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genitalia of these subspecies are essentially the same, but in g. gib- 

 bicollis the median lobe is noticeably broader apically. 



The male holotype illustrated (fig. 101) is about midway between 

 the extremes in the development of the dark elytral markings. 



Cryptocephalus guttulatellus Schaeffer 



Figure 52 



Cryptocephalus guttulatellus Schaefifer, 1920, p. 327. 



Cryptocephalus quatuordecimpuslulatus Schaeffer, 1904, p. 226 [not Suffrian]. 



Pronotum: Dull creamy yeUow, disk (except broad basal area) 

 usually speckled, sometimes clouded with reddish or orange; punctures 

 of one size, small, sparse. 



Elytra: Background duU orange to dull reddish, each elytron with 

 seven creamy yellow to very light orange spots, more or less oval, 

 subequal, generally separated by a little less than half their diameters 

 (rarely some touching). Spots centered as follows: one before base of 

 scutellar stria, one at base of fifth interval, one at middle of sixth 

 stria, one at about middle of second stria, one before apex of third 

 stria, one before apex of seventh interval, and one at elytral apex. 

 With seven rows of punctures, fifth and sixth rows confused, often 

 both interrupted and joining at about middle of elytron; punctures 

 varying in size, generally sparser than usual; finer apicaUy; inner and 

 outer rows distinct at apex, not joining. 



Prosternum: Anterior margin somewhat broadly produced in both 

 sexes. 



Length: 2.6 to 3.0 mm. 



Discussion. — A series of specimens from Central America deter- 

 mined as C. ocellatus Suffrian (a synonym of subtilis Harold, 1872, p. 

 254) appears undistinguishable from guttulatellus, but I have been 

 unable to confirm that the series is correctly determined. 



The Central American species C. tesseratus Chevrolat (1834, p. 85) 

 is similar in color and pattern to guttulatellus but is larger; it varies in 

 length from 4.0 to 5.0 mm. 



Nine cotypes are in the U.S. National Museum and these bear type 

 number 42412. The specimen I hereby designate as the lee to type is a 

 male and bears Schaeffer's determination label; the data foUows: 

 "Esprza Rch Brownsville Tex. VIII/" Three cotypes (one male, one 

 female, and one with the apex of the abdomen eaten by a dermestid, 

 but evidently a female by its size) bear the same data as the type. 

 Two cotypes bear the data "Esper Rch Brownsville Tex," one, a male, 

 was taken in "VII," the other, a female, was taken in "VI." Three 

 additional cotypes bear the foUo\\ang: "Brownsville Tex., VI 2" (a 

 female) "Esp. Ranch Brownsville Tex., V.27" (a female); and "St. 

 Thomas Brownsville Tex VIII 28" (a male). 



