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Paraguay, Alberto Schulz, 4.V1I.1933 (USNM type 69616), from 
Lutz collection in U.S. National Museum. 
AutLotyPE.—Female, collected with holotype; in the same col- 
lection. 
ParaTyPES.—T'wo males and one female collected with holotype; 
in the same and author’s collection. 
Remarks.—Mezira paraguayensis runs in my key (1962, p. 260) 
for American Mezira species to M. punctiventris (Stal) but is much 
smaller, piceous; granulation is rusty brown, connexivum tricolored, 
brown, black, and yellowish. 
Mezira crenulata, new species 
FIGuRE 8 
Maue.—Elongate ovate, with sharp, setigerous granulation; setae 
short, rusty, curled; lateral borders of pronotum distinctly crenulate. 
Head as long as width across eyes (32:32). Anterior process stout, 
constricted at base, rounded anteriorly, apex incised in the middle, 
reaching three-fifths of antennal segment I. Antenniferous tubercles 
blunt, with convex, subparallel outer borders. Eyes semiglobose, 
protruding; placed behind the middle of lateral border. Postocular 
tubercles minute, not reaching outer borders of eyes. Infraocular 
carinae low, with minute, setigerous granulation. Vertex with \- 
shaped granulation. Antennae moderately stout; relative length of 
antennal segments I to IV: 20:12.5:15.5:13. Labium short, not 
reaching to hind border of labial groove, latter closed posteriorly. 
Pronotum half as long as maximum width (37:76); forelobe much 
narrower than hind lobe (60:76). Collar narrow; anterolateral angles 
expanded, rounded, and crenulate; lateral notch forming a slightly 
obtuse angle. Foredisce with four (2+2) high, granulate ridges. Lateral 
borders of hind lobe convex, crenulate; hind disc granulate; hind 
border shallowly trisinuate. Granulations bearing distinct, curled, 
rusty hairs. 
Scutellum shorter than basal width (31:37). All three borders 
carinate; lateral borders sinuate before apex; median carina cross 
shaped; disc granulate. 
Hemelytra reaching slightly over fore border of tergum VII; 
basolateral border of corium reflexed, slightly sinuate and crenulate; 
apical angle rounded; apical border convex outside, sinuate interiorly. 
Abdomen ovate, longer than maximum width across segment IV 
(105:98). Connexivum wide; exterior borders of connexiva barely 
convex; PE angles slightly protruding; PE VII forming a right angle 
with rounded tip, reaching to the middle of hypopygium. Paratergites 
thin, clavate, reaching three-fifths of hypopygium; latter cordate, 
