CENTROCNEMIS. 



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Subfamily ACA^'THASPIDIN^. (Vol. II, p. 243.) 



Genus CENTROCNEMIS. (Vol. II, p. 245.) 



2961. Centrocnemis deyrollei, Sign. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 18o2, p. 547 

 pi. xvi, f. 6; Stal, En. Hem. iv, p. 79 (1874). 



Fuscous brown ; scutellum, clavus, and membrane black ; an- 

 terior lobe of pronotum and body beneath more or less piceous 

 brown ; legs more or less piceous brown, apices of anterior femora 

 and bases of tibiae ocbraceous, anterior tibiae (excluding about 

 basal third), apices of intermediate and posterior tibiae, and all 

 the tarsi black ; head granulose with the postocular longer than 

 the anteocular portion, with a short fine spine near base of each 

 antenna, a long robust spine in front of each eye, another shorter 

 and more erect on the surface of each eye, and a short tuberculous 



Fig. 106. Centrocnemis deyrollei. 



spine on each side of the ocelli ; basal joint of antennae shorter 

 than head and somewhat coarsely granulate, second joint about as 

 long as pronotum ; pronotum granulately rugose, anterior lobe 

 margined with tuberculous spines of which one at anterior angle 

 is longer and more acute, and with two long erect spines on its 

 disk, posterior lobe with the lateral margins dilated and outwardly 

 produced, armed with four strong spines, three on apical margin 

 (a short tubercle between the two uppermost), and one on upper 

 margin, two strong erect tuberculous spines near base ; scutellum 

 sparingly granulose ; margin of connexivum strongly, somewhat 

 irregularly spin ed ; rostrum robust, first joint very much longer 

 than second but not reaching base of head ; femora granulose and 



