GHILIANELLA ASSASSIN BUGS — MALDONADO-CAPRILES 439 



Armature of forefemur with inner row consisting of spines with fine 

 setae between them. Claws of foretarsi two, the inner very short 

 and closely appressed to base of outer. First spine of forefemur at 

 nearly twice its length from tip of trochanter. Basal half of fore- 

 femur gradually thickened to first spine. 



Abdomen with bulbosity (fig. 47); gradually widening to basal 

 half of fourth segment, apical half of segment forming minor part of 

 bulbosity, lateral angles of hind margin slightly produced, with a 

 long median spine bent cephalad. Apical margin of fifth tergum 

 widest part of bulbosity, lateroposterior angles each produced into 

 long spine that surpasses lateral margins of segment, with a long 

 median vertical spine. Sixth tergum narrower apically, posterior 

 angles produced caudad, with a median short, nearly horizontal 

 spine. Seventh tergum twice as long as sixth, broader basally, 

 suddenly narrowed before apex and then produced into a tapering 

 stout spine, surpassing claspers by three times their length, trans- 

 versely corrugate on apical half. Hind margin of second to fourth 

 sterna straight; of fifth and sixth sterna broadly and shallowly 

 concave; of seventh notched medianly, lateroposterior angles produced 

 into long spines. Eighth sternum visible its entire width, hind 

 margin straight. Upper margin of hypopgium sloping downward at 

 45°; clasper parallel sided; longer than wide, apex curved cephalad 

 and slightly bent upward (fig. 28). Apical process of hypopygium 

 slightly developed, its base exposed between the claspers. 



Overall body length 24.5 mm. 



Female: Head and thorax brown. Last four abdominal segments 

 darker. The specimen is not well preserved and no further color 

 details can be given. 



Head as in male; gramdose; eyes relatively small; two long spines 

 after interocular depression. Interantennal spine slightly more 

 developed than in the male. 



Granulations and length of thoracic segments as in the male. 

 Prothorax parallel sided to before middle, thence narrowed to apex; 

 with four radiating spines above at end of broader portion, dorsolat- 

 eral angle slightly raised, more so than in the male. Mesothorax 

 and metathorax as in the male. Inner row of armature of forefemur 

 and fortarsal claws as in male. First spine of forefemur a little 

 less than twice its own length from tip of forefemur. Basal half 

 of forefemur gradually thickened to first spine. 



First abdominal tergum raised into a caudally bent spine. Second 

 and third abdominal segments gradually widening; apical half of 

 fourth tergum forming part of bulbosity, posterior margin straight. 

 Caudal margin of fifth tergum forming widest part of bulbosity, 

 lateroposterior angles produced into long spine surpassing lateral 



