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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  vol.96 
  

  

  OPHRYASTES 
  SHUFELDTI 
  Casey 
  

  

  Ophryastes 
  shufeldti 
  Casey, 
  1888, 
  p. 
  238. 
  

  

  Elongate-oval, 
  convex, 
  dorsum 
  slightly 
  flattened, 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  elytra 
  

   more 
  parallel 
  than 
  in 
  most 
  species. 
  Color 
  cinereous, 
  with 
  a 
  vague 
  

   lateral 
  vitta 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  pronotum 
  and 
  irregular 
  spots 
  along 
  

   the 
  elytral 
  striae 
  darker 
  brown. 
  Eostrum 
  only 
  moderately 
  stout, 
  

   slightly 
  arched, 
  not 
  constricted 
  basally 
  beneath; 
  median 
  sulcus 
  deep, 
  

   narrow, 
  rounded 
  at 
  bottom; 
  lateral 
  sulci 
  subparallel, 
  well 
  defined. 
  

   Head 
  convex, 
  front 
  slightly 
  flattened; 
  transverse 
  impression 
  between 
  

   head 
  and 
  rostrum 
  distinct; 
  head 
  and 
  rostrum 
  finely, 
  sparsely 
  punctate. 
  

   Pronotum 
  a 
  little 
  more 
  than 
  one-fourth 
  wider 
  than 
  long, 
  widest 
  

   slightly 
  behind 
  the 
  middle, 
  base 
  one-third 
  wider 
  than 
  apex; 
  sides 
  

   rounded; 
  disk 
  coarsely 
  and 
  moderately 
  closely 
  punctate, 
  more 
  closely 
  

   toward 
  the 
  sides; 
  median 
  impression 
  distinct. 
  Elytra 
  about 
  four- 
  

   ninths 
  longer 
  than 
  wide, 
  widest 
  before 
  the 
  middle; 
  striae 
  impressed, 
  

   punctures 
  distinct, 
  round; 
  intervals 
  convex; 
  setae 
  rather 
  fine, 
  suberect, 
  

   tawny. 
  Legs 
  stout; 
  front 
  tibiae 
  minutely 
  denticulate 
  within; 
  hind 
  

   tibiae 
  truncate 
  at 
  apex. 
  

  

  Measurements 
  in 
  millimeters. 
  — 
  Length 
  13. 
  

  

  Type 
  locality. 
  — 
  Fort 
  Wingate, 
  N. 
  Mex. 
  

  

  Remarks. 
  — 
  A 
  male 
  in 
  the 
  Casey 
  collection 
  differs 
  slightly 
  from 
  the 
  

   female. 
  (Cf. 
  ocellatus 
  Van 
  Dyke.) 
  

  

  OPHRYASTES 
  OCELLATUS 
  (Van 
  Dyke) 
  

  

  Eupagoderes 
  ocellatus 
  Van 
  Dyke, 
  1934, 
  p. 
  177. 
  

  

  Form 
  robust, 
  dorsum 
  slightly 
  flattened, 
  sides 
  of 
  elytra 
  subparallel. 
  

   Color 
  pearly 
  gray, 
  three 
  stripes 
  on 
  the 
  pronotum 
  black, 
  elytral 
  suture 
  

   sometimes 
  golden 
  brown. 
  Rostrum 
  moderately 
  stout, 
  elongate, 
  not 
  

   constricted 
  beneath 
  at 
  base, 
  rather 
  sharply 
  arched 
  near 
  apex 
  above; 
  

   median 
  sulcus 
  well 
  marked, 
  rounded 
  at 
  bottom, 
  narrowed 
  opposite 
  

   the 
  antennal 
  insertion 
  as 
  in 
  0. 
  wickhami 
  Sharp 
  ; 
  lateral 
  sulci 
  short, 
  well 
  

   defined, 
  slightly 
  convergent 
  at 
  base 
  of 
  rostrum. 
  Transverse 
  impres- 
  

   sion 
  between 
  head 
  and 
  rostrum 
  shallow, 
  not 
  conspicuous. 
  Head 
  

   rounded, 
  front 
  convex; 
  head 
  and 
  rostrum 
  finely 
  and 
  moderately 
  

   closely 
  punctate, 
  with 
  suberect 
  white 
  setae. 
  Pronotum 
  about 
  one- 
  

   fourth 
  broader 
  than 
  long, 
  base 
  about 
  one-fourth 
  wider 
  than 
  apex; 
  

   sides 
  evenly 
  rounded, 
  with 
  a 
  suggestion 
  of 
  tuberosity; 
  disk 
  coarsely, 
  

   rather 
  closely 
  punctate, 
  median 
  impression 
  feeble. 
  Elytra 
  nearly 
  

   twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  wide, 
  widest 
  behind 
  the 
  middle, 
  usually 
  not 
  produced 
  

   at 
  base, 
  not 
  greatly 
  inflated; 
  elytral 
  striae 
  finely 
  impressed, 
  punctures 
  

   coarse 
  ; 
  intervals 
  convex, 
  alternate 
  ones 
  slightly 
  wider 
  but 
  very 
  slightly 
  

   if 
  at 
  all 
  more 
  convex. 
  Legs 
  moderately 
  stout; 
  fore 
  and 
  middle 
  tibiae 
  

   minutely 
  denticulate 
  within, 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  truncate 
  at 
  apex. 
  

  

  Measurements 
  in 
  millimeters. 
  — 
  Length 
  13-14.5 
  mm. 
  

  

  

  