﻿NEW 
  EUCiSTEMIDID 
  BEETLES 
  — 
  FISHER 
  85 
  

  

  Rt7narks. 
  — 
  Described 
  from 
  u 
  sin<»:le 
  speciiutMi 
  collected 
  at 
  tlie 
  type 
  

   locality, 
  January 
  24, 
  by 
  E. 
  A. 
  Schwarz. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  allied 
  to 
  Fornax 
  hdd'nis 
  (Melsheimer) 
  l)ut 
  (Hirers 
  

   from 
  that 
  species 
  in 
  bein«j: 
  smaller 
  and 
  in 
  havin<ij 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  pronotum 
  

   finely, 
  continently 
  punctured, 
  and 
  the 
  inner 
  mar*rin 
  of 
  the 
  antennal 
  

   suture 
  on 
  the 
  prosternum 
  not 
  very 
  sharply 
  defined. 
  

  

  FORNAX 
  VALFRIO, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Oblong, 
  subcylindrical. 
  moderately 
  convex, 
  slightly 
  narrowed 
  pos- 
  

   teriorly, 
  uniformly 
  dark, 
  reddish 
  brown, 
  the 
  legs 
  and 
  antennae 
  slightly 
  

   paler, 
  densely 
  clothed 
  above 
  with 
  moderat^ely 
  long, 
  recumbent 
  and 
  

   semierect, 
  brownish-yellow 
  pubescence, 
  which 
  does 
  not 
  conceal 
  the 
  

   surface, 
  beneath 
  with 
  shorter 
  and 
  less 
  conspicuous 
  pubescence. 
  

  

  Head 
  convex, 
  without 
  depressions 
  or 
  longitudinal 
  carina, 
  finely, 
  con- 
  

   Ihienlly 
  punctate, 
  finely 
  rugose; 
  interocular 
  carinae 
  slightly 
  elevated, 
  

   not 
  extending 
  on 
  base 
  of 
  clypeus, 
  the 
  latter 
  at 
  base 
  slightly 
  wider 
  than 
  

   distance 
  to 
  eye. 
  Antenna 
  slender, 
  extending 
  to 
  posterior 
  coxa, 
  not 
  

   serrate; 
  segments 
  4 
  to 
  10 
  similar, 
  becoming 
  gradually 
  longer 
  toward 
  

   t 
  ip 
  of 
  antenna 
  ; 
  segment 
  '2 
  very 
  small, 
  shorter 
  than 
  4; 
  segment 
  3 
  longer 
  

   than 
  4. 
  

  

  Pronotum 
  wider 
  than 
  long; 
  sides 
  parallel 
  posteriorly, 
  arcuately 
  

   narrowed 
  anteriorly; 
  posterior 
  angles 
  subacute; 
  disk 
  strongly 
  convex 
  

   anteriorly, 
  transversely, 
  obliquely 
  depressed 
  behind 
  middle, 
  with 
  a 
  

   short, 
  smooth 
  line 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  scutellum, 
  and 
  a 
  distinct 
  pitlike 
  depres- 
  

   sion 
  along 
  base 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  at 
  outer 
  angle 
  of 
  scutellum 
  ; 
  surface 
  finely, 
  

   densely 
  granulose. 
  finely, 
  obsoletely 
  I'ugose 
  anteriorly 
  and 
  towaid 
  

   Literal 
  margins. 
  

  

  Elytra 
  moderately 
  convex; 
  sides 
  ])arallel 
  to 
  apical 
  third, 
  then 
  

   slightly 
  narrowed 
  to 
  the 
  tips, 
  which 
  are 
  conjointly 
  broadly 
  rounded, 
  

   distinctly 
  striate; 
  intervals 
  flat, 
  finely, 
  densnly 
  granulose 
  basally, 
  be- 
  

   coming 
  punctate 
  po.steriorly 
  ; 
  epipleurae 
  smooth, 
  grooved 
  their 
  entire 
  

   length. 
  

  

  Body 
  beneath 
  finely, 
  densely 
  punctate, 
  more 
  coarsely 
  on 
  prosterniini 
  : 
  

   antennal 
  groove 
  narrow'ed 
  by 
  the 
  eye, 
  deep, 
  not 
  half 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  pro- 
  

   I)leural 
  triangle, 
  not 
  wider 
  in 
  front, 
  innei- 
  margin 
  sliar|)ly 
  <lelined; 
  

   j»ro>t('rnai 
  pi-ocess 
  tleflexed 
  and 
  abruptly 
  narrowed 
  i)ehind 
  anterior 
  

   coxae, 
  acute 
  at 
  apex; 
  last 
  abdominal 
  sternite 
  longilu'linally 
  depressed 
  

   along 
  sides, 
  longitudinally 
  conipressetl 
  ])ostei'iorIy, 
  scabrous 
  and 
  acute 
  

   at 
  apex: 
  first 
  segment 
  of 
  posterior 
  tarsus 
  >Mbe(iual 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  the 
  

   following 
  .segments 
  united. 
  

  

  Length 
  Il-IT) 
  mm., 
  width 
  .'{.r>-4.r) 
  mm. 
  

  

  Tijpr 
  locdlitu. 
  — 
  Chitaria, 
  Cost 
  a 
  Ricii. 
  

  

  Type 
  and 
  paratijpcs.—\] 
  .f^.^ 
  M. 
  No. 
  .57108. 
  

  

  Rrrn/irl's. 
  — 
  Described 
  fi-om 
  thi-cc 
  sp(>cime)is 
  (1 
  typ(>) 
  collected 
  nt 
  

   the 
  type 
  locality. 
  December 
  4, 
  HOO, 
  by 
  M. 
  Valerio. 
  

  

  