Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr. 1910. 55
Maxillae normal, like in the female.
Legs (Fig. 16). Legs I and II: like in the female,
except that the ventral triangulär outgrows of the tibiae are
enormously developed , narrow , curve , and simulate thorns.
Legs III : enormously developed , gradually tapering distalward.
Trochanter with long ventral distal and external hair, reaching
the tarsus. Genu with dorsal distal and internal hair reaching
the middle of the tarsus. Tibia with dorsal distal external hair
extending beyond the empodium , a,nd a ventral distal external
long hair, as long as the leg itself. Tarsus with a dorsal proximal
internal short and fine hair, a dorsal distal internal much shorter
ditto, two ventral thorns, a proximal one and a middle one, and
a distal fine and short hair. Legs IV : half as long as legs III,
gradually tapering distalward. Tibia with dorsal distal median
short and fine hair, and with ventral central thorn. Tarsus only
with ventral central thorn.
Habitat in the quills of Pavo cristatus.
P a t r i a. The geographical distribution probably is the
same as that of the bird.
Found by Prof. Dr. A. Heller at Kiel.
Typ es in collection Oudemans.
Neue Arten der Gattung Hemisphaerota Spaeth.
(Col., Cassidae).
Von Dr. Franz Spaeth, Wien.
Hemisphaerota crassicornis nov. spec.
Ovato-suhquadrata , convexa , minus nitida^ nigrocoeridea, antennis,
ore , pedibus ahdomineque ferrugineis , prosterno et pectoj'e nigris ; pro-
thorax antice utrinque anguste fiavomarginatus, disco inaequali hast utrinque
impresso, medio elevato , sparsim, lateribus profundius crehriusque punc-
tatis ; elytra suhparallela, humeris deute parvo, disco profunde punctato-
striato, tricostato ; antennae sat breves, crassae.
Long. : 4,5 mm, lat. 3,5 mm.
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