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  OF 
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  OPHRYASTINI 
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  OPHRVASTES 
  OVIPENNIS 
  Shvp 
  

   FlOTUK 
  71 
  

  

  Ophryastes 
  oinpennis 
  Shaup, 
  1891, 
  p. 
  90. 
  

  

  Ophryastes 
  bituberosus 
  Pierce, 
  1909, 
  p. 
  344 
  (not 
  Sharp, 
  1891, 
  p. 
  90) 
  (misidenti- 
  

   fication). 
  

  

  Robust, 
  convex, 
  elytra 
  inflated. 
  Color 
  brown 
  or 
  gray, 
  pronotwni 
  

   usually 
  with 
  a 
  median, 
  and 
  sometimes 
  with 
  two 
  lateral, 
  darker 
  

   vittae; 
  elytra 
  irregularly 
  marked 
  with 
  gray 
  and 
  black. 
  Kostrum 
  

   moderately 
  stout, 
  not 
  greatly 
  arched 
  above, 
  ven' 
  slightly 
  constricted 
  

   at 
  base 
  beneath; 
  median 
  sulcus 
  well 
  defined, 
  becoming 
  vague 
  apically 
  

   and 
  usually 
  terminating 
  at 
  or 
  before 
  a 
  median 
  fovea 
  about 
  opposite 
  

   the 
  antenjial 
  insertions, 
  continuing 
  up 
  onto 
  the 
  front 
  basally, 
  becom- 
  

   ing 
  deeper, 
  and 
  terminating 
  usually 
  in 
  a 
  fovea 
  at 
  or 
  just 
  l)efore 
  the 
  

   upper 
  level 
  of 
  the 
  eyes; 
  lateral 
  sulci 
  short, 
  moderately 
  broad 
  and 
  deep, 
  

   straight 
  or 
  slightly 
  divergent 
  apically; 
  intersulcal 
  ridges 
  well 
  developed. 
  

  

  Figure 
  71. 
  — 
  Ophryastes 
  ovipennis 
  Sharp: 
  a. 
  Female 
  genital 
  tube, 
  dorsal 
  view; 
  b, 
  female 
  

   genital 
  tube, 
  ventral 
  view; 
  c, 
  female 
  jjenital 
  tube, 
  lateral 
  view. 
  

  

  Head 
  evenly 
  rounded, 
  front 
  dorsally 
  continuous 
  with 
  rostrum; 
  occa- 
  

   sionally 
  a 
  vague 
  depression 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  median 
  sulcus, 
  causing 
  

   a 
  slight 
  supraorbital 
  ridge, 
  but 
  usually 
  with 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  

   smoothlv 
  rounding 
  to 
  the 
  eyes; 
  head 
  and 
  rostrum 
  extremely 
  finely 
  and 
  

   sparsely 
  punctate, 
  with 
  short, 
  tawny 
  setae. 
  Pronotum 
  varying 
  from 
  

   one-third 
  wider 
  than 
  long 
  to 
  twice 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  long; 
  maximum 
  width 
  

   at 
  posterior 
  tuberosities; 
  base 
  from 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  to 
  one-third 
  wid(>r 
  tlian 
  

   apex, 
  squarely 
  transverse, 
  or 
  sliglitly 
  arcuate, 
  fimbriate; 
  apex 
  sinuate; 
  

   lateral 
  tuberosity 
  deeply 
  emarginate 
  at 
  middle, 
  the 
  posterior 
  half 
  

   largest, 
  sharp, 
  sul)hannite 
  behind; 
  disk 
  sparsely, 
  veiy 
  coar-sc^ly 
  punc- 
  

   tate 
  at 
  sides 
  and 
  along 
  the 
  wide, 
  subobsoleto 
  median 
  irnjircssion, 
  and 
  

   with 
  a 
  siibimpunctate 
  area 
  at 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  (he 
  metlian 
  groove; 
  sparsely 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  short, 
  tawny, 
  recumbent 
  setae. 
  lOlytra 
  l)roa<ily 
  inllnted, 
  

   widest 
  at 
  basal 
  one-fifth 
  (9) 
  or 
  one-third 
  (cT), 
  usually 
  slightly 
  pro- 
  

   duced 
  at 
  ])ase; 
  striae 
  not 
  impressed, 
  consisting 
  of 
  deep, 
  roinid, 
  un- 
  

   connected 
  ptinctures 
  placed 
  in 
  pairs, 
  with 
  an 
  intervid 
  !>etween 
  eacli 
  

   pair, 
  giving 
  the 
  elytra 
  a 
  tuborculate 
  appearance; 
  intervals 
  W, 
  5, 
  and 
  7 
  

   slightly 
  wider, 
  and 
  greatly 
  elevated 
  bnsally, 
  less 
  so 
  tipically. 
  Legs 
  

  

  