schaeffer: donaciini of the new world. 109 
which is wrong, in the types and the numerous specimens seen they 
reach the apex of the third ventral segment. 
DoNACiA viciNA Lacordaire. 
Moderately elongate and rather strongly depressed; color aeneous 
or cupreous; antennae reddish, joints at apex black, legs reddish, femora 
in apical half or more metallic. 
Head moderately constricted behind the eyes, which are rather 
large and prominent; median line deeply impressed; posterior tubercles 
more or less distinct; surface densely punctate; punctures larger and 
less dense posteriorly; antennae long, reaching to or beyond the middle 
of elytra, third joint slightly longer than second, both about as long as 
the fourth joint. 
Prothorax a little wider at apex than long; sides converging behind; 
lateral tubercle very feeble or absent; anterior angles distinct; median 
line generally absent; anterior and posterior impressions absent; surface 
moderately coarsely and not closely punctate, punctures closer in the 
apical region, laterally strigate-rugose. 
Elytra with ante-median and post-median impressions distinct; 
serial punctures moderate and finer towards apex; intervals smooth 
and shining on the disk with very few flattened rugae, which are more 
evident at sides, near apex finely strigate; apices truncate, outer angle 
distinct but slightly rounded. 
Body below densely and finely punctate and densely pubescent 
with short, white hairs; pubescent spot near anterior coxae moderately 
large ; intercoxal process of mesosternum half of the width of the cavities 
or very nearly; posterior femora of both sexes reaching the apex of the 
fourth ventral segment, moderately clavate, at base as wide as at apex 
and unarmed below in both sexes. Length: 7-8 mm. 
Male: Last dorsal segment truncate at apex; last ventral segment 
as usual slightly depressed at middle of apex. 
Female: Differs very little from the male except being larger and a 
little more robust and the apices of the last ventral and dorsal segments 
are rounded and covered by the elytra in both sexes. 
Alabama: Spring Hill, March (Loding). 
Lacordaire's description of D. vicina does not at all agree with 
pabnata with which the former is placed as synonym. The only specimens 
which agree in every respect with the description were found in Mr. 
Loding's material. 
The form of prothorax is the same as seen in typical subtilis and 
