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segment 6 with distinctly coarser punctures. Sternites with a nar- 

 row apical fringe of pile similar to that of the tergites. Genitalia 

 in ventral aspect with the outer clasper elongate-lobate, gradually 

 tapering toward its base; second genital segment with apical hook 

 tapering abruptly to a sharp point and the inner hind margin 

 broadly convex, but not angulate; distal portion of aedeagus with 

 its apical lobes tapering to sharp, laterally-directed points, lateral 

 processes somewhat broader than apical lobes; proximal portion of 

 aedeagus with broad shoulders near the constriction. Length, 7 

 to 11 mm. 



Distribution. — Chekiang, Kiangsu, and Fukien, China. 



Ti/pe and allotyjye.—C^it. No. 41779, U.S.N.M. Type, female, 

 Hangchow, China, September 19, 1924 (Chao), Exp. N4. Allotype, 

 male, Hangchow, China, July, 1925 (Jaynes). 



Pa/'afypes.— Retained in the collection of the Japanese Beetle Lab- 

 oratory: Four females and 2 males, Hangchow, China, July, 1925 

 (Jaynes). Deposited in the collections of the British Museum, the 

 Illinois Natural History Survey, and the Philadelphia Academy of 

 Natural Sciences: Four females and 2 males to each, from the same 

 lot as the above. Deposited with the United States National Mu- 

 seum: From Hangchow, China, 1 male, July 20, 1924; 10 males, 

 August 31, 1924 (Jaynes) ; 1 male, August 31, 1924 (Illingworth) ; 11 

 males, September 4 to 22, 1924 (Illingworth) ; 1 male September 4, 

 1924, 1 male, September 16, 1924; 2 males, September 18, 1924; 28 

 females, September 19 to October 21, 1924 (Chao) ; 2 males, Septem- 

 ber 21, 1924; 1 male, October 2, 1924; 1 female, June 19, 1925 (Chao) ; 

 166 females and 81 males, July, 1925 (Jaynes) ; 3 females, July 6, 

 1925 (Chao) ; 21 females and 4^nale3, July 7, 1925 (Chao) ; 3 males, 

 July 8, 1925 (Chao) ; 1 male, July 20, 1925 (Chao) ; 17 females, 

 September 9 and 10, 1925 (Chao) ; 20 females, June 17 to 21, 1926 

 (Chao) ; and 5 males, June 19 and 20, 1926 (Chao). From Nanking, 

 China, 1 male, September 30, 1924 (Jaynes) . From Chinkiang, China, 



1 female, July 12, 1924, Exp. A (Jaynes) Rohwer No. 12; 1 fe- 

 male and 1 male, July 26, 1924 (Illingworth) (Jaynes) ; 1 female, 

 July 30, 1924; 1 female, August 13, 1924, Exp. 73 (Jayne,s), Rohwer 

 No. 12; 11 males, August 8 to 26, 1924 (Jaynes) ; 1 male, August 11, 

 1924; 1 female, July 5, 1925 (Wong); 5 females, 1925; 29 females 

 (18 numbered) and 5 males. From Yangchow, China, 3 males, Au- 

 gust 7 to 15, 1924 (Wong) ; 1 female, August 15, 1924 (Wong) ; 1 

 male, August 24, 1924; 2 males, August 24, 1924, Jaynes Nos. 92 and 

 94; from Penniu, China, 1 female, June 24, 1925 (Wong) ; 1 female. 

 September 21, 1925 (Wong) ; 1 female, September 23, 1925 (Wong) ; 



2 females, September 29, 1925 (Wong) ; 1 female, October 5, 1925 



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