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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  vol. 
  se 
  

  

  Type 
  locality. 
  — 
  Baragua, 
  Camagiiey, 
  Cuba. 
  

  

  Types. 
  — 
  Two 
  females, 
  the 
  holotype 
  taken 
  at 
  light 
  June 
  4, 
  1932 
  

   (Christenson), 
  the 
  paratype 
  at 
  Sole, 
  Cuba, 
  March 
  2, 
  1925 
  (George 
  

   Salt). 
  Both 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  National 
  Museum 
  (No. 
  57063). 
  

  

  The 
  paratype 
  is 
  smaller, 
  with 
  the 
  sculpture 
  less 
  heavy 
  and 
  the 
  dark 
  

   color 
  of 
  the 
  thorax 
  more 
  reddish. 
  

  

  7. 
  CRYPTANURA 
  PLANrSCUTELLATA, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Very 
  similar 
  in 
  form, 
  structure, 
  and 
  color 
  pattern 
  to 
  piceothorax 
  

   but 
  at 
  once 
  distinguishable 
  by 
  the 
  color 
  of 
  its 
  thorax, 
  which 
  is 
  not 
  at 
  

   all 
  red, 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  legs, 
  which 
  are 
  black 
  and 
  yellow. 
  Differs 
  further 
  

   from 
  piceothorax 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  ^Length 
  12 
  mm,, 
  antennae 
  8.5 
  mm., 
  ovipositor 
  sheath 
  

   5.5 
  mm. 
  

  

  Sculpture 
  of 
  thorax, 
  especially 
  metapleuron 
  and 
  propodeum, 
  in- 
  

   cluding 
  the 
  basal 
  areas, 
  more 
  reticulate-rugose 
  than 
  striatorugose 
  ; 
  

   scutellum 
  less 
  abruptly 
  sloping 
  at 
  apex 
  ; 
  postpetiole 
  and 
  tergites 
  2 
  and 
  

   Z 
  coarsely, 
  sparsely 
  punctate, 
  especially 
  laterally. 
  

  

  Antennal 
  annulus 
  longer, 
  extending 
  to 
  flagellar 
  joint 
  13; 
  pale 
  mark- 
  

   ings 
  of 
  abdomen 
  yellow 
  rather 
  than 
  white; 
  legs 
  to 
  apices 
  of 
  femora 
  

   black 
  and 
  yellow, 
  tibiae 
  and 
  tarsi 
  pale 
  stramineous 
  ; 
  front 
  and 
  middle 
  

   coxae 
  yellow, 
  black 
  behind, 
  hind 
  coxa 
  yellow 
  with 
  base 
  below 
  and 
  

   streaks 
  on 
  upper 
  and 
  inner 
  sides 
  black; 
  trochanter 
  yellow, 
  basal 
  joint 
  

   above 
  and 
  apical 
  joint 
  at 
  apex 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  black, 
  hind 
  trochanter 
  with 
  

   basal 
  joint 
  largely 
  black; 
  front 
  and 
  middle 
  femora 
  yellow, 
  black 
  be- 
  

   hind; 
  hind 
  femur 
  yellow 
  on 
  outer 
  and 
  inner 
  sides, 
  black 
  above 
  and 
  

   below. 
  

  

  Type 
  locality. 
  — 
  Puerto 
  Castilla, 
  Honduras. 
  

  

  Type.— 
  One 
  female 
  dated 
  March 
  26, 
  1924. 
  It 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  National 
  

   Museum 
  (No. 
  57062). 
  

  

  This 
  may 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  compacta 
  (Cresson). 
  

  

  8. 
  CRYPTANURA 
  POLITIGASTER, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  similar 
  in 
  structure 
  and 
  in 
  color 
  pattern 
  of 
  head 
  

   and 
  thorax 
  to 
  the 
  preceding 
  two 
  species 
  but 
  differs 
  from 
  both 
  in 
  its 
  

   red 
  abdomen 
  and 
  in 
  other 
  details. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Length 
  11 
  mm., 
  antennae 
  9 
  mm., 
  ovipositor 
  sheath 
  3 
  mm. 
  

  

  Temples 
  rather 
  long, 
  slightly 
  but 
  distinctly 
  concave, 
  sharply 
  reced- 
  

   ing, 
  occipital 
  carina 
  high, 
  especially 
  at 
  lower 
  extremity, 
  where 
  it 
  

   passes 
  over 
  a 
  prominence 
  in 
  the 
  posterior 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  cheek, 
  and 
  

   joins 
  the 
  hypostomal 
  carina 
  rather 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mandible; 
  

   cheek 
  transversely 
  striate 
  along 
  carina, 
  vertex 
  flat 
  with 
  a 
  shallow 
  

   groove 
  next 
  to 
  ocelli; 
  frons 
  deeply 
  concave, 
  tumid 
  next 
  to 
  eyes, 
  ob- 
  

   liquely 
  striate 
  above, 
  horns 
  small 
  but 
  elevated 
  on 
  a 
  high 
  common 
  base 
  ; 
  

  

  