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species has been known to the workers of the Japanese Beetle Lab- 

 oratory as Clausen No. 1860 and Gardner No. 15. Rohwer has 

 designated it by his species No. 11. The association of sexes is based 

 on rearing records. Females have been taken in the field in large 

 numbers in Chosen, and are represented in our collection by speci- 

 mens collected by Gardner and labelled " Gardner No. 15." Their 

 progeny have been reared, emerging in New Jersey (Exps. Nos. 

 210 and 335). 



28. TIPHIA BREVILINEATA, new species 



Ferrude. — Vertex with primary punctures of first-degree density in 

 irregular patches near upper eye, of second degree between and 

 behind ocelli, and of third degree on either side with intervening 

 spaces nearly impunctate. Front polished; carina and impunctate 

 stripe scarcely differentiated; groove usually well developed; pri- 

 mary punctures of first-degree density from eye to eye on lower 

 third and along inner orbits inward toward ocelli, below ocelli of 

 third-degree density, with vague impunctate areas. Clypeus with its 

 primary punctures interspersed with minute punctures extend- 

 ing nearly to apex, leaving no well-defined impunctate margin. 

 Mandibles with short, shallow medial groove. Antenna with its 

 first joint sharply angulate apico-ventrally. Pronotum with its 

 transverse carina complete and very strongly developed; primary 

 punctures of first-degree density just back of the carina and in the 

 fairly well-differentiated transverse discal band, of third degree on 

 lateral disk, and with secondary punctures lacking or very sparse; 

 medial longitudinal extension of punctate area distinctly less than 

 that of impunctate area. Side of pronotum with indistinct sculptur- 

 ing across the center, primary and secondary punctures sparsely scat- 

 tered over the anterior third and along the dorsal margin; a deep 

 auricular depression at the alar angle. Scutum with its notauli and 

 its antero-medial groove continuous. Mesepisternum with a vague 

 premarginal crease on its posterior slope. Metanotum with its 

 coarse punctures nearly equalling those of scutellum. Legs with 

 major calcarium of hind tibia distinctly widest at the bend near the 

 middle; hind basitarsus with the groove pronounced, its outside 

 spines principally in rows of three, broadly lanceolate, one apical. 

 Tegula considerably longer than broad, inner hind angle slightly 

 produced. Propodeal areola variable in outline, one and one-half 

 to two times as long as wide; carinae without pronounced border- 

 ing grooves; median carina weakest at middle, nearly or quite com- 

 plete; enclosed area reticulate apically. Lower portion of sides of 

 propodeum polished, striate, with a small but well-defined setiger- 

 ous patch. Posterior aspect of propodeum weakly coriaceous at the 



