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Subf. ACANTHASPIDINiE. 



Div. ACANTHASPISARIA. 



ACANTHASPIS Amyot and Seiville. 



Hem. (1843), 336. 



Type: A. flavovaria llalm. 



70. Acanthaspis distant!' sp. nov. 



Piceous, with sericeous and and ocliraceous markings and a dark brown 

 ovate spot at base of membrane between veins II and III 



Head nearly black, sericeous and with erect pile ; a distinct, dark brown, 

 median, glabrous carina from before anterior transverse impression to base 

 of t)dus which is also elevated above juga. Eyes dark brown; ocelli 

 ocliraceous ; basal segment and apex of second segment of antennae piceous 

 (remainder of antennae broken off). A well-defined transverse sulcus 

 posterior to eyes and anterior to ocelli. Auteocular and postocular re- 

 gions about equal, the latter slender. 



Anterior lobe of pronotum piceous with sericeous sculpture as follows : 

 Collar transversely, posterior to which medially three short longitudinal 

 fasciffi terminated by an oblique fascia on each side from near median 

 line to anterior lateral angles; posterior to oblique fascia on each side 

 three short longitudinal fasciffi, the middle one curving lateral and 

 coalescing with outer before anterior lateral angle. Posterior lobe 

 rugosely sericeous, with a slight median fovea cephalad. Lateral angles 

 acuminate, p>ale, hirsute. Lateral margins ocliraceous. Scutellum med- 

 ially f oveate basally ; spine suberect, hirsute, pale apically. Elytra piceous, 

 slightly passing apex of abdomen ; corium piceous, sparsely sericeous, with 

 pale subbasal spot, a pale streak on median vein to its apex, then follow- 

 ing apical margin of corium and curved anteriad on inner vein, thence 

 to near apex of clavus. A small, pale, transverse streak from beginning 

 of first streak halfway to costal margin. Lying exteriad and posteriad 

 to the first and this, a dark brown spot. Membrane dark fuscous, the 

 veins lighter, but bordered with piceous. A large, dark brown, nearly 

 black, velvety spot at middle of base touching corium. Conuexivuni 

 alternately piceous and ochraceous. Abdomen beneath uniformly piceous, 

 sericeous except in region of stigmata, 



Acetabula ocliraceous, remainder of sternum piceous, moderately se- 

 riceous. Femora dark ochraceous, anterior and intermediate witli basal, 

 medial and apical piceous annulations ; j)osterior with i>ale bases and two 

 jiiceous rings beyond and one just before middle. 



' After this paper was in press I received a ]MS. from Jlr. W. L. Distant in 

 which he also described this species as new. As I could not get his paper pub- 

 lished before mine, I have taken the only alternative and am glad to be able to 

 change the name which I had given it to A. distanti. A figuie of the species 

 will occur in Mr. Distimt's paper, to be published shortly in this Journal. 



