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the middle of the base of the elytra. This may not be the same 

 species, but since it is described from a female, one cannot determine 

 the exact status, Bechyne includes under this subspecies a specimen 

 from Puno, Peru, which is also a female with an extra line, and two 

 others, one from Sicuani, Peru, and the other from Tingo Maria, Peru, 

 both without the line and similar to the type of comma. I have ex- 

 amined a large series from Tingo Maria and all are without this addi- 

 tional line. In fact, the markings are remarkably constant. The 

 species seems to be widespread, occurring from Colombia to Bolivia 

 and eastward into Brazil. 



Neohrotica ruficollis, new species 



Figure 44 



About 6 mm. in length, elongate oblong oval, shining although 

 faintly alutaceous, the elytra densely but not coarsely punctate, not 

 costate, pale yellow with the occiput, mandibles, antennal joints six 

 to eight, and spots and vittate markings on the elytra piceous, 

 pro thorax reddish brown. 



Head with the interocular space scarcely half the width of the 

 head, tubercles rather indistinctly marked, a median pit above them, 

 carina indistinct, the lower front rather bulging, occiput to antennal 

 sockets piceous, lower front pale yellow, labrum dark. Antennae 

 brownish deepening to nearly piceous in joints six to eight, the three 

 apical joints pale. Pro thorax almost as long as wide with slightly 

 curved sides, the usual transverse sulcus, very shiny, nearly impunc- 

 tate, deep reddish brown. ScuteUum dark brown. Elytra alutaceous 

 but shiny, wider after the middle, finely and moderately densely 

 punctate, not costate, pale yellow with a piceous spot on the humeri, 

 extending along side to the middle, also a dark sutural vitta from base 

 nearly to the middle, and two spots on each elytron below the middle, 

 near apex, one along the side, the smaller one in the middle. Body 

 beneath and legs pale with the breast dark, the sides of prosternum 

 reddish brown as on pronotum. Length 6 mm.; width 3 mm. 



Type, male, USNM 66841, from Loma Alta, Bolivia, collected 

 by G. Pmckert, April 22, 1957. 



Remarks: The markings are much like those of A^. comma Bechyne 

 but the prothorax is reddish brown, the antennae bicolored, and the 

 elytra not at all costate. 



Neobrotica rendalli, new species 



Figure 48 



About 6 mm. in length, oblong oval, shining, the elytra densely 

 and tending to be geminately striate punctate, with faint ridges or 

 costae between, pale yellowish, the head piceous on the occiput, the 



