﻿OEDEMERID 
  BEETLES 
  — 
  ARNETT 
  93 
  

  

  anteiiorly, 
  only 
  slightly 
  constricted 
  posteriorly, 
  siu'face 
  irregular 
  but 
  

   without 
  prominent 
  ridges 
  or 
  depressions 
  except 
  for 
  a 
  slight 
  depression 
  

   on 
  either 
  side 
  near 
  the 
  anterior 
  lateral 
  angle. 
  Elytra 
  long, 
  narrower 
  

   apically, 
  about 
  twice 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  thorax; 
  costae 
  present, 
  flat, 
  not 
  promi- 
  

   nent. 
  

  

  Entire 
  insect 
  clothed 
  with 
  very 
  fine, 
  short, 
  sparse, 
  golden 
  hairs. 
  

   Surface 
  finely 
  rugose-punctate. 
  Head 
  with 
  punctures 
  larger, 
  more 
  

   distinct, 
  with 
  a 
  stouter 
  recumbent 
  hair 
  arising 
  near 
  each. 
  Color: 
  

   Head 
  orange, 
  with 
  a 
  large 
  dark 
  spot 
  on 
  front; 
  antennae 
  and 
  palpi 
  dark; 
  

   thorax 
  orange 
  except 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  central 
  dark 
  spot 
  which 
  connects 
  with 
  

   two 
  large 
  lateral 
  spots 
  ; 
  legs 
  with 
  coxae 
  and 
  bases 
  of 
  femora 
  pale, 
  re- 
  

   mainder 
  dark 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  and 
  elytra 
  uniformly 
  dark. 
  Length 
  : 
  1 
  mm 
  . 
  ; 
  

   of 
  paratype, 
  11 
  mm. 
  

  

  Types. 
  — 
  Holotype, 
  female, 
  USNM 
  [61112, 
  Arizona, 
  Chiricahua 
  

   Mountains, 
  June 
  8. 
  Hubbard 
  and 
  Schwarz. 
  Paratype, 
  female, 
  same 
  

   data 
  as 
  type 
  except 
  date, 
  June 
  11. 
  

  

  The 
  paratype 
  agrees 
  with 
  the 
  type 
  except 
  that 
  the 
  black 
  markings 
  

   of 
  the 
  thorax 
  are 
  less 
  extensive. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Known 
  only 
  from 
  the 
  two 
  type 
  specimens 
  from 
  

   Arizona. 
  

  

  Vasaces 
  elongatits, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Figure 
  13, 
  d, 
  h 
  

  

  Diagnostic 
  characters. 
  — 
  The 
  uniform 
  dark 
  color, 
  elongate 
  head 
  and 
  

   thorax, 
  and 
  parallel 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  pronotum 
  are 
  characteristic 
  of 
  this 
  

   species. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  different 
  in 
  general 
  habitus 
  from 
  the 
  other 
  members 
  

   of 
  this 
  genus, 
  but 
  is 
  probably 
  most 
  closely 
  related 
  to 
  V. 
  aeneipennis. 
  

  

  Description. 
  — 
  Head 
  elongate, 
  over 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  wide 
  at 
  bases 
  

   of 
  antennae, 
  hardly 
  constricted 
  behind 
  the 
  eyes. 
  Antennae 
  reaching 
  

   beyond 
  apical 
  third 
  of 
  elytra, 
  apical 
  segment 
  of 
  the 
  maxillary 
  palpus 
  

   triangular, 
  widest 
  at 
  middle, 
  outer 
  edge 
  straight. 
  Front 
  of 
  head 
  

   smooth, 
  without 
  elevations 
  or 
  depressions. 
  Pronotum 
  longer 
  than 
  

   broad 
  (7 
  :4) 
  , 
  surface 
  irregular 
  but 
  without 
  distinct 
  ridges 
  or 
  depressions, 
  

   sides 
  only 
  slightly 
  sinuate. 
  Elytra 
  broad, 
  twice 
  the 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  

   thorax, 
  tapering 
  behind. 
  Legs 
  long 
  and 
  slender, 
  costae 
  distinct, 
  flat. 
  

  

  Entire 
  insect 
  clothed 
  with 
  short, 
  fine, 
  white 
  hairs, 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  

   and 
  thorax 
  sparser, 
  but 
  longer 
  and 
  coarser 
  than 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  

   the 
  body. 
  Surface 
  of 
  head 
  smooth 
  and 
  shiny 
  with 
  large 
  distinct 
  

   punctures 
  which 
  are 
  sparser 
  on 
  the 
  vertex; 
  thorax 
  coarsely 
  rugose; 
  

   remainder 
  of 
  body 
  finely 
  rugose. 
  Color: 
  dark 
  fuscous; 
  neck, 
  under 
  

   surface 
  of 
  head, 
  mouthparts, 
  and 
  coxae 
  paler. 
  Length: 
  8 
  mm. 
  

  

  Type. 
  — 
  Holotype, 
  female, 
  Ohio 
  State 
  Univ. 
  coll., 
  Texas, 
  Chisos 
  

   Mountains, 
  Brewster 
  County, 
  June 
  9, 
  1939, 
  D. 
  J. 
  and 
  J. 
  N. 
  KnuU. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  KJaown 
  only 
  from 
  the 
  female 
  type. 
  

  

  