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abdominc ininus elongalo, ovato, margine abdominis 

 subcorapresso nec supra tumido, halteribus e pallido- 

 flavicantibus nec sordide fuseis, tibiaruni basi anguste 

 ferruginea, at pneeipue et luculenlissime superiore epi- 

 stoiuatis parte prominente, reclinata. 



Vertex subdepressus, lineis granulisque scabrius- 

 culus, opacus, apice prominens. Triangulum frontale, 

 pars inferior arese intermediie epistomatis, foveolae in 

 ipso margine superiore epistomatis impressse, antenna? 

 in his immersae, praslabrum subfornicatum, modo pro 

 minore capitis magnitudine paullo anguslius, area? epi- 

 stomatis laterales in latera capitis retrofractee, omnino 

 ut in Sph. coronata. Sed apex verticis distincte pro- 

 minens, superior epistomatis pars antice protrusa, recli- 

 nata, et carina conspicua nulla. Ut in Sph. coronata 

 etiam proboscis tota sub praelabro recondita. apice flavi- 

 cans, oculi orbiculares, thoracis dorsum convexum, 

 minutissime punctulato-granulatum, linese thoracis duse 

 denudata? serie duplicata granularum interstinctse, scu- 

 tellum exiliter punctato-granulatum, margine postico 

 sex-denticulatum, segmentum abdominis secundum media 

 basi impressum, inlermedia (2, 3, 4) fere longitudine 

 requalia. At segmentum quintum breve, margine po- 

 stico recto nec emarginato et margo Iateralis segmento- 

 rum inlermediorum tennis, subcompressus, supra tenu- 

 issime striatus. In singulo segmentorum intermediorum, 

 juxta basin et margines laterales, stria impressa dila- 

 tata. Summus apex segmenti quinti sordide cinera- 

 scens. Venter nigro-fuseus. Halteres pallescente-flavi- 

 cantes. Alse albido-hyalina?, ad costam perparum fusee- 

 scentes, costa nervisque obscuris. Coxse omnes nigrte. 

 Pedes simplices, femoribus anticis perparum, in mare 

 aliquantisper evidentius crassioribus, subopaci, sub- 

 nudi, pilis raris adpressis pubescentes. Pedes postici 

 elongati, tibiis calcaratis. Tarsi fusci, metatarso postico 

 intus breviter ciliato. 



4. Sph. pusilla: nigro-fusca, subopaca; thorace 

 subglabro, remote bilineato, epistomale antice 

 subtriangulari, superne prominulo, reclinato, 

 nigro, infeme planiusculo, puncto trianguli 

 fronlalis ferrugineo, praelabro subfornicalo, 



