Pomona Coi.i.eoe Joi'hnai, ok F.ntomoi.oov 



521 



Chrysoplatycerus splendens Howard 



Female-- (Vi^fiiTi- 1()7). I.iiifitli •,'.! nun., ixpniisf I.'I.'J inin., (^rt-ati'sl wiiltli 

 of forpwing O..')! nun., ppcnti-st li'ii);tli of forrwinj; l.-.iH mm., widtli of thorax 0.65 

 mm. Color — KInok tlirouglioiit, somcwli:it iridescent, wliioli make the sciitrllum 

 .ippcnr light in color. Head Wider tlian prothornx, at li-ast much widi-r than 

 anterior portion. Antennae — ( l^'igun- 1()8 A. B, ('). Large, and situated mudi 

 below the middle of the forehead. Length l.O.I mm. 



Scittelliim with a clump of liair.s or bristles at apex. Abdomen pointed with a 

 small tuft of hairs on the lateral margins just in front of the middle. 



fl'ingx — (Figure 168 D, E). Apical two-tliirds of forewings dark and 

 hairy as sliown in cut. Secondary wings slightly darkened and hairy. \'eins as 

 ahown in drawing (Fig. D, E). 



Figure 167. Chrysoplatycerus splendens 



Legs — (Figure HiS I", ("i. 11). Tarsi \' articled. Foreleg much smaller than 

 other two. Femur longer than tibia. First tarsal joint as long as II and III, II 

 longer than III or 1\', which are co-equal, 1 and V co-equal, but the latter much 

 narrower. Large spine at base of tibia. Middle leg largest. Tibia longer than 

 femur, with long spur on inner apical end, which is nearly as long as first Uirsal 

 article. Article 1 of tarsus as long as II, 111 and IV together, article II longer 

 than III or IV (which are co-equal), article V' not quite as long as II and much 

 narrower. The hind leg is nearly as large as the middle leg. The tibia is only 

 slightly longer than the femur, and has a single spine at the apical end (inner 

 margin) which is not as long as the spine on the tibia of the foreleg. Article I of 

 the tarsi is as long as II and III, II is longer than III or IV, III and IV are 

 co-equal, V is longer than either III or I\', but not quite as long as II. All of 

 the legs are hairy. 



