CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 663 



II, 0.03(0.03-0.04); III, 0.27(0.23-0.38); IV, 0.22(0.20-0.28); V, 

 0.26(0.23-0.32). Labial segments: I, 0.18(0.16-0.23); II, 0.28(0.26- 

 0.30); III, 0.25(0.23-0.28); IV, 0.20(0.20-0.21). 



Pronotum: Length-width ratio, 0.82(0.73-0.90) :1.31(1. 17-1.46). 



Scutellum: Length-width ratio, 0.49(0.46-0.53) :0.65(0.58-0.76). 



Length of body: 2.18(1.98-2.42). 



Type data. — Holotype male and allotype female (both MCZ), 

 "Soledad, Sta. Clara, Aug. 1932, B. B. Leavitt." Paratypes as 

 follows : 



Cuba: Same data as types, 5 males, 8 females (MCZ, RCF). San Vicente, 

 Piflar del Rio, July 26- Aug. 5, 1939, C. T. Parsons, 1 female (MCZ). Jarahueca, 

 Oriente Province, July 14-18, 1927, S. C. Bruner, taken in woods, 2 males (KU). 



Discussion. — The three black marks on each hemelytron suggested 

 the specific name. At first the author considered this to be the same 

 as Distant's championi because of the color pattern but Dr. China's 

 notes on the type reports that that form has the exocorium equally 

 punctate across the full width and so cannot be identified with this one. 



Atnnestus uhleri Distant 



Plate figures 59, 161, 300 

 Amnestus uhleri Distant, 1880. p. 453. 



Diagnosis. — The large size of the body and the greatly elongated 

 clypeus (surpassing apices of juga by more than its own width) 

 strongly mark this species as different from all others in the genus. 



Description, — Based on one male and two females. Male: 

 Elongate-oval, widest behind midlength. 



Head: Length slightly less than width, 0.80:0.93; interocular 

 width, 0.52; clj^jeus surpassing truncated apices of juga by more than 

 its own width; surface irregular, impunctate, shining; jugum. with 

 five marginal pegs becoming thicker and longer distally. Antenna] 

 segments: I, 0.23; II, 0.06; III, 0.45; IV, 0.40; V, 0.37. Bucculae 

 higher than labial II, abruptly terminated posteriorly; labium reaching 

 bases of middle coxae. Labial segments: I, 0.31; II, 0.36; III, 0,40; 

 IV, 0.36. 



Pronotum: Length about two-thirds width, 1.71:2.28; anterior 

 margin shallowly and simply emarginate, anterior angles not cupped; 

 lateral margins entire, straight and subparallel on basal three-fourths; 

 transverse impression moderate, punctate; anterior lobe tumid, 

 impunctate except for single lateral subapical row of very closely set, 

 coarse punctures; posterior lobe, except umbones, with numerous 

 small punctures. 



Scutellum: Width greater than length, 1,10:0.94. 



