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flattened; surface sparsely, coarsely, irregularly punctate, densely 

 clothed with very short, recumbent, dark brown hairs, with a few 

 long, erect hairs intermixed, each elytron ornamented with very 

 dense, broad, recumbent, yellowish white pubescence as follows : An 

 elongate spot along sutural margin behind scutellum; a broad, trans- 

 versely arcuate fascia just in front of middle; and an irregular, 

 transverse spot at apical fourth, not extending to lateral or sutural 

 margins. 



Body beneath densely clothed with moderately long, semierect, 

 reddish pubescence, with a few long, erect hairs intermixed, the 

 metasternum and mesosternum ornamented on each side with a large, 

 yellowish white pubescent spot; last abdominal segment feebly, 

 broadly, arcuately emarginate at apex; legs rather densely clothed 

 with moderately long, recumbent, golden yellow hairs, with a few 

 longer, erect hairs intermixed. 



Male. — Differs from the female in having the eyes more narrowly 

 separated on top of the head, and the elytra more strongly narrowed 

 posteriorly. 



Length, 8.25-11.5 mm; width, 2.5-3.75 mm. 



Type locality. — Los Animas, Sierra Eangel, Cuba. 



rype.— U.S.N.M. no. 50984. 



Paratype. — In S. C. Bruner collection. 



Remarks. — Described from two specimens (female type) collected 

 at the type locality at an elevation of 1,500 feet, during May 1933, 

 by Hermano Koberto of the La Salle College at Habana (Cuba 

 E. E. A. Ent.no. 10105). 



This species is allied to rarmdeni Fisher, but it differs from that 

 species in having the upper surface of the body ornamented with 

 yellow-white pubescent markings. 



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