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Aepycysta Drake and Bondar (1932, p. 93). 

 Type species: Aepycysta vndosa Drake and Bondar (1932, p. 94, 



fig.)- 



Fixation: Drake and Bondar (1932, p. 94), by monotypy and orig- 

 inal designation. 



Later citations: Drake and Poor (1936a, p. 384); Monte (1939, 

 p. 65; 1941, p. 77; 1947, p. 6); Hurd (1946, p. 478). 



Distribution of species: Neotropical. 



Number of species: 3. 



Aframixia, new genus 



Type species: Epimixia roboris Drake (1942b, p. 12). 



Fixation: Present designation. 



Note: This genus is erected here to hold Epimixia roboris from 

 Madagascar. 



Description: Moderately large, oblong. Head short, very little 

 extended in front of eyes, inserted into prothorax up to hind mar- 

 gins of eyes, armed with not more than five spines, antenniferous 

 tubercles short, blunt, rounded in front; bucculae rather short, 

 areolate, with ends meeting in front. Labium rather short, 

 stout, reaching very little beyond presternum; laminae not very 

 high, uniseriate, widely separated on both mesosternum and 

 metasternum, open behind. Scent gland ostiole and channel 

 plainly visible, with sulcus extending nearly upright. Hypocostal 

 laminae long, uniseriate. Legs rather short, with femora 

 slightly incrassate, tarsi considerably swollen. 



Pronotum with lateral sides slowl} 7 converging anteriorly in front 

 of humeri, very little swollen across humeral angles, coarsely 

 reticulately punctate, unicarinate, lateral carinae completely 

 wanting; collar distinct, with two encircling rows of small pits; 

 paranota very narrow, cariniform, without areolae, slightly wider 

 opposite calli and there with indistinct cells; posterior process 

 triangular, areolate. 



Elytra a little longer and slightly wider than abdomen, also slightly 

 wider than pronotum at humeri (scarcely more than width of 

 costal areas), divided into the usual areas; costal area horizontal, 

 uniseriate; subcostal area wider, subvertical; discoidal area large, 

 extending slightly beyond middle of elytra; sutural area on same 

 level as discoidal, both areas flat and on same horizontal level. 



Distinguishingcharacteristies : Allied to the genus EpimixiaKirknldy 

 of the Australian subregion, but easily distinguishable by the 

 somewhat more depressed and unicarinate pronotum, depressed 

 and almost flat underside of the abdomen, swollen tarsi, and the 



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