AET. 19 NEW BEETLES OF THE FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE FISHER 5 



merited with black markings as follows: A longitudinal vitta on 

 each side of the head below the eyes, a transverse fascia on anterior 

 part of prosternum, posterior margin of prosternum, a small round 

 spot on each side of prosternum near base, an elongate spot on an- 

 terior coxae, anterior margin of episternum, an arcuate fascia on 

 each side of sternum, margin of posterior coxae, and the margins 

 of posterior intercoxal process. 



Head with the front short, transversely depressed behind the epis- 

 toma, flat between the eyes, and with a narrow longitudinal groove 

 extending from vertex to middle of front; surface glabrous, nearly 

 smooth in front, but becoming densely ocellate-punctate on the occi- 

 put. Eyes separated from each other on the front by about one- 

 half the width of the labrum. Antennae short, extending to base of 

 first abdominal segment ; joints 1 and 2 shining, and rather densely, 

 coarsely punctate, the following joints subopaque, densely pubescent, 

 and some of the joints armed with long, erect hairs on inner margin; 

 joint 1 robust, straight, and slightly clavate; joints 2 to 4 subcylin- 

 drical, the third twice as long as the fourth, which is slightly more 

 robust and feebly enlarged toward apex; joints 5 to 10 serrate, and 

 the joints becoming gradually shorter toward the tip of the antennae ; 

 joint 11 oblong, acute at apex, and strongly emarginate. 



Pronotum about as wide as long, with the sides regularly arcuately 

 rounded, and the anterior margin and base strongly elevated; disk 

 strongly convex, without tubercles or carinae; surface densely ocel- 

 late-punctate, and sparsely clothed with a few inconspicuous hairs. 

 Scutellum triangular, and densely clothed with yellowish pubescence. 



Elytra extending to base of fourth abdominal segment, with the 

 tips transversely truncate and vaguely emarginate, the sutural mar- 

 gins strongly elevated, slightly narrowed, and moderately dehiscent 

 posteriorly ; surface with the opaque areas coarsely, confluently punc- 

 tate, and clothed with a few erect hairs in the basal region, the vitre- 

 ous areas glabrous, and sparsely, obsoletely punctate. 



Abdomen beneath sparsely, coarsely punctate, except the basal seg- 

 ments, and sparsely clothed with long erect and recumbent hairs in- 

 termixed. Sternum sparsely clothed with long, erect yellow hairs. 

 Anterior and middle legs short, and the femora strongly, abruptly 

 clavate. Posterior legs long, and sparsely clothed with long, stiff, 

 erect black and yellow hairs intermixed, the femora strongly, 

 abruptly clavate, and the tibiae straight and cylindrical. 



Female. — Differs from the male in having the eyes separated from 

 each other on the front by nearly twice the width of the labrum, and 

 the antennae slightly shorter. 



Length, 11.5 mm.; width, 2.4 mm. 



