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16b. Eucerceris lacunosa sabinasae, new subspecies 



Figure 20 



Male. — The male of this subspecies agrees with the male of the 

 nominate subspecies in all respects except for the following color 

 markings. 



Head is the same except E. lacunosa sabinasae has no yellow back 

 of the eye. 



Thorax of sabinasae has only a trace of yellow on the posterior 

 margin of the pronotum and the metanotum. 



Abdomen of sabinasae has the yellow bands of the terga deeply 

 emarginate with ferruginous on all but tergum 6 and the venter 

 is immaculate. 



Female. — The female of this subspecies agrees with the female 



Figure 20. Northern Mexico. E. lacunosa 

 sabinasae, new subspecies 



of the nominate subspecies in all respects except for the following 

 color markings. 



The head of sabinasae is ferruginous except for a narrow yellow 

 hne bordering the eye on the face. 



The thorax is ferruginous except for a trace of yellow on the meta- 

 notum, and black along most of the sutures. 



The abdomen has yellow bands reduced to posterior ridges of 

 terga 2, 3, and 4; tergum 5 has traces of yellow; the venter is immacu- 

 late. 



Types. — The cf type of Eucerceris lacunosa sabinasae Scullen is 

 from 23 mi. N. of Sabinas, Coah., Mexico, Aug. 10, 1959 (A. S. Menke 

 and L. A. Stange). The allotype 9 is from Quemado, Maverick 

 County, Tex., Sept. 3, 1960 (L. A. Stange). These are deposited 

 with the University of California at Davis. 



Paratypes. — Arizona: cf, 2 mi. NE. Portal, Cochise County, Aug. 17, 1962 

 (H. A. Scullen). MEXICO: 4crcf, 23 mi. N. Sabinas, Coah., Mex., Aug. 10, 

 1959 (A. S. Menke and L. A. Stange). 



