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base transversely truncate to middle of each elytron, where it is 

 feebly, arciiately emarginate, then turning obliquely backward to 

 the scutellum, in front of which it is feebly, arcuately emarginate; 

 posterior angles nearly rectangular; disk broadly, transversely con- 

 cave on basal half, the concavity extending obliquely forward on 

 each side to the apical angle, causing the antero-median part of the 

 disk to be regularly convex, and with a distinct, short carina on 

 each side near the posterior angle ; surface densely, finely reticulate, 

 finely, sparsely punctate on convex area, coarsely ocellate-punctate 

 in the depressions, and sparsely, irregularly clothed with rather 

 long, semierect, white and yellow hairs intermixed, the white hairs 

 predominating at the sides. Scutellum triangular, slightly wider 

 than long, with the anterior margin feebly rounded and the surface 

 densely, obsoletely reticulate. 



Elytra slightly narrower than pronotum at base; humeral angles 

 rectangular; sides nearly parallel or feebly sinuate to middle, then 

 obliquely narrowed to the tips, which are separately narrowly 

 rounded, with the lateral margins entire; disk with distinct lateral 

 carinae, which are sinuate, strongly elevated, and extending from 

 humeral angles to near the apices, and with broad, moderately deep, 

 basal depressions; surface more or less alutaceous, sparsely, finely, 

 irregularly punctate on basal halves, but the punctures becoming 

 obsolete posteriorly, and each elytron ornamented with pubescent 

 designs as follows: A single longitudinal row of brownish-yellow 

 hairs extending from basal lobe to near middle; numerous irregu- 

 larly distributed, semierect, brownish-yellow hairs on basal half; a 

 broad, irregular fascia of inconspicious, black hairs behind middle; 

 a sparse uniform clothing of short, semierect, brownish-yellow hairs 

 on apical fourth; a broad fascia of irregularly distributed, widely 

 separated, white pubescent spots at middle; a similar fascia at apical 

 fourth; and an inconspicuous, white, pubescent spot at apex. 



Abdomen beneath densely, obsoletely reticulate, sparsely ocellate- 

 punctate, the punctures large, oblong, and open posteriorly, and 

 sparsely clothed with short, recumbent, white hairs toward the sides 

 and on last segment, which is broadly rounded at apex, with the 

 margin finely crenulate, and the apical groove deep, transversely 

 truncate posteriorly, and following the outline of the lateral 

 margin on each side. 



Length, 2.6 mm; width, 1.25 mm. 



Type locality. — La Ceiba, Honduras. 



Type.— U.S.N.M. No. 49573. 



Remarks. — Described from a unique female collected at the type 

 locality, August 22, 1916, by F. J. Dyer. 



