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  GENU8 
  IMllUCTUS 
  CALDWELL 
  183 
  

  

  variation 
  pinkish 
  oalloiisod 
  areas 
  aiv 
  always 
  |)n'S('Mt 
  in 
  the 
  basal 
  por- 
  

   tions. 
  The 
  tiifuirato 
  a|i(\\ 
  of 
  the 
  ccpiialic 
  i)roccss 
  exhibits 
  much 
  

   variation 
  as 
  to 
  size, 
  deHeclion, 
  antl 
  form 
  of 
  the 
  teeth. 
  Tlie 
  shape 
  of 
  

   the 
  internal 
  male 
  fronitalia 
  is 
  constant 
  and 
  best 
  shown 
  by 
  tlic 
  illustra- 
  

   tion 
  (pi. 
  s, 
  tier. 
  14). 
  The 
  apices 
  of 
  the 
  Hrst 
  valvulae 
  in 
  the 
  female 
  are 
  

   bluntly 
  tiifurcate. 
  Five 
  females 
  ranc^e 
  in 
  len<»;th 
  from 
  4S 
  to 
  52 
  mm. 
  

   and 
  four 
  males 
  from 
  41 
  to 
  46 
  mm. 
  

  

  Records 
  indicate 
  that 
  this 
  spi'cies 
  ranjjes 
  throu<::h 
  the 
  (iiiianas 
  into 
  

   Brazil; 
  also 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  recorded 
  as 
  a 
  minor 
  pest 
  of 
  cacao 
  in 
  Bahia, 
  

   Brazil. 
  In 
  a 
  letter 
  to 
  the 
  writer, 
  Pedrito 
  Silva 
  states 
  that 
  his 
  reference 
  

   to 
  quinqiu'pnrfitiin 
  Distant 
  appearing 
  in 
  Tropical 
  Agriculture^ 
  is 
  in 
  

   error, 
  as 
  the 
  pest 
  on 
  the 
  cacao 
  tree 
  is 
  diadenia 
  (Linnaeus) 
  and 
  not 
  

   quinqiu' 
  part 
  it 
  ?/.*? 
  . 
  

  

  Type 
  l(x.'ality: 
  '"Indien" 
  (probably 
  Brazil). 
  

  

  PHRICTUS 
  REGALIS, 
  new 
  species 
  

   Pl.\te 
  7, 
  rn.UKKs 
  7. 
  lit; 
  Pi..\TE 
  8, 
  F^atTRE 
  8; 
  Piatf, 
  10 
  

  

  Greatly 
  resembling 
  dwdema 
  when 
  the 
  elytra 
  are 
  closed 
  but 
  with 
  only 
  

   the 
  basal 
  fourth 
  of 
  the 
  liind 
  wings 
  yellow. 
  Length 
  M 
  mm., 
  elytra 
  36 
  

   nmi. 
  

  

  Median 
  stripe 
  on 
  pronotum, 
  vertex, 
  and 
  dorsum 
  of 
  cephalic 
  process 
  

   gray; 
  apical 
  teeth 
  red. 
  Venter 
  of 
  cephalic 
  process 
  brown, 
  becoming 
  

   fu.-cous 
  towaivl 
  clypeus; 
  clypeus 
  light 
  yellowish. 
  Elytra 
  deep 
  oliva- 
  

   ceous, 
  with 
  calloused 
  ai'eas 
  and 
  transverse 
  fascia 
  light 
  red; 
  costal 
  and 
  

   apical 
  mai-gin 
  lightly 
  washed 
  with 
  black. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  with 
  basal 
  

   fourth 
  yellow, 
  remainder 
  black, 
  with 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  large 
  red 
  spots 
  

   present 
  halfway 
  to 
  apex 
  and 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  large 
  yellow 
  spots 
  present 
  

   in 
  the 
  black 
  area 
  neai" 
  the 
  basal 
  fourth. 
  

  

  Cephalic 
  process 
  stout, 
  longer 
  than 
  pionotuni, 
  l(Migtli 
  and 
  xcrtical 
  

   height 
  about 
  equal; 
  trifurcaic 
  apex 
  with 
  I(»ng 
  acute 
  teeth. 
  Caudal 
  

   inai-gin 
  of 
  pidiiotnm 
  scarcely 
  in<lentc<l 
  medianly; 
  median 
  carina 
  

   appearing 
  deeply 
  bifiwcate. 
  (Unfoi'tunately. 
  most 
  of 
  this 
  ai-ea 
  is 
  

   obliterated 
  by 
  a 
  large 
  pinhole.) 
  'J'rifurcale 
  ajjices 
  of 
  Hrst 
  female 
  val- 
  

   vulae 
  with 
  apical 
  aiul 
  outer 
  teeth 
  acute, 
  inner 
  teeth 
  bliinl 
  in 
  latei-al 
  

   aspect 
  . 
  

  

  Female 
  holotype. 
  U.S.X.M. 
  No. 
  r)7227, 
  from 
  Maroni 
  Kiver. 
  Ficnch 
  

   (iiiiaiia. 
  vicinity 
  of 
  I)Ms('i-rc 
  ((i. 
  Molicrg). 
  

  

  IMIKKTUS 
  UriN(JUKPAUTITUS 
  Dintnnl 
  

   I'l.AIT. 
  7, 
  l-'KifRKS 
  K, 
  17; 
  I*T,ATK 
  K, 
  F-'KilKKS 
  10, 
  ].'»; 
  ri.AIK'.l 
  

  

  I'hii'iuK 
  iiuintfiu 
  p'lrliluM 
  Disiant. 
  Itiuldiriji 
  < 
  'ctil 
  raii-AiiM'ricatia. 
  IIi)innptrra. 
  vnl. 
  1. 
  

   P 
  2t. 
  pi 
  t. 
  flir. 
  8. 
  18.S:?. 
  

  

  This 
  unii'^ua! 
  '-pecies 
  closely 
  resembles 
  triparlitux 
  Mel 
  calf 
  in 
  color 
  

   and 
  marking 
  but 
  is 
  ilistinguisherl 
  from 
  ii 
  bv 
  the 
  apex 
  df 
  the 
  cej)halic 
  

  

  •Trop, 
  Acr. 
  vol. 
  21. 
  p. 
  12, 
  1044. 
  

  

  