0.21(0.19-0.26); II, 

 0.25(0.23-0.26); III, 0.25(0.23-0.27) ; IV, 0.23(0.23-0.25). 



Pronotum: Length two-thirds width, 0.90(0.78-1.02) : 1.45(1.36- 

 1.61); anterior margin doubly emarginate, cupped behind eyes; 

 lateral margin with broad, shallow, rounded emargination near base; 

 transverse impression distinct, marked by row of coarse punctures; 

 anterior lobe feebly or not tumid, with broad band of coarse punctures 

 subapically and laterally, calli and intercallar area with numerous, 

 moderate, distinct punctures; posterior lobe, except umbones, with 

 numerous separated punctures becoming obsolete posteriorly. 



Scutellum: Wider than long, 0.62(0.58-0.70): 0.57 (0.54-0.64); disc 

 polished, with numerous coarse punctures. 



Hemelytron: Mesocorium discally with scattered small punctures; 

 exocorium uniformly punctured throughout. 



Propleuron: Prosternal carinae subquadrate, more than twice as 

 high as labial II, with large fuscous to black fovea basally on pos 

 terior half (fig. 39). 



Legs: Anterior femur with stout, submedian ventral spine with 

 shallow emargination in apical truncation; anterior tibia with ventral 

 margin neither angled nor spined; posterior tibia ventrally with sub- 

 apical angulation on spine, and dorsally with subapical angulation. 



Terminalia: Gonostylus as illustrated (fig. 293). 



Length of body: 2.41(2.21-2.66). 



