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Male. — Not known. 



Distribution. — Keikido, Chosen; Iwate, Japan, 



Type.—C?it. No. 41807, U.S.N.M. Female, Suigen, Cliosen, August, 

 1923 (Clausen), Rohwer No. 12. 



Paratypes. — Deposited in the collections of the British Museum, 

 the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Philadelphia Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, and the Japanese Beetle Laboratory : To each, one 

 of the same series as the type. In the United States National 

 Museum: Eleven additional females, Suigen, Chosen, August, 1923 

 (Clausen), Rohwer No. 12, and 1 female, Kowai, Japan, August, 1926.. 



41. TIPHIA MINUTOPUNCTATA. new species 



Fenmle. — Vertex with patch of primary punctures back of ocellar 

 triangle denser than on either side or even between ocelli, yet of only 

 third-degree density. Front with distinct groove ; primary punctures 

 scarcely as dense medially as on either side, largely of second-degree 

 density, of first-degree density only narrowly along eye orbits, with 

 numerous interspaces on upper half as broad as an ocellus. Third 

 antennal joint distinctly longer than its greatest width. Impunctate 

 margin of clypeal extension not defined by an even row of punctures 

 above, its longitudinal extension about one-third the clypeoantennal 

 distance. Pronotum with its transverse ridge complete and sharply 

 erect at center; primary punctures somewhat larger and denser in 

 the transverse discal band, where they are of first-degree density, 

 elsewhere of third degree, though more sparse on lateral disks than 

 medially; secondary punctures sparse apico-medially ; punctate por- 

 tion narrower medially than the impunctate. Metanotum shallowly 

 impressed at center, with its sparse primary punctures smaller than 

 the largest of the scutellum. Legs with major calcarium of the hind 

 tibia widest just before middle ; hind basitarsus with groove, on out- 

 side with irregular group of from six to eight stout spines, one of 

 which is apical. Tegula with inner hind corner somewhat produced. 

 Wings nearly hyaline. Propodeal areola rectangular, two and one- 

 half times as long as wide; carinae bordered by grooves; median 

 carina extending to lowest fifth. Lower portion of sides of pro- 

 podeum faintly striate and densely and minutely setulo-punctate on 

 posterior half. First tergite sometimes with patch of minute, seti- 

 gerous punctures medially ; preapical band of irregularly spaced but 

 well separated punctures about two rows wide at center. First stern- 

 ite with lateral grooves on posterior third, with interrupted continu- 

 ations anteriorly, otherwise scarcely sculptured. Tergites 2 to 4 witli 

 the punctures medially in a well defined band which is narrower than 

 the distance from the band to the apex, the impunctate apex medially 

 being at least as wide as six times the diameter of the adjacent pri- 



