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Legs long and slender. Anterior tibiae rather strongly widening 

 almost to the middle, perforated with two large, oval tj^mpana; 2d and 

 3d joints of the tarsus grayish brown. Medium femora adorned with 

 a rufous spot on each side a little before the apex. Posterior femora 

 long and slender, yellow; spines of the tibiae long, grayish; apical 

 spurs short, the two internal ones wide, furrowed beneath. 



Elytra strongly exceeding the apex of abdomen, rather narrow; 

 mirror large, longer than wide by a quarter; diagonal vein rather long, 

 strongly curved at base, then very close and almost parallel to the 



Figure 2. — Holotypes of: a, Anaxipha nigerrima, new species, male; h, Metioche bolimana, 

 new species, male. Drawn by Arthur D. Cushman, Entomolog^^ Research Branch, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



oblique vein; coloration of a very pale, almost transparent yellow, 

 with a few brown spots in the anal field, at extremity of the chords 

 and quite at apex of the elytron; lateral field transparent with two 

 veins. Wings long, grayish. 



Length of body 6.5 mm.; length with wings 11.5 mm.; elytra 5.5 

 mm.; posterior femur 5.2 mm. 



Remarks: This species is remarkable by a rather narrow shape and 

 a very pale general coloration with a well marked pattern on the head 

 and elytra. The genitaha are almost similar to those of A. peruviana. 



