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Roth — P aramuzoa 
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asymmetrical, the hind margin rounded ; styles slender, the left about 
2.5X longer than the right (Fig. 8). Genitalia shown in figure 9; 
R2 with a subapical incision; L2d touching, but not attached to L2 
vm, tapering to a sharp point directed to the left. 
Measurements (mm.) of Brunner’s specimen (Brazil) as follows: 
width and length of pronotum — 5.4 and 4.2 respectively; length 
and width of tegmen 17 and 4 respectively; body length 15. 
$ (Fig. 3) — Larger than and differs from male as follows: Head 
hidden under anterior margin of pronotum. Pronotum with hind 
margin slightly convex, the lateral corners curved backwards. What 
appear to be movable tegmina are actually a modification of the 
mesonotum which is deeply incised laterally forming a small lobe 
having a broad longitudinal convex swelling; anteriorly the meso- 
notum is entire and the mesad margin of the lobe continues as a 
groove in the mesonotal surface (Fig. 4) enhancing the impression 
of a freely moving tegmen (Fig. 3). Wings absent. Ventral hind 
margin of mid femur with 2 large spines. Tergites with fine recum- 
bent hairs, their insertions giving a finely pitted appearance. Sternites 
somewhat similar to tergites. Supra-anal plate piliferous, the hind 
margin strongly rounded with a shallow mesad indentation; cerci 
flattened dorsally, convex ventrally, about twice as long as wide, 
extending well beyond the hind margin of the supra-anal plate 
(Fig. 5). Mid portion of subgenital plate weakly convex, laterally 
strongly curved dorsad, hind margin rounded, laterally undulate. 
Measurements (mm.) of Brunner’s specimen (Brazil) as follows: 
Width and length of pronotum 8 and 5.6 respectively; width and 
length of tegmen 2.5 and 2.8 respectively; length of body about 
19 mm. 
Parasphaeria ovata (Blanchard) 
(Figs. 10-19) 
cf (Figs. 11, 14). — Head brown, exposed beyond anterior mar- 
gin of pronotum; interocular space about i.6x width of an eye; 
interocellar space less than distance between eyes; labrum and clypeus 
testaceous; antennae brown, longer than body. Pronotum widest at 
about the middle, hind border convex, disk chestnut brown, impressed, 
resulting in an uneven surface; anterior and lateral borders testa- 
ceous. Tegmina very long, basally relatively narrow and expanding 
beyond, testaceous, nearly transparent; veins testaceous, prominent, 
especially on the basal half; Wings as long as tegmina, hyaline, veins 
testaceous. Front femur: basal half of ventro-anterior margin with 
